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Fox Head appoints Millenacker as US general manager
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Action sport clothing brand Fox Head, Inc. has appointed Michael Millenacker as its general manager for the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.Millenacker was most recently...
View ArticlePark Tool set to host e-bike tech training
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Park Tool is hosting a training program for electric bicycle technicians July 14-15 at its headquarters in St. Paul. The program, developed by the Light Electric Vehicle...
View ArticleBRAIN wants to pick your brain
New reader survey is online.LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer and Industry News is conducting a reader survey to better understand what is important to our readership.We want to find out...
View ArticleASI takes customers and reps to China for sales meeting
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International, the parent company of Fuji, SE, Kestrel, Breezer, and Oval Concepts, is taking more than 100 of its distributors and U.S. sales representatives to...
View ArticleSmartEtailing makes BicycleBlueBook trade-in value program available to its...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Retailers who use SmartEtailing's web services will soon have access to BicycleBlueBook's Trade-in program software, which will allow them to evaluate the value of potential...
View ArticleMerten named new sales manager at Ciclista America
Longtime Sidi sales manager Matthew Ryan resigns to take retail position.SANTEE, Calif. (BRAIN) — After representing Sidi cycling products for 10 years, through a few distribution changes, Matthew Ryan...
View ArticleHandsome Cycles hosts Greg LeMond exhibit
MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Bike maker Handsome Cycles is hosting an exhibit of Greg LeMond memorabilia at its Minneapolis store front, opening Thursday.The exhibit opens with a party Thursday at 7 p.m....
View ArticleBikeBox to distribute Orbea in Australia
MOORABBIN, Australia (BRAIN) — BikeBox will become the exclusive distributor of all Orbea products in Australia effective July 1, providing technical support and warranty service to new and existing...
View ArticleGluskin Townley Group launches research panel with Red Kite Prayer readers
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (BRAIN) — Market research firm The Gluskin Townley Group is working with the road bike enthusiast website RedKitePrayer.com to create a new research panel called the "Voice of the Adult...
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Fred Clements: Is bike share bad for business?
A blog by NBDA executive director Fred Clements.Editor’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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Are bike share programs bad for bike shops?
A blog by NBDA executive director Fred Clements.Slideshow Image: URL: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/retail-news/2014/06/13/fred-clements-bike-share-bad-business
View ArticleCycleOps route-creation contest promotes product's indoor/outdoor sync
MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — CycleOps is running a contest that encourages cyclists to record outdoor training routes that can be replicated indoors on the company's Virtual Training system.The contest will...
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Bixbi launches new line of 12-inch-wheel balance bikes
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Bixbi bikes is launching a new line of 12-inch-wheel balance bikes for summer 2014.The Route 12 bikes are available in five colors and weigh 7.4 pounds. MSRP is...
View ArticleGiant adds Edwards and Brown as new account executives
Meanwhile, industry vet Keith Ketterer decides to stay in inside salesNEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Brad Edwards and Aaron Brown have joined the Giant USA sales team as Account Executives.Edwards is...
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Knog offers combo-lock version of its Party Frank lock
MELBOURNE, Australia (BRAIN) — Knog is now offering a combination-lock version of its Party Frank cable lock, called the Party Combo.Like the Party Frank, the Party Combo has a seamless 620mm...
View ArticleUncommon Communications to represent BH Bikes USA
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (BRAIN) — BH Bikes USA, the exclusive North American distributor for the Spanish brand, has hired Uncommon Communications to oversee its media and public relations."I'm pleased...
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Oskar Blues opens mountain bike resort in North Carolina
BREVARD, N.C. (BRAIN) — Colorado-based brewer Oskar Blues is opening a mountain bike destination in Western North Carolina, where the company opened its second brewery in 2012. The brewer has purchased...
View ArticleBMX world championships return to US after 16 years
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — The UCI BMX World Championships are returning to the United States for the first time in 16 years, in 2017.Rock Hill, South Carolona will play host to the event at the...
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New BRAIN issue features Dealer Tour coverage, e-bike report, and more
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Join the BRAIN crew on the roads and bike paths of the Beehive State in the June 15 issue, featuring our Salt Lake City Dealer Tour. We dropped in on 14 shops in Utah's...
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June 15, 2014
Issue Highlights: LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Join the BRAIN crew on the roads and bike paths of the Beehive State in the June 15 issue, featuring our Salt Lake City Dealer Tour. We dropped in on 14...
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