Sram Red WiFLi 10-speed derailleur recalled
Sram has issued a voluntary recall on all ten-speed Red WiFLi rear derailleurs with serial numbers between 31T2000000 and 11T39999999. With an issue identified on medium cage units, there is a...
View ArticleVoting now open for Total Women's Cycling Awards
Voting is now open for the VeloVixen-sponsored Total Women's Cycling Awards, with winners set to be announced at the London Bike Show in January. 16 categories are open to the public to vote on, with...
View ArticleBikeBiz December edition now available online
BikeBiz's December print magazine is now available to read online or download as a pdf. Within this, our 95th issue, you'll find extensive coverage of the shows that fill the calendar as soon as the...
View ArticleRoad.cc on the move
Road.cc has this week moved offices, taking up a space in the city centre in the south vaults of the old Green Park Station. “It is going to be a wrench leaving the Brewery, we’ve had four very...
View ArticleWant more sales? Invest in cycling culture
Over the last couple of months I’ve given a number of talks to cycle campaign groups, including in Leeds, Hackney and Cambridge. These talks - I’m also available for birthdays, weddings and bar...
View ArticleVulpine introduces the CycloGames
Vulpine is to host a new charity cycling event, dubbed the CycloGames, at Hackney's Oval Space this Sunday from mid day until 6pm. The free to enter event will centre around a series of fun events,...
View ArticleWorld's oldest bike shop to close
John Howes & Sons was founded on Regent Street, Cambridge, in 1840, originally as a coach-builder and wheel-wrights. It's the world's oldest bike shop. Store and family historian Richard Howes...
View ArticleMoore Large sets dates for 'Geared 2014' house show
Moore Large is opening the doors to its Derby HQ next year for its 'Geared 2014' house show. Marking 40 years in the bicycle trade, Moore Large is planning its biggest and best show yet, it said,...
View ArticleMPs on Transport Committee branded 'not fit for purpose' by observers
Yesterday's House of Commons meet of the Transport Committee has been branded a shambles, with numerous MPs steering the intended topic – how to improve safety for cyclists – into the murky waters of...
View ArticlePrudential RideLondon wins Sports Event of the Year
Prudential RideLondon, the Mayor of London’s now-annual festival of cycling, has won two awards.The cycling festival, held for the first time in August 2013, was the winner in the Sports Event of the...
View ArticleUK's first glow in the dark bike is powered by the sun
It's been a good year for glow in the dark in the bike trade, first with night illuminated bike path trials and now with a bike that lights up in the dark. The Illuminator is adorned with solar active...
View ArticleBike trade proves it is a cut above with Movember
As November has drawn to a close so too has charity hair-extravaganza Movember. You may remember that many companies in the bicycle trade have been cultivating their handlebars, mutton chops and...
View ArticleMoulton secures £500,000 China deal
A special Moulton bicycle model will go on sale only in China, according to a report in the Bath Chronicle. Moulton has signed a £500,000 contract with the country to produce the bike. According to...
View ArticleEvans Cycles gets behind LCC's Space for Cycling
The London Cycling Campaign has revealed Evans Cycles as a supporter of its Space for Cycling 2014 local election campaign. Space for Cycling aims to convince candidates in the May 2014 local council...
View ArticleTreasury's Infrastructure Plan has no mentions of cycling or walking
The latest restating of the National Infrastructure Plan tells us little that we didn't know already, namely that the 'Greenest Government ever' has never heard of induced demand because it's planning...
View ArticleBicycle Association backs London Cycling Campaign's #space4cycling
The Bicycle Association of Great Britain has become an official supporter of London Cycling Campaign's Space for Cycling 2014 local election campaign. LCC Chief Executive Ashok Sinha said: "Our Space...
View ArticleBikeBiz launches The Brit List
The UK is a hotbed of talent, innovation and inspiration when it comes to cycling – from the tireless campaigners pushing sustainable transport issues, to the unsung manufacturers producing quality...
View ArticleVIP Bikes adds BG Innovations label
VIP Bikes has signed a distribution agreement with BG Innovations, a manufacturer of cleaning and protection agents. The range comprises PROclean-gold, an easy to use and 100 per cent natural plant...
View ArticleJimmy Beam Down Light coming to market
Inventor Jim Thompson has told BikeBiz of a unique lighting product he plans to bring to market, dubbed the Jimmy Beam Down Light. The Jimmy Beam Down Light creates a 'footprint of light' around the...
View ArticleSram Red WiFLi 10-speed derailleur recalled
Sram has issued a voluntary recall on all ten-speed Red WiFLi rear derailleurs with serial numbers between 31T2000000 and 11T39999999. With an issue identified on medium cage units, there is a...
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