Source: SAZ Bike, T. Lambert

LEVA-EU member, bicycle manufacturer Pivot Cycles (USA) introduces Andreas Knodel as its European Subsidiary leader

Before entering the bicycle industry, managing director Andreas Knodel worked in management and personnel consulting for 18 years. Now, he leads Pivot Cycles’ European operations from its Korntal-Münchingen location. Knodel shares: “Mountain bikes play an important role in my life. It almost sounds like a cliché, but I turn my passion into my job. I rode a Pivot for the first time almost six years ago. A ‘switch blade’. [The brand’s] love for excellent driving performance and attention to detail impressed me. More bikes from the American brand followed and finally a bike trip to Moab, where I was able to get to know Chris Cocalis and his team personally. A friendship developed and when the opportunity arose to be part of this family, I jumped at it.”