Philadelphia establishes bike advocacy board
Local suppliers, retailers to advise mayor on ways to promote cycling.PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International’s vice president of marketing Karen Bliss is chairing a newly created...
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Polar Bottle makes two hires in operations
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Polar Bottle's parent company, Product Architects, Inc., has created and filled two new positions in its operations department.Ken Austin joins the Boulder-based company as...
View ArticleItalian protective gear brand Dainese sold to investment group
LONDON (BRAIN) — Investcorp has agreed to buy Dainese, the Italian protective gear maker, from Lino Dainese for €130 million ($162 million). Mr. Dainese will retain a minority stake in the business...
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BikeFlights.com hires Sue George for marketing and communications
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — BikeFlights.com has brought on board Sue George to further develop and manage the bike shipping company's global communications and marketing.The five-year-old company said it...
View ArticleBicycle tourism industry is changing to suit consumer demand
One- or two-day organized tours are increasingly popular.SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — Jim Sayer, Adventure Cycling Association's executive director, said bicycle tourism in the U.S. and internationally has...
View ArticleDorel reports gains in Q3 revenue at its bike division
MONTREAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries posted yet another quarter of positive growth in its bike business. The Canadian parent of Cannondale Sports Group and Pacific Cycle, which includes the Cannondale,...
View ArticleBike shop visits declining: Gluskin-Townley report
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (BRAIN) – Fewer shoppers are visiting bike shops, according to The Gluskin Townley Group, an industry research firm."[T]he percentage of adult bicycle owners who did not make any visits...
View ArticleFelt adds one, promotes one in its product department
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Felt Bicycles has hired industry veteran Robert Kahler as its new lifestyle brand manager and has promoted Scott Matsuda from dealer support to the brand's product development...
View ArticleFundraiser auction planned for SmartEtailing employee injured in bike accident
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Supporters are planning an event with a silent auction this month to raise funds for Adelaide Perr, a Boulder-based race organizer and SmartEtailing employee who was seriously...
View ArticleSpy Inc. Q3 sales increase 8.1 percent
CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Spy Inc. reported this week that third-quarter sales rose 8.1 percent to $11 million, driven by strong sales of goggles and prescription frames. Income from operations...
View ArticleEddy Merckx Cycles USA bolsters staff as it transitions to IBD sales
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Eddy Merckx Cycles USA has hired several new employees, including a new sales manager and director, as it transitions from consumer direct sales to IBD sales. Peter Vanham, who had...
View ArticleSuppliers pay scant attention to tourism, event rides, industry executive says
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Pat Cunnane stepped up to the podium at the National Bicycle Tourism Conference Friday and said he had to apologize. “I have to tell you that I really didn’t know about this...
View ArticleFinal four bid cities announced for cyclocross nationals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — USA Cycling has announced the four finalists to host the 2017 and 2018 Cyclo-cross National Championships, a list that has been narrowed from 11 applicants. Two of the...
View ArticleBlue Bicycles hires Orli Chinea as Western regional sales manager
WILMINGTON, Del. (BRAIN) — Blue Bicycles has hired Orli Chinea as the brand's Western regional sales manager.Chinea will lead Blue's sales efforts west of the Mississippi River. "We are thrilled to...
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Hermes returns to aftermarket with road wheels
SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — Hermes Sport stopped selling wheels in the aftermarket about two years ago to focus on the OE market. Now the San Diego brand is back with a line of road and cyclocross wheels...
View ArticleIllinois' McKendree University starts cycling program, hires coach
Athletics director thanks local retailers for supporting the plan.LEBANON, Ill. (BRAIN) — McKendree University is joining the list of universities and colleges that offer cycling as a full fledges...
View ArticleYuba hires eLastenrad as its European distributor
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Yuba Bicycles has signed eLastenrad, a German online seller of electric cargo bikes, as its new European distributor.The agreement between Yuba and eLastenrad, which will...
View ArticleQBP adds Steve Kalk to Upper Midwest outside sales team
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products has added another member to their outside sales team. Steve Kalk is now the outside rep in Illinois, portions of Wisconsin, and part of the Upper...
View ArticleTimbuk2 extends distribution contracts in Korea and Japan
SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Timbuk2 has extended its current contracts with its Korean and Japanese distributors, Anvil SNH Co. and Itochu Fashion System, respectively."Anvil has embraced our...
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