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Fully Charged hosted an event showcasing the Energy Saving Trust’s eCargo Bike Grant Fund at its central London e-cargo showroom on Wednesday, 15th September. The event showcased the benefits of e-cargo bikes for business, with opportunities to see and trial a range of e-cargo bikes and learn from businesses already …

Bosch eBike Systems’ 12th international dealer training series will start on 18th October, with the first UK training session taking place on 2nd November. E-bike dealers from 16 countries, including Slovakia and Portugal for the first time, are invited to broaden their knowledge of the brand’s products at one of …

Personal safety app Busby and its sister technology RoadRadar have secured a seven-figure investment, including funds from a syndicate of angel investors through the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Angel Network’s introductions. Founded in November 2019 by friends James Duffy, Kirk Ryan and Barry Green, Busby resides in Liverpool’s Global Innovation …

HEXR has launched its new shell colourways, a ‘reinvigoration’ of its custom-fit cycling helmets. The new shells provide a new look by updating the colour of the helmet whilst not removing any of the high standards of safety, said the company. HEXR opted for a non-uniform fade that focuses on …

Vittoria Group is to construct a new state-of-the-art factory in Thailand. The $20 million investment will see the Lion Tyres Thailand (LTT) factory premises grow from 36,000 to 52,000 square metres in the Bangpoo industrial district, near the current LTT headquarters. The plant will employ circa 400 people in working …

Mark Bickerton tells the story of the original production and how the new generation are shipping worldwide

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Alan Ramsey of RoadPeace says that the hate directed at cycling online is not too dissimmilar in nature of racial slurs

Phil Cavell of London's Cyclefit writes for BikeBiz