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Global sports e-commerce and technology platform Signa Sports United (SSU) has taken a stake in UK bike subscription service Buzzbike, as part of its platform expansion strategy. The deal will enable the London-based start-up to expand into European and US cities. As part of the new partnership, SSU will support …

Buzzbike has created a training programme to put employees through bike mechanics apprenticeships, aiming to fill the demand for bike mechanics following a boom year for cycling. The programme, which launched in 2021, aims to educate a select group of talented school leavers who might otherwise find it difficult to find employment …

We’re witnessing the end of bike ownership in urban areas, writes Tom Hares, co-founder and CEO of Buzzbike

London-based bike subscription platform Buzzbike has appointed Shaun Stanworth as head of engineering and Alp Turgut as lead product designer. Launched in 2016, Buzzbike recently secured a further £1.7 million of funding in its latest round from a variety of sources, including the UK Government’s The Future Fund and sports …

YuLife has partnered with Buzzbike to enable its members to enjoy a Buzzbike subscription at reduced monthly rates. The partnership is designed to reward members for regular cycling at a time when many office workers are looking to reduce public transport use. Cycling surged in popularity in the wake of …

London-based bike subscription platform Buzzbike has raised £1.7 million in its latest funding round. Buzzbike has raised funds from a variety of sources, including the UK Government’s The Future Fund, sports tech accelerator leAD (and its family of shareholders, including the Adidas family), Cooper (the company behind the Mini Cooper) …

Leading voices from the cycle industry have joined forces to show that #BikeIsBest in a new multi-format campaign. In the UK, two thirds (68%) of all journeys are under five miles, a distance that can be easily cycled by most people. Believing that #BikeIsBest, many of the cycling industry’s biggest …

Buzzbike has revealed a 440% year-on-year increase in bike subscriptions, with the majority of subscriptions coming from those new to cycling. The data also revealed a 160% increase in subscriptions was just in the past month. The news comes after the Government announced a £2 billion package at the beginning …

Over the last few months, we’ve seen several reports about the emergence of various different cycle share schemes in the UK, with news stories generally surrounding the initial potentially negative implications of their mass operation.