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Royal Gazelle has announced that its Eclipse C380 HMB has won the ‘E-bike of the Year’ category at the RAI Bicycle Awards 2024. The awards process – which sees several intensive test days carried out by a jury consisting of representatives of various bicycle trade magazines, BOVAG and the ANWB …

UK automotive touch-up paint company Touch Up Paint Factory has partnered with Giant Group UK to create a range of touch-up paints for the Giant, Liv and Momentum brands. The partnership with Giant Group UK sees the creation of a range of over 130 exclusive touch-up paints, directly formulated to …

Brands, retailers and cycling service providers are being invited to exhibit for free at a new consumer cycling event for the north of England – the York Cycle Festival, taking place across the weekend of June 21 to 23, 2024. Hosted on the Knavesmire in York, the festival brings together …

The countdown is on for the largest edition of the Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental, set for April 18 to 21, 2024, in Monterey, California. Held at ​​the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, the 34th edition of the festival promises to be a four-day celebration of cycling with …

Beameo, the Wales-based e-bike brand that launched at the London Cycle Show last year, is set to embark on an ambitious expansion plan and is now seeking investors to join its parent company. The parent company, MSTT LTD, is a UK registered company with its own manufacturing facility currently based …

By Kate Allan, Compete PR This piece first appeared in the September edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here Richard Branston famously once said: “Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front-page ad.” PR is all about reputation. It’s the …

Schwalbe is one of the manufacturers leading the way in regards to tackling its own ecological impact head on in the cycling industry. Daniel Blackham speaks to Felix Jahn, the brand’s CSR manager This piece first appeared in the September edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here …

After three decades in business, Andy Rackstraw has seen the changing face of the bike industry. Alex Ballinger travelled to visit his store, Saddle Safari, in Buckinghamshire. This piece first appeared in the September edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here Nestled in the affluent and picturesque …

The September edition of BikeBiz is now live. Read the digital edition online here Never miss an issue, subscribe to BikeBiz for free here  True change How do we make sustainability more than just a buzzword? That is the question I’ve been asking myself as we’ve pulled together this sustainability-focussed …