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Brompton has secured funding from Innovate UK to optimise bicycle production at the brand’s Greenford site through the development and demonstration of industrial-grade robotic and automation solutions. The project, called BROM-BOT, involves creating a “Robot Sandpit/Playground” at the Brompton factory in Greenford and leveraging EKC’s robotic learning factory in Canterbury …

Wren Sports, the North American-based component manufacturer, has launched its Extreme Torque Star Ratchet e-bike hubs. The Wren Sports Extreme Torque hubs are the latest innovation to come out of the US company. Designed around a tooled steel freehub body and a strengthened star ratchet engagement system with 36 points …

Apidura has unveiled the Expedition e-bike Charger Pack. E-bikes have transformed the cycling landscape, ushering in a new era of bike design, bringing new riders to the sport and expanding the adventures of many established riders too. For those looking to maximise the time spent on their e-bikes, there is …

Research on a forgotten 1930s network of Dutch-inspired cycleways across the UK — partly rediscovered with the help of Google Street View — has been published on an expansive multi-media website launched earlier this month, BritishCycleTracks.com. Between 1934 and 1945, the Ministry of Transport paid local authorities to build 100+ …

The BikeBiz jobs board helped filled more than 720 positions in 2023, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Full Time Sales Assistant – Twelve50 Bikes Ltd Full time sales assistant required for our busy cycle shop in Frodsham, Cheshire. Twelve50 Bikes is an established …

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John's Bikes, Cadence, Halfords, Total Fitness and Avon Valley Cyclery all visited in our West Country excursion