Islabikes founder Isla Rowntree tells Rebecca Morley why she’s stepping back after 15 years, how the children’s bike market has changed and being a woman in the cycling industry
Read More »Government invests £18 million in cycle training for children and families
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today announced £18 million for cycle training across the country to ensure children and their families have the confidence to choose active travel, as the Government encourages everyone to walk or cycle where possible. The funding, which is managed by The Bikeability Trust charity, will …
Read More »The Bike Club on offering an affordable and sustainable way to get families cycling
BikeBiz catches up with kids bike subscription service The Bike Club
Read More »The Bike Club secures funding of £5.7 million
The Bike Club has confirmed funding of £5.7million, helping the brand expand its fleet of lightweight bicycles available to families for a monthly subscription. The subscription bicycle scheme, founded in 2016 by Alexandra Rico-Lloyd and James Symes, is now the “largest private bike-rental scheme in the UK”. With a current …
Read More »BikeBiz’s guide to the latest children’s bikes
This month we take a look at the latest children’s bikes from some of the leading brands in the sector, including Frog Bikes, Nukeproof, Ridgeback, Squish, Cannondale, Kiddimoto, Mondraker, Cube, GT Bicycles, Bombtrack, Scott, Little Rider, Continental and SDG Frog Bikes – Road 67 Distributor: Direct to IBDs Our kids’ …
Read More »The Bike Club on its flexible subscription service and the importance of getting children cycling young
The Bike Club aims to provide high-quality, lightweight bikes via flexible monthly subscription. Founders James Symes and Alexandra Rico-Lloyd tell Rebecca Morley how it benefits families and why it’s important to get children cycling young Buying high-quality bikes for children to learn to ride can be expensive and wasteful, forcing …
Read More »Nurturing the riders of the future
Jerry and Shelley Lawson, Frog Bike co-founders, reflect on working in a growing sector, research and development, and supporting the less able
Read More »Revolutionising the marketplace
Black Mountain Bikes, which soft-launched in the UK in April, is committed to developing the world’s most advanced kids’ bikes. BikeBiz caught up with founder and inventor Andy Lloyd to learn a little more about the brand, the bikes and how it all began
Read More »Frog leaps forward
Crowning a stellar year, Frog Bikes has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise
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