COMPANY PROFILE AND EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS
SAMSUNG BIKE WEEK Saturday June 15th to 23rd Nationwide, UK
www.bikeweek.org.uk SPOTLIGHT COMPANY PROFILE
TONY WRIGHT MANAGING DIRECTOR, CLARKS CYCLE SYSTEMS
Clarks HQ
Tel: 01827 382 800 Fax: 0121 285 0004 Email:
info@clarkscyclesystems.com W:
www.clarkscyclesystems.com
June 2013
SAMSUNG BIKE WEEK Saturday June 15th to 23rd Nationwide, UK
www.bikeweek.org.uk
TOUR DE FRANCE Saturday June 29th to July 31st Corsica and France
www.letour.com
July 2013
RELENTLESS NASS 2013 Friday July 12th to 14th Shepton Mallet
www.nassfestival.com
ISPO BIKE 2013 Thursday July 25th to 28th Messe Munchen, Germany
www.ispo.com/bike/en
ORBITAL CYCLING FESTIVAL Friday July 26th to 28th Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester
www.orbitalfestival.com
August 2013
RIDELONDON 2013 Saturday August 3rd to 4th London, UK
www.ridelondon.co.uk
EUROBIKE DEMO DAY Tuesday August 27th Friedrichshafen, Germany
www.eurobike-show.com
EUROBIKE Wednesday Aug 28th to 31st Friedrichshafen, Germany
www.eurobike-show.com
September 2013
CYCLOTHON 2013 Thursday September 5th Brands Hatch
info@vultd.co.uk
OUTDOOR TRADE SHOW Sunday September 8th to 10th Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
www.outdoortradeshow.com
TOUR OF BRITAIN Sunday Sept 15th to 22nd Nationwide, UK
http://thetour.co.uk
INTERBIKE Wednesday Sept 18th to 20th Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
www.interbike.com
ASIA BIKE 2013 Thursday Sept 19th to 22nd Nanjing International Expo Centre, China
www.asiabike-show.com
What’s new at Clarks? Since Taipei Cycle Show earlier in the year we’ve secured many new contracts from Asia. Since March we’ve got distribution into five new countries and areas like Central and South America are proving great for the business. I recently gave a sales demonstration in Brazil to 230 sales staff at our distributor there, which is supplying around 3,000 retail stores each week.
Clarks Cycle Systems has broadened its hydraulic brake line, can you tell us a bit about those? Three hydraulic brake additions were added to the range for 2013. We now believe that we have a hydraulic brake to suit every level of rider.
What do you make of the trend for disc brakes on road bikes? We do believe that disc brake technology on road bike is here to stay. We also think that there will be some major advancements in hydro mechanical disc brakes in this area of the market.
For more cycle trade dates:
www.bikebiz.com/events
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Clarks European warehouse and distribution centre was opened last year in Enschede in the Netherlands, close to the German border. How has the centre improved service for UK dealers? The Clarks European warehouse has been a huge success for us. It has also been a significant benefit to our distributors, allowing them to conveniently and quickly replenish stock levels of the most sought-after items we produce.
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How successful is Clarks OEM business at the moment? Clarks OEM business is going from strength-to-strength. We increased last year over 40 per cent, with over one million brakes fitted at OEM. We offer a 24 hour help line on all disc brake issues and all service parts are available from our web site. We also have ‘how to’ videos online
at
www.clarkscyclesystems.com, in support of our OEM business worldwide.
What’s coming up next for Clarks Cycle Systems? Clarks plans to release a number of new products within 2014 ranging from new style floating rotors to additional pads and the like.
Finally, how can bike dealers get hold of Clarks product? Bike dealers can get hold of Clarks products through a number a distributors within the UK, including Bob Elliot, Fisher Outdoor Leisure, Decade Europe, Raleigh, Walkers and Biggin Hill.
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