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Kitsbow Ride Tees feature wool blends
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kitsbow's new Ride Tees are performance T-shirts made of blends of New Zealand Merino wool, polyester and spandex.The Tees are designed to be a more casual, and less-fitted...
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E-bikes finding traction in U.S. market
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fewer than 100,000 e-bikes were sold in the U.S. market last year, but a clear trend is emerging as more American consumers give them a second look.And, more importantly,...
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Slaying the Badger film to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
New York Rapha Cycle Club to host booksigning prior to premiereBOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Slaying the Badger, a film based on Richard Moore's book about the 1986 Tour de France, will premiere at New...
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Easton expands 35mm stem and bar offerings
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Easton is going big with its 35mm oversized handlebar and stem offerings this season, with a new line of bars and stems on display at the Sea Otter Classic.“Our...
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Inside peek: Light & Motion’s new HQ
MARINA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Monterey Week — the Bicycle Leadership Conference, Interbike IBD Summit and Sea Otter — afforded us opportunity to drop in on Light & Motion in the company’s new, expanded...
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Sales stats point to flat market
Multi-pronged approach needed to grow beyond enthusiast market.MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — The stats don’t lie and shrinking shipments of bikes to specialty retailers as well as sell-through of those...
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Borealis unveils fat bike with extra squish
New model debuting Thursday at Sea Otter is the first to be designed around RockShox's Bluto suspension fat bike fork.MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Call it the fat bike for all seasons.Borealis Bikes —...
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RockShox fat tire fork, Bluto, launched at Sea Otter
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — RockShox is showing its long-rumored fat bike fork, the Bluto, at the Sea Otter Classic starting Thursday.The new fork features the brand's Rapid Recovery rebound, Fast Black...
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Scenes from Monterey Bay
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Salsa launches full-suspension fat bikes
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Salsa Cycles is releasing two new full-suspension fat bike models, the Salsa Bucksaw 1 and Bucksaw 2. The bikes will be available this fall.The QBP-owned brand said the bikes...
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Wheel & Sprocket and Strategic Solutions offer retail analytics tool
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Wisconsin retailer Wheel & Sprocket and Pennsylvania-based Strategic Solutions - S2 are releasing a new analytics tool for single- or multi-store bike retailers.The Wheel...
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Challenge offers new gravel grinder tire models
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Challenge is offering a new road tire, the Gravel Grinder, that will be available in clincher, tubular and open tubular (handmade clincher) options.The tubular (410 grams)...
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Cipollini frames and bikes now available in the US
MIAMI (BRAIN) — Cipollini road and track bikes and frames are now being distributed in the U.S. by Speed Brands, Inc., a Miami distributor. All Cipollini bikes are completely made in Italy.For maximum...
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Sea Otter Day 1 product wrap
Fatties, fatty lite, a new direction for Hayes, and more.MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Thursday turned out to be the day of the suspension fat bike, as RockShox took the wraps off its Bluto suspension...
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Strider expands 12-inch balance bike line to three models
RAPID CITY, S.D. (BRAIN) — Strider Sports Intl., Inc., has expanded its line of 12-inch wheel balance bikes, which are intended for 18 month old to 5-year-old children.The 12-inch bike is now available...
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Greg Hammond joins Hitcase
VANCOUVER, B.C. (BRAIN) — Greg Hammond, a former Shimano executive in Canada, has joined iPhone case brand Hitcase as director of brand marketing.Hammond will lead the development and execution of...
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New Belgium Brewing annouces Tour de Fat schedule
FT. COLLINS, Colo. (BRAIN) — New Belgium Brewing will bring its 15th annual Tour de Fat to 10 cities in 2014, starting in May in the nation's capital. The events are free, day-long festivities with...
View ArticleAction Bicycle Expo moves outdoors
CARLSTADT, N.J. (BRAIN) — New Jersey distributor Action Bicycle USA is moving its annual expo outdoors, to a tent at the corporate headquarters.The event is being held Sunday, April 27.“We’re excited...
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More from the aisles of Sea Otter …
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — We grabbed sneak peeks of 2015 bikes from Accell North America brands Diamondback, Lapierre, Raleigh and Redline and dropped in on several other exhibitors as the Sea Otter...
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