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Ison Distribution has taken stock of new Sleeper XL grips from Gusset Components, offering a competitive retail price and a strong margin, the distributor said.  Gusset Grips is a spin-off division from the UK’s well-established Gusset Components brand, which specialises in gravity and BMX parts.  Gusset Grips has 50 different …

Direct-to-consumer bike brand Canyon has released an updated version of its new Spectral 125 trail bike, which comes with Rockshox Flight Attendant suspension. The Spectral 125 CF LTD is an enduro-inspired bike with short travel on the rear, which Canyon says makes it an aggressive machine on the downhills but …

Charlie Foulkes has joined the leadership team at Tandem Group, parent company of cycle distributor Tandem Group Cycles. Foulkes, a 20-year veteran in the cycle industry, has joined the West Midlands-based group as director of digital and marketing.  Tandem Group is a leading designer, developer, distributor and retailer of sports, …

The rental wing of Brompton Bicycle, Brompton Bike Hire, has make it quicker and cheaper for riders to hire bikes to mark its 12-year anniversary. Brompton Bike Hire, the brainchild of Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams, was established as an affordable entry to cycling for those who can’t afford or don’t …

The Ebike Cafe @ Deheers has raised £1,000 for the All Saints CE Academy Parents Teacher Association. The money was raised from 10p donations for each cup of coffee sold at the Weymouth business since December. Owners Peter Claxton and Josephine Parker decided to launch an annual charitable partnership to …

People who buy fake frames, bike parts and cycle clothing may think they're getting a bargain, but is it a Faustian one?

What's real? What's fake? A crash course in Platonic idealism with Professor Steven Kyffin.

Bicycles have been faked since 1817.

In recent years, China has taken steps to counter the counterfeiters, but in a culture where imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery the fakes won't fade away anytime soon.