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Accelerated Systems Inc (ASI) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Adam Micklin as director of sales-e-mobility. Micklin comes to ASI with more than 30 years of professional experience within the bike industry and the corresponding relationships with senior executive leaders of North American bike OEMs. He has …

Germany’s flagship cycling trade congress, the National Cycling Congress, will take place in 2023 in Hesse from 20th-21st June, just before next year’s Eurobike. Eurobike 2023 will take place from 21st-25th June at Messe Frankfurt. National Cycling Congress organisers, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and the Hessian Ministry …

Specialized has introduced the new Allez Sprint – which it says is the “world’s first alloy superbike”. Allez was the first performance road bike created by Specialized in 1981. The then steel racer has since had a variety of iterations – in 1988, the Allez Epic with carbon-tubed, steel lugged machine …

Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) and the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) have launched an industry-wide commitment to reduce plastic packaging and eliminate unnecessary packaging from the supply chain. The pledge has been signed by just under 70 founding companies and others are invited to follow suit. “Cycling is …

The FatFace x Raleigh collection includes hoodies, tees, sweats and a selection of accessories, designed for all the family

How did the independents fair against the likes of Halfords and Evans?

Pre Christmas excursion to the Midlands impresses our man of mystery

Stock availability and margins are concerns for the forthcoming 12 months

There's plenty of doom and gloom about in the retail sector, but how will the cycle industry fare?