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J&B offering e-bike conversion kits
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — J&B Importers is now stocking the E-BikeKit and E-TrikeKit from Electric Bike Technologies USA.“This is a significant endorsement for electric bike conversion in the U.S....
View ArticleButler and Pinzone to write for crossbikereview.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Crossbikereview.com has added two new contributors to its site.The first is Joe Pinzone, who is an architect, father and cyclocross expert. Pinzone has already...
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Mavic promotes wheel protection plan with $1 special
HAVERHILL, Mass. (BRAIN) — Mavic Inc. is offering its MP3 product protection plan for $1 now through Sept. 30 on some wheel-tire combos, the company announced.The promotion applies on five different...
View ArticleGravity Cartel launches B2B dealer site, adds outside rep force
VANCOUVER, Wash. (BRAIN) — The Gravity Cartel, the U.S. sales and service office for Spank Industries and iXS Sports, has launched a dealer B2B site.The new dealer site will enable existing and new...
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Retroshift rebrands as Gevenalle, grows product line
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Cyclocross brand Retroshift has rebranded as Gevenalle and is expanding its line of components, including new hydraulic shift levers and cassette adapters designed for use in...
View ArticleBPSA urges swift end to West Coast dock workers' union deadlock
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association is joining dozens of other U.S. trade associations in urging a quick settlement of talks between the West Coast shipping industry and...
View ArticleBike Cooperative adds Osprey to partner network
MANCHESTER, N.H. (BRAIN) — The Bike Cooperative has added Osprey Packs to its supplier network, meaning the co-op's members will now earn rebates on their purchases of Osprey products. “Our members are...
View ArticleSDG unveils new website and product changes
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (May 12, 2014) – SDG Components has launched a new website at sdgcomponents.com.The site includes all of the company's new and updated saddles, including the Bel-Air 2.0's,...
View ArticleShimano sales climb 20 percent in first quarter
OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Shimano’s sales hit $742.2 million (75.7 billion yen) over the first quarter, compared to $620.5 million (63.3 billion yen) over the same period last year. Sales in its bike...
View ArticleUCI plans World Cycling Center satellite in Central or South America
AIGLE, Switzerland (BRAIN) — The UCI is planning a fourth and possibly a fifth "satellite" World Cycling Center, to be built somewhere in Central or South America in the next few years. The facility...
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Bult helmets buffs up BRG’s portfolio
UPDATESCOTTS VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) — Most retailers are unfamiliar with the Southern California company C-Preme, but its patent-pending technology that integrates a video camera inside a helmet could add...
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Shinola opens leather factory in Detroit
DETROIT (BRAIN) — Bike, watch and leather goods brand Shinola has opened a leather factory in Detroit and is now making watch straps.The factory will expand to make small leather goods and eventually...
View ArticleCafe Roubaix to distribute Pacenti in Canada
COCHRANE, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Cafe Roubaix Bicycle Studio, a retailer known for its trademark dispute with Specialized last year, is now the Canadian distributor of Pacenti Cycle Design...
View ArticleNorCal coalition sponsors ‘Bike to Shop Day’
SACRAMENTO, CA (BRAIN) — In recognition of National Bike Month, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is sponsoring “Bike to Shop Day” on Saturday, May 17, with 90 area retailers to encourage cycling...
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Philadelphia to host first US Brompton folding-bike events
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — The first-ever U.S. Brompton Urban Challenge will be hosted by the City of Brotherly Love May 31. Brompton owners’ orienteering skills will be put to the test as they make their...
View ArticleKarklins back in retail at BikeStreet USA
BOCA RATON, Fla. (BRAIN) — Former Orbea USA general manager Tony Karklins, who operated an IBD for almost two decades before founding the Spanish bike brand’s U.S. office in 2001, is returning to...
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Wheels Mfg. offers custom spoke lengths for IBDs
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Following its recent acquisition of Alchemy Wheel Works' spoke and rim business, component and tool supplier Wheels Mfg. is now offering a wide range of Sapim and Wheelsmith...
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Hollywood Racks’ fat-bike wheel holders
LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — New wheel holders for fat bikes are now available from Hollywood Racks. Designed to accommodate all bicycle tires up to 5 inches wide, they are sold as a pair (for one bike) and...
View ArticleVietnam riots damage Taiwanese-owned factories
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (BRAIN) — Information on the rioting that may have partially destroyed or damaged a variety of Taiwanese-owned factories in Ho Chi Minh City is sketchy, but initial reports...
View ArticleFred Clements: Consumers seek out tax-free retailers
A blog by NBDA executive director Fred ClementsEditor’s note: This blog post was written by Fred Clements, executive director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements’ previous blog posts...
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