50cycles were named Kalkhoff’s Distributor of the Year once again at a ceremony held in Cloppenburg’s historic Museumsdorf last Thursday. We first picked up this honour at the end of our first sesason importing Kalkhoff electric bikes, back in 2008, and we are very proud to have our achievements recognised once more.
August sees the meeting of international distributors for all of Derby Cycle’s main brands at their home in Cloppenburg, Germany. Proceedings are ended with Distributor of the Year awards being handed our by Derby Cycle’s CEO, Matthias Seidler.
We picked up the title this year on the basis that we have made impressive headway with the Kalkhoff brand in a country that is yet to take to electric bikes in the same way as many European countries; where more children’s bikes are sold than anything else; where economic and market conditions are challenging. Despite all this, we’ve seen Kalkhoff electric bike sales grow at a rate close to that enjoyed in Kalkhoff’s main market, Germany.
We’ve worked hard this year, with our work made somewhat easier by Kalkhoff’s fantastic range of electric bikes in 2011, but it was unexpected and very welcome. The trophy will soon take pride of place in our Richmond showroom.
