Latest Pro Cycling News
January 30, 2023
Polar Starts to License Their Sports & Fitness Algorithms
Polar has launched a website aimed at selling their sports/fitness/physiological algorithms to other companies. With this new venture, they aim to make it possible for other sport/fitness/etc. companies to leverage Polar’s algorithms. This could be used in areas such as sleep, activity tracking, training load, recovery, and more. In other words,...
January 26, 2023
Giant reportedly looking at US$20 million investment in Stages Cycling
According to media reports in Taiwan, leading global bike manufacturer Giant Group is looking to invest US$20 million in the power meter and indoor cycling brand Stages Cycling. Giant reportedly held an interim board meeting last week – with a strategic investment in Stages expected to be made via Giant’s...
January 25, 2023
Amsterdam’s Underwater Bike Garage Is Next-Level Cycling Infrastructure
Capable of holding up to 7,000 bikes and built at a cost of €60 million ($65.3 million USD), the facility at Amsterdam’s central station isn’t the largest bike garage in the country. It does, however, have a very unique feature: It is located entirely underwater. Bloomberg
January 20, 2023
The Fallout from the Pandemic Bike Boom
A month after lockdowns had them wondering about their future in the spring of 2020, they suddenly couldn’t keep up with demand. For a year and a half, staff worked overtime as Americans rolled out their dusty steads or bought new ones. A 50 percent increase in riding, plus supply...
January 20, 2023
The Pro’s Closet has another round of layoffs
The company that began in 2002 as an eBay store for pre-owned bikes and quickly expanded in size and workforce did not say how many employees were affected. In October, The Pro's Closet reduced its workforce by 15%. Bicycle Retailer
January 18, 2023
OnlyFans signs its first pro mountain biker
Lewis Buchanan, Norco enduro racer and YouTube athlete, is the first mountain biker to sign with OnlyFans. Buchanan announced the new partnership on Instagram, adding that he would use the new platform to share tips (but just tips) on bike setup and insider action at mountain bike events he attends...
January 18, 2023
Wahoo Fitness’ Debt Ratings Lowered On Potential Default
S&P Global Ratings lowered its debt ratings on Wahoo Fitness Acquisition, LLC on its expectation that the U.S.-based fitness technology company would pursue a debt restructuring or distressed exchange over the next six months due to a liquidity shortfall. S&P lowered its issuer credit rating on the company to ‘CCC-‘...
January 18, 2023
SRAM v Princeton ‘humpback whale wheel’ lawsuit goes to jury trial
Two years after SRAM accused US wheel brand Princeton CarbonWorks of infringement on two of its patents relating to the wavy rim design of the Zipp 454 NSW, the case is heading to court. In advance of a two-week jury trial beginning on February 13, the judge has granted each...
January 16, 2023
Strava responds to chorus of criticism over price hike policy
After initial increases were rolled out in the UK, users across the globe began incurring rate increases for billing incurred both monthly and annually. Subscription fees were upped by anywhere between 15 and 70 percent, depending on region, billing type, and date of signup. VeloNews
January 16, 2023
The Cult of Bike Helmets
Last year, health officials in Seattle decided to stop requiring bicyclists to wear helmets. Independent research found that nearly half of Seattle’s helmet tickets in recent years went to unhoused people, while Black and Native American cyclists in the city were four times and two times more likely, respectively, than white...
