Dahon expands in Eastern Europe
DUARTE, CA (BRAIN) — Dahon has plans to expand its sales and business operations in Eastern Europe. The company is appointing a new area sales manager who will oversee partner, product and distributor...
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Bike community lends a hand in Sandy relief
BROOKLYN, NY (BRAIN) — The bike community in New York is taking action to help Sandy recovery efforts. Among other efforts, sales of a special jersey are benefitting recovery in the Red Hook...
View ArticlePolar Bottle execs: Don't let scandals distract from cycling's mission
Editor's note: The following column was written by Judy Amabile, the president of Polar Bottle Product Architect's Inc. and Adeline Bash, public relations associate for Polar Bottle Product Architect's...
View ArticleBrooklyn Cruiser expands into Canada
BROOKLYN, NY (BRAIN) — Commuter bike company Brooklyn Cruiser is expanding into Canada, opening dealers in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary for the 2013 season.The company is selling dealer...
View ArticleCarron leaves UCI tech post
AIGLE, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Julien Carron is stepping down as technology coordinator at the international cycling union, UCI, at the end of November, the organization announced Friday.Carron has been...
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Fat bike advocates look for national park access
ISLAND PARK, ID (BRAIN) — Gaining winter access to national parks for fat bikes is a goal of advocates meeting at January's Fat Bike Winter Summit and Festival, to be held at the Sawtelle Mountain...
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Fat bike advocates look for park access
Going into a second annual summit and festival, advocates set a goal of gaining access to national parksSlideshow Image: URL:...
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Giro previews New Road performance apparel collection
LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN) — Giro chose Golden Saddle Cyclery in Los Angeles’ hip Silverlake neighborhood to preview its new line of casual and performance road apparel to the cycling media on Thursday...
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Diamondback recalls about 40 'cross bikes
KENT, WA (BRAIN) — Diamondback is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commision on a recall of about 40 cyclocross bikes that were assembled with incorrect headset parts. The incorrect part could...
View ArticleBike imports up 29 percent through September
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — 2012 bike imports reached 14.4 million through September, a 29 percent increase over last year. Suppliers have continued bringing in substantially more kid’s bikes than last...
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Shimano breaks ground on third U.S. expansion
IRVINE, CA (BRAIN) — Shimano American broke ground Friday on a substantial expansion to its U.S. headquarters here. The expansion comes on the heels of recently announced expansions at its South...
View ArticleRetailers: Do you expect your sales during the holidays to be:
Choices Up compared to last year Down compared to last year Flat compared to last year Too early to tell Up compared to last year 20% (3 votes) Down compared to last year 7% (1 vote) Flat compared to...
View ArticleNBDA webinar Wednesday tackles economy
COSTA MESA, CA (BRAIN)—The National Bicycle Dealers Association invites its members to a webinar Wednesday by business consultant Tom Shay. The webinar, titled Strategies to Win in a Challenging...
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Nuvinci banks on U.S. e-bike upswing
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Al Nordin is convinced it’s only a matter of time before the market for electric bikes in North America develops into a thriving category. And as the president of Nuvinci’s...
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Ride On, Bike Week take over Taichung
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwan’s manufacturing hub transforms into an industry show and tell session this week as product managers and sales teams merge in Taichung to talk about 2014 product and...
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Hutchinson hatches plan to gain U.S. market share
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Hutchinson is courting U.S. product managers with a more North American centric line-up designed to jumpstart its three-year goal to break into the top three tire brands in...
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White Brothers sets up OE assembly in Taichung
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — U.S. based White Brothers is assembling its newest generation Loop Series suspension forks in Taiwan to serve its OE customers.The company had previously done all fork...
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Electra moves California headquarters
VISTA, CA (BRAIN)—Electra Bicycle Company recently relocated to a larger office space and distribution center. Company CEO Skip Hess said the new global headquarters in Vista, California, offer 25...
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Trek’s John Burke authors book
WATERLOO, WI (BRAIN) — A new book written by Trek president John Burke becomes available Wednesday through Trek retailers, Amazon and iBooks. “One Last Great Thing” is a tribute to the life and lessons...
View ArticleSpy continues growth streak
CARLSBAD, CA (BRAIN) — Spy, a supplier of eyewear to the cycling, motorsports, snow and action sports markets, reported an 8 percent increase in net sales during the third quarter and 10 percent uptick...
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