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Shared e-bike provider HumanForest has launched its TreeCoin Loyalty Programme, rewarding Londoners for each mile they cycle. The scheme allows users to earn ‘TreeCoins’ based on the number of miles they ride with HumanForest. TreeCoins can then be exchanged for extra free minutes riding on HumanForest e-bikes. The concept is …

TfL has started work to transform the Hammersmith gyratory for walking and cycling, including a protected two-way cycle track on the north side and new signals for cyclists at junctions. The aim is to reduce danger to vulnerable road users on the junction as part of TfL’s Vision Zero goal …

Parcours has launched its ‘Watts for Trees’ initiative in partnership with Ecologi, where it will fund the planting of one tree for every watt saved using its wheelsets. If the wheelset purchased saves 15W, Parcours will fund the planting of 15 trees via Ecologi. The aim of this initiative is …

CoMoUK, a shared transport charity,  has appointed three new members to its board of trustees.  Collaborative Mobility UK, or CoMoUK has appointed the new members from the micromobility and shared transport industries.  The new appointments are Georgia Yexley, head of cities UK and Ireland for Tier Mobility, along with Adam …

ArmaUrto will be officially supporting Josh Quigley with its protective cycling products when he resumes his Round the World challenge following his life-threatening crash in 2019. On 21st December 2019, Quigley was on the final leg of the challenge when he was struck by a car travelling at 70mph outside …

COREbike was cancelled this January due to COVID-19 – making 2021 the first year the show has not taken place since it launched. Rebecca Morley looks at how this has affected the industry

BikeBiz catches up with Jos and Vanessa Ruiterman, founders of Megmeister

Dominic Langan, CEO of Madison, which won P&A Distributor of the Year at 2020’s BikeBiz Awards, tells us what it means to win, how the business adapted to 2020’s challenges and what’s in store for this year

A recent survey undertaken by the ACT amongst IBDs shows an increase in both new and returning customers in December 2020 in comparison to 2019...