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Melbourne-based cycling apparel brand Maap has continued its expansion into the UK market with the opening of its first London office. The new space will serve as the brand’s base for European marketing and sales staff. This news follows the launch of its UK web store and warehouse in December. …

Lyon Cycle, the bike division of Cumbria based Lyon Equipment, has announced a new UK distribution agreement with US wheel brand Industry Nine. Industry Nine will be headed up in the UK by Lyon Cycle’s market manager Jordan Lunn, who will be drawing on many years of experience growing technical …

Chicken Cyclekit has welcomed Limar Helmets into its family of brands, adding the globally recognised name into its portfolio from 1st March. With 30 years of designing and manufacturing the world’s lightest helmet range, Limar strives to be at the forefront of performance, comfort and safety in helmet design, ensuring …

CrankTank, a marketing strategy and e-commerce agency in the bike, outdoor, and ski industries, has announced the addition of several staff members. They are Andrew Graves, project manager with an engineering degree, Anna Howard, account manager with a journalism degree, Nick Montee, account manager and direct-to-publisher manager, coming from Hayes …

Extra UK has secured an investment from Storskogen UK, which has acquired a majority shareholding in the business. Extra UK is a leading distributor of quality cycling products and represents a number of market-leading brands on an exclusive basis, supplying cycle retailers throughout the UK and Ireland. Its carefully curated …