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Bike industry “ripe” for smart investment ahead of “significant” recovery from 2026, focusing on strong branding, e-bikes, and manufacturing a “higher share of the bike”, new research claims

The cycling industry is “ripe” for smart investment, and a renewed wave of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, as it looks ahead to a profitable 2025 and “significant” medium to long-term growth, a new report has argued.This latest research, conducted by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey and consultancy Kearney, and published to coincide with this year’s … Read more

Bikes in plastic, it’s fantastic… plus convert regular shoes into cycling shoes with these nifty cleat adapters, pedalling in squares on Elite’s curious smart trainer, Lazer’s new smart helmets + loads more from Eurobike 2024

As is the case every year at the continent’s biggest bike show, there has been no shortage of intriguing cycling tech at Eurobike 2024 in Frankfurt: bar tape that supposedly cools you down, a 16-speed groupset, the most talked-about valve since John Dunlop was kicking about, plus a whole host of more cool cycling stuff to … Read more

Got the nose (and wallet) to sniff out a Tour de France stage win? Dylan Groenewegen’s bizarre Scicon Batman aero ‘beak’ finally available to buy… for just £300 – but why was it banned in the first place?

After days of ridicule and countless online jokes and memes, Dylan Groenewegen, Jayco AlUla, and Scicon ultimately had the last laugh in Dijon on Thursday, when the Dutch champion outsprinted the field to win his first Tour de France stage for two years – while wearing his bizarre and widely ridiculed aero ‘beak’.Although it didn’t … Read more

“A TV camera is there to capture images and not to influence the race”: Mark Cavendish blasts Tour de France motorbike rider for putting him “out the back” after mechanical, as record-breaking sprinter fined for drafting behind team car

Tour de France record-breaker Mark Cavendish has accused a Tour de France TV motorbike rider of interfering with his chase back to the peloton following a mechanical during stage six of the race to Dijon, a prolonged and controversial return to the bunch that ultimately saw the Astana sprinter fined for drafting behind his team … Read more

DMR Flat 4 pedals

The DMR Flat 4 pedals are an excellent choice for everything from commuting to gravel riding. They’re impressively grippy, can be customised for yet more security, and are easily rebuildable once the time comes. That should be quite a while, though, as they’re well sealed and built seriously tough.The Flat 4 is essentially a regular … Read more