Tag Archives: Hero Cycles

Hero Cycles announces plans for new assembly line in Manchester

Hero International (HIT), part of India’s Hero Motors Company (HMC), has announced plans to add a new e-cycle assembly line within its manufacturing facility in Manchester. The assembly line will produce high-end, IoT enabled electric cycles and push bikes for customers in the UK and EU and forms part of …

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Hero International appoints Jeff Weiss as new London-based CEO

Hero International has appointed Jeff Weiss as its new London-based CEO. Weiss, 53, joins Hero International from Madison-based Saris Cycling having worked in the bike industry for 20 years in senior roles including at Trek and Dorel Sports. He said he is ‘enormously excited’ to join Hero International at a …

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HNF Nicolai reports 100% sales growth during 2020

E-bike brand HNF Nicolai has reported a 103% growth in sales during the 2020 calendar year, compared with the previous 12 months. Michael Hecken, chief sales and marketing officer of HNF, said HNF and Hero International’s joint strategy of working with independent bike dealers is paying off with more than …

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Insync launches pop-up stand at Selfridges Oxford Street

Insync Bikes has launched a new pop-up stand at Selfridges’ flagship London department store on Oxford Street. The brand’s director of sales and marketing Gopal Krishan said the ‘flash site’ features Insync’s high-end ranges, including the Viking Pro models and Lectro easystep e-bikes. The bikes will retail at between £900-£1500. …

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Insync to build 50,000 new bikes between now and Christmas

Insync has unveiled plans to build 50,000 new bikes between now and Christmas. The brand, owned by India-based Hero Cycles, has welcomed the Government’s decision to allow bike shops to continue trading during the second lockdown, saying it was the correct move to include bike shops in England in the list …

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Insync hails “landmark moment” as PM rides Viking bike

Manchester bike brand Insync Bikes is “delighted” to have seen Prime Minister Boris Johnson saddling up on one of its bikes as he launched the Government’s £2 billion cycling and walking strategy. Johnson rode through Nottingham on a Viking Pro bike, part of Insync’s Viking range, which is designed in …

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Insync backs Bike Week as UK sees cycling boom during pandemic

Insync Bikes is urging people to saddle up and get riding as it supports Cycling UK’s Bike Week. The UK-wide event, from 6th to 14th June, will celebrate the increasingly important role of cycling in the health of the nation with online events themed around the health and wellbeing benefits …

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Insync and inventor get backing of global manufacturer for special needs trike

A part-time inventor who has designed a trike for special needs children has received the backing of a second global business to help bring his work to market. Les McMahon is working with Manchester-based Insync Bikes to perfect the trike he engineered for his young neighbour, and his social media …

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