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Ticking along
Well that’s the first half of 2024 in the books. I’m not quite sure where that time has gone in all honesty.
The weather hasn’t quite delivered what we as an industry had hoped for, but there are still plenty of people getting out on two wheels and making the most of the odd patch of good weather that we have seen.
With the event calendar also kicking into full gear, hopefully there has been a rise in visitors to stores up and down the land with a list of wants and needs, as well as those getting final setup tweaks sorted in the workshop.
Attention for large parts of the European industry will soon switch to Germany – specifically Frankfurt – where many of the trade’s biggest movers and shakers will be heading for Eurobike.
But what does the show offer a UK attendee, bar a glimpse at some shiny products and free stickers? Our staff writer Simon Cox shares his thoughts with us in this edition (p7).
Elsewhere in the mag, Rebecca Morley catches up with some IBDs that took part in Local Bike Shop Day last month (p18), I sit down for an interesting chat with Lee Prescott from the IBFI (p22), and we hear about the launch of Workshop, the latest creation from the brains behind Bikebook (p32).
We also have a bumper brands section featuring catch-ups with Mondraker, Dashel Helmets, Kostume, and Argon18 (p40), as well as a dive into products currently on offer from the new releases to helmets and protective clothing (p53-66).
Enjoy the mag, keep riding and stay rubber side down.
Daniel Blackham,
Editor
7: What is the value of Eurobike as a British attendee? Simon Cox shares his thoughts on the show which showcases European cycling trends
10: The latest developments from across the bike trade
15: BikeBiz catches up with Laura Jones of Espokes
18: This year’s Local Bike Shop Day took place on Saturday, May 4. Rebecca Morley finds out what cycle stores across the country got up to
22: Daniel Blackham sits down with Lee Prescott, interim president of the International Bike Fitting Institute
26: BikeBiz speaks to Gary Turner, sales director at Chicken CycleKit, to learn how the Leighton-Buzzard-based distributor has navigated the past 12 months and what opportunities the market now presents
30: This month’s movers and shakers throughout the cycle industry
32: Daniel Blackham speaks to Bikebook founder Jake Fieldsend about the launch of Workshop
37: Rebecca Bland sits down with Mathilde Rineau from British e-bike brand Volt
40: Five minutes with Kostume
43: Daniel Blackham hears from Richie Rowland, UK and Northern European country manager for Mondraker, about the how the brand is adapting to market conditions, maintaining support for dealers and planning for further growth
46: BikeBiz learns about the origins of Dashel Helmets from founder Catherine Bedford
49: BikeBiz sits down with Al Croucher of Argon18 to explore what the brand is working on for the UK marketplace
53: New products and sector guides, including helmets (59) and protective clothing (65)
