Bollé has announced “significant updates” to its distribution strategy in the UK for Bollé Sport and Serengeti brands. The announcement comes as part of a strategic move to continue strengthening the brand’s presence and elevate the customer experience. Effective from the start of this month, Bollé will work with AMG …
Read More »Canyon opens Innovation Lab to unlock ‘next level’ of bicycles
Canyon Bicycles has opened an Innovation Lab at its HQ in Koblenz, Germany, marking an evolution in the brand’s approach to product development. The new design and development forge is a cutting-edge facility, staffed by Canyon’s team of bike engineers and designers, who are charged with continuing the company’s success …
Read More »Expanding the UK cycle industry could deliver up to 130,000 new jobs by 2030, according to BA
The Bicycle Association (BA) has released new research which outlines the potential for cycling to deliver up to 130,000 new jobs by 2030. This represents more than 5% (6.5%) of the Government’s goal of 2million new green jobs by 2030, set out in the Green Jobs Taskforce. The Government has …
Read More »Cross-party Parliamentary report launched to address issue of road justice
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has launched a new report addressing the issue of road justice. In 2017 the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group conducted a significant inquiry looking at cycling and the justice system. With active travel more important than ever on the policy agenda, they …
Read More »Shimano unveils a new vision for Glasgow as part of Future Cities campaign
Shimano has announced its launch of the second location for this year’s Future Cities campaign, following transformations for London and Berlin last year and Bilbao in July. Urban and leisure cycling has been part of modern city life across the world for decades, yet only recently has widespread recognition of …
Read More »GoPro appoints Ultra Sport as core distributor in the UK
GoPro, the action camera brand, has appointed Ultra Sport Europe as its new core distributor. The move has been taken to provide GoPro’s products to a broader audience. Ultra Sport Europe is one of the largest action sports brand distributors in the UK and specialises in the distribution of leading …
Read More »Magura confirms 2023/24 dealer training schedule
Magura has confirmed its dealer training dates for 2023/24 with more than 50 dates across six countries. In addition to the many on-site training courses, the brand is further expanding its digital offering for knowledge transfer and taking the Magura TechAcademy to a new level. Since Magura Bosch Parts & …
Read More »Tom Ainscough replaces Rob Haycock as ZyroFisher CEO, James Browning steps up to executive chairman
ZyroFisher, has today (September 8) announced a leadership transition as Rob Haycock, the company’s CEO, steps down from his role. Effective immediately, Tom Ainscough will assume the position of CEO at the Darlington-based distributor while James Browning will transition from non-executive chairman to executive chairman. Tom Ainscough, who has served …
Read More »The top five jobs in the bike trade this week – 8th September
Editor – BikeBiz/MicromobilityBiz An exciting opportunity has opened up to lead BikeBiz and MicromobilityBiz editorial team as Editor across both titles. As Editor, you will be responsible for overseeing and producing industry-leading news stories for the BikeBiz and MicromobilityBiz websites while contributing high-quality features for the BikeBiz monthly trade magazine. …
Read More »Handsling launches new and improved online bike builder
Customers at UK-based bike manufacturer Handsling can now personally design and spec their dream machine ahead of new bike day. Handsling has launched a new and improved web-based builder for their UCI-approved A1R0evo road bike, allowing cyclicts to get creative with frame colours, groupsets, saddles, wheels and much more. As …
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