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The first names have been confirmed for this year’s Cycle Show and London eBike Festival line-up. Stars of the men’s and women’s elite cycling scene from road, MTB and endurance cycling past and present will come together in London this April, including former road world champion Tom Boonen and current …

Saddleback is teaming up with Stages Cycling to offer its factory fit programme to customers in the UK and Ireland. All factory installs are assembled at Stages Cycling’s own Boulder, Colorado facility. As with any new power crank, each power meter will be individually calibrated and tracked to ensure that …

Orbea has announced its decision to increase its prices, as a result of increases in the cost of raw materials, transportation, and intermittent and ongoing supply failures. The brand has also outlined measures set in place to soften the impact of this price increase.   The prices of raw materials such …

Cycle to Work Scheme provider Green Commute Initiative (GCI) has reported a fifth consecutive year of growth, with orders in 2021 up 23% on the previous year. During 2021, GCI’s average order value hovered around £2,800. Orders between £5,000 to £10,000 accounted for 10% of business, with orders in the …

SRAM has acquired cycling technology company Hammerhead, maker of the Karoo 2 cycling computer. Hammerhead will join SRAM’s portfolio of brands and will continue to develop its Karoo product line under the SRAM portfolio. The companies completed the transaction on 30th December 2021. “Hammerhead is an amazing brand with award-winning …

Namedsport managing director David Hannah speaks to Rebecca Morley about the origins of the sports nutrition company and what it hopes to achieve in the UK market. Named, pronounced Na-med, is an Italian company with a 20-year history of selling health food supplements to the pharmacy chain in Italy. In …

Commercialisation and public bike sharing remain prominent trends in the bicycle parking racks market. The rapid pace of urbanisation hasn’t been without its own share of challenges. Increasing air pollution and chaotic road traffic, especially in urban centres, continues to be a challenge for Governments all around the world. Addressing …

BikeBiz peruses a previously unpublished document that reveals plans for an HS2 Cycleway

Magura managing director Fabian Auch chats to BikeBiz about the company's heritage and reflects on its achievements to date