by Ciaran Byrne | Sep 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bike wheels are obviously an important part of a bike. They affect what a bike can do and how it’s going to feel for your customers. Low quality wheels will make a bike feel uncomfortable and need replacing much quicker than high end ones. That just doesn’t look good...
by Ciaran Byrne | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are still in a car centric society. That’s the unfortunate truth. Despite increased cycling initiatives like the social prescribing pilots, most of our infrastructure is based around cars. This is still true of the green transport revolution too- although I think...
by Ciaran Byrne | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Additive Manufacturing became popular in industry over the past few decades. Lower costs, higher speeds and accuracy make it an effective manufacturing tool. Even for small companies additive manufacturing is achievable. Even though it’s not widespread in the bike...
by Ciaran Byrne | Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’ve seen a lot more articles about fifteen minute cities popping up when I’m browsing this past couple of weeks. Whether that’s the algorithm leading me along or there’s a real uptake in interest I don’t know. I’m hoping for the latter though. See I’ve always been a...
by Ciaran Byrne | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
In early 2023 -exact dates unknown- the UK will be changing from the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) to the Developing Countries Trade Scheme (DCTS). What will that mean for the bike industry though? Well bike components are covered under the DCTS so it is...
