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STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — MIPS has acquired all shares of body and head impact protection brand Koroyd for 40 million euros ($46.9 million). Based in Monaco and founded in 2010, Koroyd will continue to operate separately under its current leadership team, said Max Strandwitz, MIPS president and CEO.Koroyd's portfolio includes sport, motorsport, defense, industry safety, and child restraint systems. MIPS' technology extends to helmets for sports — including bike — moto, and safety.Smith and Endura are among the brands that have sold bike helmets using Koroyd.

NB: Sixth Tone is a Chinese state-owned soft-power outlet, a bit like an inverse Voice of America. The journalism steers away from politics and seems mostly legit.

Gazelle’s high-end commuter offers a belt drive and continuous variable transmission.

Caroline Seton is the co-founder of the London bike share firm Forest.

They’re in unambiguous second place to Lime, the great global bicycle behemoth - but, famously, being second makes a firm try harder.

In today’s episode, we talk about the challenges of being a shared mobility firm in a municipal environment, the realities of whether cities actually want sustainable transport and the changes she would make to transport policy.

Above all - more bike parking and less car parking please!

Episode webpage: https://www.freewheeling.info/the-freewheeling-podcast/caroline-seton

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