ACT member Balfe’s Bikes has started to introduce Cytech apprentices to its stores and upskill existing staff through the Cytech training programme. Luke Simpson recently joined the company’s Kingston Store as a Cytech apprentice through Activate Learning, which Dave Maynard, area manager for Balfe’s Bikes, says is already having a …
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See.Sense appoints Rikesh Shah as board advisor
See.Sense, the cycling data-technology company, has announced the appointment of Rikesh Shah as a board advisor, specialising in cities. With a career in public innovation, open data, and future mobility, Shah takes extensive expertise to See.Sense as the company continues its mission to improve conditions for cycling and micromobility through …
Read More »Berria launches fourth generation of the Mako with in-link suspension
Berria has introduced the fourth generation of the Mako, one of the Spanish brand’s most successful bikes. The Mako comes with an integrated shock absorber and, thanks to new suspension design and optimised kinematics, handling is improved to “previously unimaginable levels”. Fully internal cable routing, a stem-handlebar kit, and a …
Read More »POC appoints Derek Bouchard-Hall as CEO
Derek Bouchard-Hall has been appointed as CEO at leading manufacturer of helmets, eyewear, protection and apparel brand POC. Officially trained as a structural engineer, Bouchard-Hall followed his passion after university and embarked on a career in professional road and track cycling. His professional cycling career led to riding for the …
Read More »Whistler Adventure School to visit Scotland to advise on careers in adventure tourism
A Canadian Cytech training partner is set to visit Scotland throughout September to advise on careers in adventure tourism. The team from Whistler Adventure School (WAS), which recently became the only centre in Canada accredited to offer Cytech technical three, is to deliver a series of free sessions in Scotland. …
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