The London-based wall-mounted bike storage manufacturer attracted 50% of its business from the EU pre-Brexit and has been left with a £100,000 hole in revenues. /

The extra costs of doing trade with Europe have already wiped out the entire 2020 profits of Frog Bikes in Pontypool

Distributor of KTM road and mountain bikes shuts citing Brexit red tape as a major factor.

Businesses cite higher costs, customs delays and paperwork as among the problems they face.

Following distributors Moore and Large, and 2Pure, another UK bike company, FLi Distribution, has ceased trading this year. / In a post published yesterday on Linkedin with the words, "FLi is done", Williams writes, "If you voted for Brexit, please realise this is 90% because of your decision back in 2016."

The prominent anti-Brexit activist, ever-present outside the Houses of Parliament, had an eventful day yesterday, so we'll forgive him for not giving the driver both barrels too. / All very interesting, but not very cycling-related... that was until this happened...

The Bicycle Association (BA) has published a series of guides which offer information on matters of interest to the cycling industry and the public. More detailed guidance is available to BA member companies.

British bike exporters Frog and Brompton are counting the costs of an eleventh hour Brexit deal with exports suffering and price increases imminent, according to reports in the press over the past week.

Next year’s 20th anniversary edition of London-Paris, the three-day ride that features on many cyclists’ bucket list, will be the last in the current format, with organisers blaming the decision in large part on increased costs and logistical headaches in the wake of Brexit.

Frog Bikes reported losses of over £500,000 in 2022. / British children’s bike manufacturer Frog Bikes has said mounting Brexit costs drove it into the red last year.

The UK's new trading relationship with the European Union (EU) might be less than two weeks old but some businesses - and their European customers - are already struggling to adjust to the new trading landscape.

The founder of bicycle storage company Cycloc has said that the impact of Brexit on his business led to a 25% drop in sales. / The company, which has designed custom wall-mounted storage solutions for customers including Mark Cavendish, has witnessed a £100,000 drop in revenues since new rules were put in place in January 2021.

And the call comes as a Gloucestershire bike specialist tells Punchline its export business has been deflated by a lack of post-Brexit trading agreement.

The team at Brompton Bicycle Ltd. thought they were prepared for Brexit.

British biker Jamie Edmondson has announced that he won’t be racing in the World Cup in Maribor this weekend since he couldn’t secure a visa to enter Slovenia, where the race will take place.

The visa rules mean that non EU citizens can only spend 90 days in Europe. / British riders are petitioning the government to get visa-free permits so they can race in Europe this season.

Brompton Bikes' CEO Will Butler-Adams has addressed the issues facing brands in the industry, and points to enduring problems from Brexit, rising energy bills, the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis for contributing to a challenging time for the folding bicycle manufacturer.

Brompton is facing a host of problems from material shortages to rising production costs as the fallout from Brexit and Covid continues to impact UK manufacturers.

I was asked for £2,000 more in duty and VAT to get it delivered

Having made national press headlines in January in relation to its stance on Brexit and the associated costs to its business, Cycloc has today expanded upon the complaint, adding that it is becoming less viable to invest in its UK production given the new and enhanced hurdles it faces exporting its goods.

Wall-mounted bicycle storage firm Cycloc is to cease production, with its founder citing the impact of Brexit as one of the principal reasons for the decision.

French sports goods giant Decathlon has said that its significantly higher UK prices for e-bikes are largely down to Brexit. The retailer has however launched a rental service to help people, “explore new sports” in a more affordable way.

Sources have confirmed that FLI Distribution has ceased trading with effect from this week. / The difficult trading conditions facing cycling and many industries are thought to have played their part, including the post Covid-lockdown disruption and the impact of Brexit and the complexities it brought to EU/UK trading.

Gocycle, the award-winning e-bike brand founded by ex-Formula 1 engineer Richard Thorpe, is setting up a subsidiary in the Netherlands after the Brexit deal signed on Christmas Eve provided “certainty” about the future trading relationship between the UK and EU.

Britain may use Brexit "freedoms" to ditch planned EU car safety regulations designed to better protect pedestrians and cyclists, the government has said.

As gaps continue to appear on supermarkets shelves and restaurants take unavailable items off menus, Britain’s supply chains appear to be at the centre of a perfect storm of pandemic disruption coupled with post-Brexit labour shortages.

MORE than a year after the UK fully withdrew from the EU, an Edinburgh business owner has revealed he still spends countless hours on admin just trying to get items to and from Europe.

The mass participation event, run by Hotchilee, will see its 20th and final edition of its current format in 2024.

The deluded fantasies of the Brexit elite are finally being exposed by the way the real world actually works.

A bike shop owner has spoken out about the difficulties he and his company have faced to source parts since Brexit.

Brits have been banned from taking their bicycles onboard Eurostar services to destinations including Paris, Lille and Brussels due to post-Brexit issues with customs rules.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has published a list of nine ‘Brexit opportunities’. It’s both pitiful and dangerous.

Drawing on my professional experience, here we explore how post Brexit Britain has become a challenge for international businesses, and domestic businesses, importing products for sale in the UK.

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome have signed an open letter calling for assistance to young riders affected by Brexit travel arrangements.

Restrictions on freedom of movement after Brexit have left British competitive cyclists struggling to gain the experience they need to make it.

The Tap It Out cycling club will now have to close after paying the fee.

Administrators have today announced that the international eCommerce stores for Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles will be switched off. / In a move that will see the WiggleCRC business "focus its efforts solely on the UK market," the Joint Administrators in charge of the group have revealed that the transition will take place "over the coming weeks."

However, international sales declined by 26 per cent in the same period, with Wiggle CRC citing the impact of Brexit reducing sales into the EU “where higher duty and fulfilment costs” necessitated higher pricing.

Iconic London to Paris cycle event will end current format after 20 years due to Brexit-related complications and logistical hurdles.

Bristol-based Presca, founded a decade ago, is the latest cycling brand to have to close down. / “Well, Brexit was fun, wasn’t it?” Webbon joked. “It’s just a lot more red tape. It’s made shipping retail stuff to the EU very difficult, a lot more costly, taking a lot longer, and more logistics. A lot more admin, as well.”

“I’m done with the red tape and the barriers to trade,” FLi Distribution’s director Colin Williams said. / Brexit’s impact on the UK’s cycling industry is once again under the spotlight after FLi Distribution’s director blamed the “red tape and barriers to trade” currently affecting businesses as the Huddersfield-based distributor ceased trading with immediate effect.

It is widely accepted that prices for most goods coming into the UK from overseas look set to rise; but what are the root causes? Is it Brexit, Covid, shipping costs, or all of the above?