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● BIKEBIZ AWARDS 7 We round up the reaction from the BikeBiz Awards 2022 in association with ArmaUrto
● RETAILERS 19 Alex Ballinger visits restaurant-bike shop hybrid Mud Dock to meet owner Jerry Arron
23 Should IBDs use paid advertising? By Objective 1
● BIG INTERVIEW 26 Rebecca Morley speaks to Matt Mallinder, who recently stepped down as Cycling UK’s director of influence and engagement
● DISTRIBUTORS 30 Extra UK CEO Will Fripp updates BikeBiz on the latest developments at the distributor
34 Mountain Boot Company’s Chris Aitken, tells Alex Ballinger about the distributor’s future plans
● MICROMOBILITY 40 Rebecca Morley finds out what Knaap Bikes has been up to since winning at the 2020 BikeBiz Awards
42 What are the socio-economic benefits of shared e-scooters?
● BRANDS 44 Five minutes with German bikepacking brand Vaude 47 BikeBiz travels to Squire HQ to hear past, present and future of the British manufacturer
50 Editor Alex Ballinger heads north to Weldtite HQ to hear more about the historic brand
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● PRODUCTS 55 Alex Ballinger shares some of his favourite products launched this year
57 New products and sector guides, including wheels, tyres and inner tubes, and cycle footwear
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