China Cycle 2026: Solid advances for the show + robots, innovation & me too
China Cycle is all things to all men (and women) and if you are thinking of specifying a new bike
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Author: CIN correspondent
One year on: Golden Wheel’s fully operational Tianjin bicycle mega factory
Reporting for CIN, Chris Keller Jackson returns to this purpose-built mega bicycle factory to see it in operation, producing everything
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Bike trade sales tips #5: Arrivals – how to make your customers’ journey easy
To help your sales take flight, it’s worth considering the ‘Runway Strip’ in your retail environment. John Styles, continuing his
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OPINION: Bike recalls are no longer rare and the response needs to change
Recalls are impossible to completely irradicate and indeed recently seem to be on the increase in the trade. How they
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Bike trade sales tips #4: Developing your own way of selling
What are your preconceptions about sales? That it’s generally undesirable and pushy? That it’s something that can’t be learned. That
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Bike trade sales tips #3: Handling objections from bike shop customers
Objection overruled? How do you deal with that awkward moment in a conversation where the consumer says that whatever you’ve
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What are bike shop conversion rates really telling us?
Ahead of its appearance at COREbike, push.bike has shared some findings from the UK bike market on customer behaviour online and their
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Bike trade sales tips #2: Tips on how to ask bike shop customers useful questions
Continuing a series of articles from knowledgeable cycle sales veteran John Styles, ‘Bike Trade Sales Tips’ continues with some tips
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Ananda shares eBike trends & predictions
The eBike sector continues to evolve rapidly, with trends pointing towards lighter, more compact systems, greater ease of use and
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Interview with Bell’s Bicycles: Challenges of running independent bike shop
Everyone involved in cycle retailing knows the industry is changing but how to adapt to those changes is the challenge
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LOCTITE: Not sticking with tradition
Bicycle frames have been welded together since the first metal models got off the drawing board in the 1800s. So,
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