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Schwalbe has taken the Green Marathon to the next level in terms of environmental friendliness and increased the proportion of recycled and renewable materials from 70% to 80%. The basis for this is recycled nylon, which is used in the carcass of the tyre and completely replaces petroleum-based nylon. The …

Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB) has joined the Saddleback family of brands. For more than 40 years, WTB has been innovating its portfolio of cycling products. From its humble beginnings, with the founders tearing down Mt Tam back in 1982 on ill-equipped cruisers, WTB now produces a range of tyres, saddles …

The BikeBiz jobs board helped filled more than 720 positions in 2023, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Mechanic/Wheelbuilder – Spa Cycles Ltd Harrogate, not only where the forerunner of Cycling UK began and host to the Tour de France and World Road Championships; …

Hot on the heels of last month’s show, the organisers of COREbike are already busy working on plans for 2025. Next year, COREbike will return to Whittlebury Hall, Towcester from Sunday, February 23, to Tuesday, February 25. It will be the 20th anniversary of COREbike making it now the industry’s …

The organisers of the National Cycling Show, brought to you with V12 Retail Finance,  have promised a “bigger and better” show when it returns to the NEC in Birmingham in June. Now in its third year, the event will take place on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16. For …

German bikepacking brand Vaude is hoping to provide sustainable products to the UK bike market. Gernot Moser, head of sales bike sports offers an insight to the brand’s sustainability focus

Rebecca Morley speaks to Matt Mallinder, who recently stepped down as Cycling UK’s director of influence and engagement, about what’s changed in cycling over the last 20 years

With its roots in climbing and skiing, Mountain Boot Company has been branching into the cycling world. UK sales manager for the bike category, Chris Aitken, tells Alex Ballinger about future plans for the Newcastle-based distributor

Will Fripp, CEO of Extra UK, updates BikeBiz on the latest developments at the Northamptonshire-based distributor