Friday, 24 July 2026
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Future industry growth & optimal opening times in new Cycling Industry News magazine

Would opening your shop 7 days a week boost your bottom line? Who’s speaking up for bike mechanics? And where is future industry growth coming from? All these questions and more are tackled with data and expert opinion in the latest issue of Cycling Industry News magazine.

The latest issue includes:

  • 7 days a week? Will shifting your opening hours make a difference to your bottom line? We draft in some market data, retailer case studies and expert opinion on the topic
  • Growth demographics: Where is industry growth going to come from, and have shops changed their views on the topic? We dig into the numbers…
  • “Nobody is making the case for, or representing the bike mechanic”: With anxiety about attracting and retaining workshop technician talent at a high, we speak with European Association of Professional Bike Mechan­ics Founder Mark Barfield
  • CIN contributor Chris Keller-Jackson heads to Wuxi, Shanghai to visit Ananda’s eDrive system production facility and quiz CEO Daniel Zhou
  • ZyroFisher is celebrating 30 years of helping keep the industry wheels turning. We speak with CEO Tom Ainscough and CCO Nadine Thompson about bricks and mortar, how the distribution game has changed and what sectors spell growth for the market
  • You’re nicked? Bike crime prosecution stats have long been embarrassing but a shift in legislation enabling police forces to act on tracker signals might be a game changer. We look into it…
  • The bearing necessities: Enduro Bearings talks cycle-specific bearings and takes a deep dive with CIN into R&D
  • Bike trade sales secrets #2: John Styles continues his quest to help retailer hone their sales techniques and patter
  • Mark Sutton muses on AI and its pros and cons for the bike industry
  • Ask the boss: Muc-Off CEO Alex Trimnell talks tubeless, the impact of eBikes on the workshop, and the firm’s state-of-the-art drivetrain optimisation innovation facility in Poole, Dorset
  • And more

You can read it all online today and print copies are on their way to subscribers. Don’t subscribe but want a print copy? Then head to our subscription page.

PLUS: Don’t forget to register for the fast-approaching CIN Live 2025, running 14-15 September 2025 at Stoneleigh. Exhibitor list here.

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