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Velorution, the urban, folding and electric bike specialist, was forced to close after a Route 19 double-decker London Bus crashed into its Chelsea store on Wednesday, April 5. London Fire Brigade was called to the incident on the corner of Kings Road and Beaufort Street at around 3pm, with fire …

After more than 10 years at Wattbike, Richard Baker has decided to step down as CEO. Stephen Loftus, who was recently announced as joining Frog bikes as a non-executive director, will take over from Monday, May 1. Baker will remain involved as a special advisor to the board. Baker joined …

Trek has been named in Fortune Magazine’s list of Top 100 Best Companies to Work For. The recognition is based on Great Place To Work’s data-driven survey model and the feedback of 100 million employees around the world. Mark Joslyn, Trek VP of human resources, said: “The Great Place To …

The Electric Bike Shop has appointed two new members to its team to take up senior positions. Dan Murtagh has joined the specialist electric bike retailer as head of retail. Murtagh has plenty of trade experience and takes up the role after 15 years at Rutland Cycling where he served …

Komoot has announced the launch of ‘Send to Device’, an industry-first feature that allows users to start navigating Tours on their Garmin device with the tap of a button. The new feature is available on Garmin smartwatches and GPS cycling computers that can run the Komoot Connect IQ app, downloadable …

MD Peter Kimberley on tweaks to the store concept, branching beyond London, appealing to women and how many shops the firm has planned...

Harking On: It's Olympic year, so will we have another 'Wiggo effect'? The speculation starts here

Men have had it good for as long as we can remember, is it about time women's catalogues showed some meat?

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