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The BikeBiz jobs board helped fill more than 680 positions in 2024, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Birmingham Workshop Lead Founded in 2013, The Bike Project is an award-winning charity who provide an innovative solution to one of the most pressing problems facing …

Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) and California based organisation, Outride, have partnered to expand access to trail-based mental health interventions in the Scottish Borders. A new Trail Therapy Hub will be available from this autumn, initially focusing on those supporting people aged 55 and over. This model is already being …

Last year, Kenda Bicycles announced a new route to market through their supply channel into the UK cycle aftermarket, consisting of a new warehousing and distribution facility that supports the UK cycle trade directly and through Velobrands. Kenda says they are continuing their commitment to support and grow in the …

Whyte Bikes has introduced two new gravel bikes with the arrival of its brand-new Verro and Tourus. At launch, Whyte describes the Verro as optimised for rough gravel, whilst Tourus is positioned as a light gravel option. Verro – designed with mountain bike-inspired geometry, big tyre clearance and full mounting …

Having won grand tour stages with the Van Rysel RCR, as ridden by UCI Pro Team Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, the Lille-based brand has introduced EDR CF Ultra – a performance-focused endurance bike. The EDR CF Ultra is said to “combine racing DNA with endurance-specific engineering to deliver a ride that’s …

In the first of a series of features with BikeBiz, Phillip M Lucas shares insights into the ongoing, and potentially long-lasting, impact of trade tariffs. This feature sees Lucas explore medium and long-term consequences – those which remain, long after any recalibration of, and reconciliation of, international trade relationships. Editor’s note: …

This piece first appeared in the April edition of BikeBiz magazine – not subscribed? Get a free subscription to BikeBiz. BikeBiz speaks to Lily Rice, Director of The Long Run Club. Launching a business during an industry downturn is a bold move. What specific opportunities did you identify that made you confident in The Long …

This piece first appeared in the April edition of BikeBiz magazine – not subscribed? Get a free subscription to BikeBiz. Why the cycling industry needs to address how mountain biking is represented to expand its market. Mountain biking is… When you think about that, what springs to mind? What is mountain biking for you? What …

Part three of our ‘People who make the Industry’ series marks a step change for the feature – the first to appear online, as part of a steadily expanding digital-first content approach. In this edition, we hear from someone with more than two decades of experience working in the Taiwan …