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Continental’s Urban Taraxagum bicycle tyre, made from dandelion rubber, has won the German Sustainability Award 2021 in the category ‘Responsible Design’. “We are very pleased to receive this award,” said Dr Carla Recker, who heads the development project for obtaining natural rubber from dandelions at Continental. “The fact that we …

Vorteq Sports has launched a range of Human Performance services, designed with a focus on finding “real, measurable performance improvements for every athlete”. The services available include bike fitting, aero testing and physiology profiling. Each service is designed with a focus on finding data-driven improvements on the bike. All bike …

Repente has expanded its range with the Quasar, its first saddle to have a steel, rather than carbon fibre, rail. “Quasar stands out both for the gritty appeal of its design and for its excellent cost/effectiveness,” said a statement. “Painstaking care has been applied to every single detail – both …

Brits are being called upon to support small firms and shop local as Small Business Saturday returns tomorrow, 5th December. The campaign also hopes to tap into soaring public affection for small businesses, as research from the campaign and its principal supporter American Express shows 59% of Brits support small …

The BA has released a new ‘COVID Impact’ report on the UK cycling economy, covering sales from January to October 2020. This follows its publication in June of a baseline report on the UK cycling sector, which provided accurate and granular sales data for calendar years 2018 and 2019. Both …

Rebecca Morley takes a tour of Whittlebury Hall and speaks to some of the people behind the brands and products at this year’s COREbike

Rebecca Morley catches up with Cambrian Tyres’ Shelley Childs about Continental’s bumper year in 2019

As we enter a new decade, three cycling organisations look ahead to what are sure to be key industry trends throughout 2020

BikeBiz catches up with Mark Jenner, co-founder of Beeline