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The BikeBiz jobs board helped filled over 740 positions in 2022, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Sales Supervisor – Mud Dock  We are currently recruiting for a new Sales Supervisor to join our bike shop. This is a very unique opportunity as Mud …

German custom bike brand Velo De Ville is due to launch in the UK and Ireland at the 2023 Cycle Show in London.  The family-run business, based Nordrhein Westfalen region of western Germany, was founded in the 1960s, and offers a range of mechanical bikes, pedelecs, and e-cargo bikes.  Velo …

Ribble Cycles has just announced a new collective of sponsored ridings, competing across various disciplines. The Ribble Collective is a group of 16 riders from various  backgrounds, who will be riding and competing on Ribble bikes throughout 2023.  According to the Preston-based bike brand, these riders will be brand ambassadors …

Historic lock brand Squire has launched its first range of wearable security equipment for the cycle market, Straplok.  The Straplok range features the high security, Sold Secure Bicycle Silver-approved Straplock 35, constructed from a multi-cable high tensile steel core designed to be resistant to attack from bike thieves. For a …

SRAM has released the latest development in its Force AXS groupset, including a new shifter designer and updated rear derailleur.  Available from March 2023, and distributed by ZyroFisher, the complete groupset will retail from £1,533 up to £2,228. Highlights in the redesigned groupset include a reshaped shifter for greater comfort, …

Insight from the front line: Which categories have you given up stocking?

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

OPINION: BikeBiz gets some predictions for the next 12 months from the front line of the bike trade…