Tag Archives: COVID-19

Messe Friedrichshafen has cancelled the media events scheduled in the run-up to Eurobike in Sölden and Frankfurt am Main in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions, organisers said it will not be possible to set-up product testing of the latest bike industry innovations for media representatives …

Raleigh has experienced “record-breaking” online sales over the past two weeks as consumers head online to purchase bicycles as COVID-19 lockdown continues. With the Easter Holidays only days away, Raleigh is experiencing a surge in the demand for kids bikes and kids seats for the back of their parents’ bikes. …

Insync Bikes’ bike sales have reached a level “only usually seen around Christmas” in the last five working days, as key workers and the wider public adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. Head of European operations Eddie Eccleston said demand for bikes is primarily in the price range of £160-£300 and …

Weldtite managing director Paul Davis has released a statement on the business’ operations during COVID-19. The business is carrying a good stock of finished goods, tools and sub-components which can be used in flexible manufacture, it said, and is continuing to process and send orders as “quickly as practical” but …

World Bicycle Relief has launched an appeal to support 2,500 frontline health workers in rural Africa with Buffalo Bicycles. The bicycles are a form of transport for health workers who provide essential care, prevention and health education during the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bicycle Relief’s Buffalo Bicycles are specially designed for …

Yellow Jersey has made some adjustments to its bicycle insurance policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During normal trading, the business offers three tiers of bicycle insurance, Essentials, Performance and Ultimate, to suit cyclists with differing levels of cover. Yellow Jersey’s Performance and Ultimate policies are aimed at people with …

Brompton is trialling a new direct-to-home service, allowing customers to buy a bike direct from the factory and have it delivered to their front door. In a direct response to the COVID-19 outbreak and increased customer demand for direct to home delivery, the new service aims to keep travel possible …

Trust Performance is suspending its operations, effective immediately. In a statement on its website, the brand said 2020 brought “a number of unexpected factors”, starting with the shut-down of key parts of its Asian supply chain following Chinese New Year due to COVID-19. “In February, demand slowed considerably as macro …

NHS workers are being offered free Cycling UK membership, including third-party insurance and legal advice. Membership is accessed via the charity’s website and will last for the next three months. “[Last Thursday], along with the rest of the nation, I cheered and clapped for our NHS heroes from my doorstep,” said …

Cycle Surgery has temporarily closed its stores until further notice. Its website is trading as usual and its logistic provider will be restricting physical contact, and its head office teams are working from home. “At times like these, the well-being of our customers, staff and partners is more important than …