CONTENTS


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 ICEBIKE 2023 7 Madison CEO Dom Langan discusses the new format for the in-house trade event


 NEWS HUB 12 The latest developments from across the bike trade


 RETAILERS 15 Rebecca Morley catches up with Joanna Flint of BikeBiz Awards winner Green Commute Initiative


19 Alex Ballinger sits down with Bike For Good CEO Greg Kinsman-Chauvet to hear how the charity helps get more people on bikes


 BIG INTERVIEW 24 Former pro rider Russ Downing tells Alex Ballinger about subscription service BikeFlex, and how it works


 DISTRIBUTORS 29 Rebecca Morley catches up with Advanced Bikes UK’s Sophie and Adam Browne to hear more about the company’s plans for 2023


 EVENTS 32 Stefan Fischer, the key account manager for the IAA Mobility event, tells BikeBiz about what to expect from the 2023 edition


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 MICROMOBILITY 35 Rebecca Bland dives into the evolving speed pedelec market 40 Hal Stevenson, senior public affairs Manager UK&I at Lime, on how London has proven e-bikes are here to stay


 APPOINTMENTS 42 This month’s movers and shakers throughout the cycle industry


 BRANDS 44 PowUnity CEO Stefan Sinnegger on how his company is combatting e-bike theft


47 Co-founder of Tocsen Andreas Botsch talks BikeBiz through its crash-detection technology


50 Nick Bailey, founder of e-bike conversion company Boost, tells Alex Ballinger about his ambition to help get more people on bikes


 PRODUCTS 53 New products and sector guides, including cycle computers and power meters (p59), and time trial and triathlon (p65)


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