TrainingPeaks buys BestBikeSplit.com
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Bike training software maker TrainingPeaks has acquired Best Bike Split, a company with technology that predicts bike race times based on the athlete's fitness and the...
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POC's AVIP road cycling gear wins design award
STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — POC has been awarded a prestigious Swedish design award for AVIP, the concept behind the brand's road cycling gear, introduced in 2013. The Design S award has been presented every...
View ArticleSophie Ballo and Matthew Beaudin join Rapha North America
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Rapha North America has hired Sophie Ballo as its new marketing manager, and Matthew Beaudin as its social media and content manager. Ballo comes to Rapha from Specialized,...
View ArticleSelle San Marco North America adds EP Group
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Selle San Marco North America has added EP Group's Erik Solberg and Bill Carson to its outside sales team.Solberg's territory includes Washington, Idaho and Western...
View ArticleCipollini to supply re-branded US developmental team coached by Axel Merckx
KELOWNA, British Columbia (BRAIN) — A developmental road team coached by Axel Merckx will have a new name and a new bike sponsor for the 2015 season.The team — founded in 2009 as Trek-Livestrong and...
View ArticleBell hires Scott Sharples as marketing manager for the bike division
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (Calif.) — Scott Sharples has joined Bell Helmets as its new marketing manager for its bicycle business. Sharples has more than 25 years of industry experience. A former World Cup...
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Gates offers limited-edition Carbon Drive belts in red
DENVER (BRAIN) — Gates Corporation, maker of the Gates Carbon Drive system for bicycles, is launching a series of limited-edition red belts called Carbon Drive Red.The company said that the special...
View ArticleTaichung Bike Week dates move into October for 2015, organizers decide
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Organizers at Taichung Bike Week are moving the dates for next year's meetings into October, approximately two weeks earlier than this year's event held during the first week...
View ArticleTriathlon Business International opens nominations for Triathletes Choice awards
ORANGE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Triathlon Business International is accepting nominations for best-of races in six event categories, as well as the top five triathlon highlights of 2014 for its Triathletes...
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Salsa recalls all aluminum Bearpaw fat-bike forks
MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — QBP's Salsa Cycles is recalling about 2,500 aluminum Salsa Bearpaw forks sold separately and on Mukluk bicycles. According to Salsa, the fork steerers can bend or break.The recall...
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BTI to distribute AbsoluteBlack components
WOBURN, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — U.K. brand AbsoluteBlack has announced that Bicycle Technologies International will distribute its chainrings, hubs and other components in the U.S. starting in January...
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Steely Brodie Tiber ready for on- and off-road duty
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — The Tiber is one of four steel-framed, disc brake-equipped road/gravel models in Brodie Bicycles' newly introduced 2015 line.The 4130 butted chromoly frame and...
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Concept Mini scooter gets its kick from BionX motor
AURORA, Ontario (BRAIN) — BionX is supplying the kick for a concept electric kick scooter produced by Mini, a brand of BMW.The folding Mini Citysurfer Concept, which marries a kick scooter to an...
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Fox Factory buys Race Face and Easton Cycling for $30.2M
BURNABY, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Fox Factory Holding Corp., the parent of the Fox suspension brand, has purchased Race Face Performance and Easton Cycling, the companies announced Friday.The...
View ArticleLeague of American Bicyclists surveys bike shops
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — The League of American Bicyclists has launched a survey of retail stores to find out how shops are attracting and retaining female customers. The initiative is part of the...
View ArticleLongtime SoCal sales rep Jim Anderson dies
KENT, Wash. (BRAIN) — Jim Anderson, a long-time bike industry sales rep and the SoCal territory manager for Accell North America, died on Dec. 1."Jim made an indelible impression on all of us from the...
View ArticleFinish Line looking for dirty bikes
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Finish Line is looking for a great photo of a dirty bike, to use on the packaging for its Super Bike Wash."After eight years, the current photograph is out of date and an...
View ArticleRotating Mass Media says revenues up nearly 5%, announces promotions
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (BRAIN) — Rotating Mass Media, the publisher of Dirt Rag and Bicycle Times magazines, says its saw a nearly 5 percent increase in total revenue in 2014 versus the prior year. The...
View ArticleLiv adds to its global marketing staff
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Liv has announced two additions to its global team."Moving forward, we're expanding our Liv brand team and enhancing our marketing, business development, and consumer...
View ArticleCampy North American hosts 7th annual Toy Drive and Fun Ride this weekend
CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Campagnolo North America is hosting its seventh annual holiday toy drive and fun bike ride this Saturday, Dec. 13. The event benefits Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.To...
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