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Selle San Marco NA adds Geoff Pomerantz to sales team for Chicagoland
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Selle San Marco North America has added Geoff Pomerantz to its outside sales team.Pomerantz's territory includes Chicagoland and Southern Wisconsin. He also represents...
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Mavic-Ritte bike auction to benefit World Bicycle Relief
HAVERHILL, Mass. (BRAIN) — To benefit World Bicycle Relief, Mavic is auctioning off a one-of-a-kind Ritte Vlaanderen road bike outfitted with Mavic’s 125th-anniversary Ksyrium wheel-tire system and...
View ArticleCABDA officially relaunches its annual trade show
CHICAGO (BRAIN)—It’s official. The Chicagoland Area Bicycle Dealers Association (CABDA) is launching a trade show and is booking exhibition space for the Feb. 4-5 midweek expo.And for industry veterans...
View ArticleE-bike maker ProdecoTech agrees to be acquired by PayMeOn Inc.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (BRAIN) — Florida e-bike maker Prodeco Technologies has agreed in principal to be acquired by a publicly traded development company, PayMeOn Inc.Prodeco co-founded Robert Provost...
View ArticleTrek Bicycle plans larger Wisconsin distribution center
WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle plans to move its global distribution center from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to a new facility in Johnson Creek, about 17 miles west. The new 250,000-square-foot...
View ArticleHans Johnsen, Downeast Bicycle Specialists, and Wilson Bicycle Sales now...
FRYBURG, Maine (BRAIN) — Distributors Downeast Bicycle, Hans Johnsen, and Wilson Bicycle Sales are all adding Vittoria to their cycling helmet line up.Helmets from the Italian brand feature replaceable...
View ArticleWelltuned to distribute Stages Cycling in South Korea
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Stages Cycling products are now available in South Korea via Welltuned, a distribution branch of the Hung-A corporation. This new partnership serves as Stages Cycling's entry...
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Shinola opens first West Coast store
LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Detroit-based watch, leather goods and bicycle company Shinola opened its newest retail store in Los Angeles last week. The 1,100-square-foot shop is in the heart of the city's...
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The Hive hires two in sales and marketing
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — The Hive, parent company of E-Thirteen, Chub Wheel Goods and Revl Road, has hired Cory Sullivan as head of U.S. dealer sales and Connor Bondlow in marketing...
View ArticleChicagoland Area Bicycle Dealers Association (CABDA) Trade Show
Start:February 4, 2015 End:February 5, 2015 cabda.netjim@cabda.netContact: (616) 214-9467
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Retailers launch children’s book on Kickstarter
VICTOR, Idaho (BRAIN) –Jannine and Scott Fitzgerald, owners of Fitzgerald’s Bicycles in Idaho’s Teton Valley, have launched a children’s book focused on cycling. The funding window for the “B is for...
View ArticleRetailers, will your store be open on Friday?
Choices Yes, for regular or extended hours Yes, for reduced hours No Yes, for regular or extended hours 56% (42 votes) Yes, for reduced hours 15% (11 votes) No 29% (22 votes) Total votes: 75
View ArticlePerformance will kick off Black Friday sale on Wednesday, but close Thursday
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (BRAIN) — Performance Bicycle will kick off its Black Friday sales this Wednesday, and then will close all its stores — as well as its distribution center and contact center — for...
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New York retailer raises funds for World Bicycle Relief
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Signature Cycles' owner Paul Levine recently collaborated with the Movado Group, the parent company of luxury watch brand Movado, to host a fundraising event to benefit World Bicycle...
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Kona recalls 2014 Wo fat bikes
FERNDALE, Wash. (BRAIN) — Kona has recalled its 2014 Wo fat bike due to concerns that the fork can crack or break at the junction of the crown and steerer column. In a notice on its website, Kona said...
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Bike Friday launches new cargo bike and hopes to build a bigger dealer base
EUGENE, Ore. (BRAIN) — Bike Friday, a U.S. manufacturer of folding bikes, is launching an adjustable 20-inch-wheel cargo bike and is developing a program to entice dealers to carry them.Hanna Scholz,...
View ArticleDahon moves to larger factory, looks to double production
SHENZHEN, China (BRAIN) — With a goal of doubling annual production to 1 million bikes, folding-bike maker Dahon has relocated to a larger factory in the Songgand district of Shenzhen, China.The new...
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Gear Up to distribute Italian-made rack system
AUGUSTA, Kan. (BRAIN) — GearUp, Inc. signed an agreement to distribute a new bike rack system called Figo in the U.S. Peruzzo s.r.l. of Rossano Veneto, Italy, manufactures the rack.The Figo is named...
View ArticleScott Sports USA will be the official goggle, pole, helmet and bike sponsor...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Scotts Sports USA, now headquartered in Salt Lake City, is becoming a year-round sponsor of the nearby Deer Valley Resort, home to many bike-related events in recent...
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SR Suntour North America sets up website for dealer and consumer sales and...
Site offers retail and wholesale sales for higher end suspension products not carried by the brand's North American distributors.VANCOUVER, Wash. (BRAIN) — SR Suntour North America has begun dealer...
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