Tag Archives: IBD

Independent bike retailer Pedal Revolution is now under new ownership, with the announcement that its management team has successfully completed a management buyout (MBO). After an accumulative total of 34 years of putting their heart and soul into Pedal Revolution, owners Gareth Edwards and Neil Turner have decided it is …

Founder and director of Criterium Cycles bike shop in Edinburgh, Richard Bowker CBE, outlines what bike shops could look forward to as we kick off the new year

The past year has presented many challenges for businesses across the cycling industry, facing shortages in supply following unprecedented demand. Rebecca Morley asks bike shop owners how they’ve fared and what things might look like in 2022

Cycling, particularly in the UK, has a not-so-guilty obsession with performance, writes Jack Davey, Unearth Marketing

So you want to start advertising to increase sales. Who should you target first? By Jake Voelcker, owner, Bicycleworks

Following the commencement of the voting process for the BikeBiz Awards 2021 in association with Tannus Tyres, we’ll be highlighting each and every finalist from our list of expertly-curated accolades. The final decision will be placed in the hands of those that know best – professionals that work within the …

Manchester-based Insync Bikes is aiming to give bike dealers a Christmas boost by absorbing cost increases of its children’s range of bikes numbering 50 models. Insync Bikes, part of Indian-owned Hero Cycles, is urging independent bike dealers to get in touch to secure models from its kids ranges after it …

The FCA recently announced increases in its base rate fees that will have an ‘unfavourable effect’, particularly on smaller independent retailers, said the ACT. However, retail finance remains the ‘most powerful sales tool available for IBDs’, the ACT added, and correctly used these extra costs can ‘easily be negated’. Applications …

Proviz is expanding its B2B offering for IBDs, following the launch of its B2B website earlier this year. As interest in cycling has stayed consistently strong throughout 2021, Proviz is making an effort to improve its offering for B2B partners, allowing retailers to add newly launched products like the Platinum E-Bike …

New bike company LaVita is supplying aftermarket cassettes to bike shops in south London, and is welcoming interest from UK independent bike shops. “In late 2020, we set out to source parts not affected by supply shortages to build our own carbon gravel bikes; along with the fantastic Sensah Empire …