After a tumultuous start to 2025, Orange Bikes looks to be alive and kicking, launching no fewer than five new bikes at Eurobike. Category segments include Orange’s first-ever full-suspension mountain bike for kids; the aptly named Satsuma, the Whippet DJ bike, the £1,000 frame size with a 1-year warranty, two new 29” eMTBs and the … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bicycle manufacturer Accell Group, owned by KKR, is hoping to revive its cargo bike brand Babboe after a quality scandal led to the recall of 22,000 unsafe bikes and a criminal investigation by Dutch authorities. The … Read more
Van Rysel has a new fleet of endurance and gravel bikes on the way to strengthen its range of carbon frames, including the popular RCR Pro, which has already been ridden to 23 wins by Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale in 2024. Van Rysel, cycling partner of the UCI WorldTeam, has been Decathlon’s own high-end brand … Read more
Roval’s newest wheels are the Rapide CLX II Team. Much effort has been made to make the wheels lighter and more aerodynamic, saving a gram per wheel on the uncoated hubs and a whole second on 40 km. It has also retained the hooked tire beads, as it believes there is too much risk of … Read more
Rob Roskopp is a name that has long been synonymous with Santa Cruz Bikes, but that could change after today. After founding Santa Cruz Bicycles in 1993, he headed the company for more than twenty years before being acquired by Pon Holdings in 2015. Shortly afterward, he parted ways with Santa Cruz and has pursued … Read more