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‘GET OUT ON YOUR BIKE, WHATEVER BIKE THAT MAY BE - WE’RE ALL CONSUMERS AT HEART AFTER ALL’
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colin.wilkinson@biz-media.co.uk EDITORIAL SUMMER SUN
Well, spring didn’t quite offer the basking sunshine we were hoping for (neither literally or figuratively). After an extremely challenging few months for the bike trade, all the talk earlier this year had been of an optimistic bounce back for the industry, if we were treated to a warm and sunny spring. Sadly the rains continued to fall and the same challenges remain for the industry. But already we’re halfway through the year and the riding events are coming thick and fast, hopefully bringing with it a wave of riders in store with a list of wants and needs. It’s also the time to enjoy our own riding, to serve as a reminder of why we operate in this tricky but inspiring industry in the first place. The social interactions, the personal achievement, and the joy of the outdoors are all
reasons enough to get out on your bike, whatever bike that may be - we’re all consumers at heart after all. In this month’s edition of BikeBiz, our staff writer Daniel Blackham sets out another quiet crisis in the trade - the nationwide shortage of bike mechanics (p7-8) and ways to tackle it. We also speak to the head of the major trade event Eurobike (p22-24), which returns to
Frankfurt in Germany this month. Elsewhere in the mag, freelance writer Rebecca Morley explores the latest developments in the e-scooter industry, following the controversial referendum in Paris on banning rental electric scooters (p40-41). Finally we dive into products currently on offer, from the new releases to helmets and
protective clothing (p53-66). Enjoy and keep riding,
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