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Velorution, the London-based premium urban and e-bike retailer of 20 years, is for sale. Originally a small store near Oxford Circus, the business now trades online, and from four key sites in the capital: Marylebone, Islington, Chelsea and Hackney. Velorution was taken over in 2012 by Jonathan Cole who saw …

Canyon has launched the latest generation of the Endurace, offering adjustability, comfort, aerodynamic enhancements and an integrated storage solution in the top tube. First introduced in 2014, the Canyon Endurace has been a reference in the category of endurance bikes for almost a decade. Now, the all-new Endurace CFR and …

The Bicycle Association (BA) has released its Diversity in the Cycling Industry Perception Survey Report. This report, which builds on the BA’s Diversity Report published in March 2023, is delivered in collaboration with Cycle Industries Europe’s Women in Cycling programme and supported by Work180. The report sheds light on insights …

Results from the recent See.Sense Cycle To Work Day Challenge, a week-long initiative that aimed to inspire commuting by bike, shows that commuters can save almost £300 per year on petrol costs by switching to bike. The challenge, which took place from Monday, July 31, to Sunday, August 6, encouraged …

Steed Bikes has won Cycling Weekly’s test of the best single speed bikes on the market with its Thoroughbred model. In an evaluation over six months, the team at Cycling Weekly road tested a curated list of five single-speed bike brands currently available. Those included in the test were the …

As we enter a new decade, three cycling organisations look ahead to what are sure to be key industry trends throughout 2020. Today, we hear from Tim Burns, senior policy and partnerships advisor, Sustrans

How have preparations for iceBike* 2020 been so far?  Preparations for the show are always manic but in a good way. Every year we try to mix things up and improve the show to keep it fresh and interesting for our visitors. We are on track and cannot wait to …

Cycling in itself is a very green option, but the industry still causes plenty of carbon footprint, be it from events, packaging or factory running. BikeBiz reached out to the industry to investigate what more we can be doing to protect our planet

Global Market Insights outlines how the bike-sharing sector will witness significant developments over the next few years…