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Giant announces bike line aimed at a new generation of riders
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Giant Bicycle is adding a new bike brand, Momentum, aimed at new bike recreational riders. The company said the new brand is inline with recent research on bicycle use in...
View ArticleMomentum magazine launches online store
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Momentum magazine has launched an online store to sell city cycling essentials such as bags, baskets, lights, helmets and casual clothing to everyday riders."The...
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Easton offers Heist mountain bike wheels in three widths
BURNABY, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Easton Cycling is offering its aluminum-rimmed Heist mountain bike wheels with three internal rim width options — 24, 27 and 30 mm.The Heist wheels are all tubeless...
View ArticleLandry's Bicycles opening new store in Worcester, Mass.
WORCESTER, Mass. (BRAIN) — Landry's Bicycles is expanding to seven stores with a new store opening in Worcester later this month.Longtime Landry's partners and brothers Peter and Tom Henry have...
View ArticleNew company offers order fulfillment, purchasing and e-commerce help for IBDs
BEE CAVE, Texas (BRAIN) — Cycle Commerce, being launched by a Texas bike retailer, will offer bike shops three services related to profitability and efficiency. All three services essentially let a...
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Cambria Bicycle Outfitters to open Wren Sports fork service center
VALLEJO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Wren Sports, which recently expanded its suspension fork lineup from two to 40 models, has announced that retailer Cambria Bicycle Outfitter will operate its first U.S....
View ArticleTorcano Industries distributing Promax, Box Components
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BRAIN) – Torcano Industries is now distributing Cycle Group Inc.'s Promax and BOX Components brands.CGI is a Southern California-based supplier of aftermarket bicycle components...
View ArticleAspekt to handle launch of Hiplok Gold wearable lock
LEAMINGTON SPA, U.K. (BRAIN) — The British bicycle security brand Hiplok has hired Aspekt Brand Communications to handle the launch of the Hiplok Gold wearable bike lock.The Hiplok Gold is a 10mm...
View ArticleVittoria hires Derek Griggs as New England sales rep
BOSTON (BRAIN) — Vittoria Industries North America has hired Derek Griggs as regional sales representative for New England.Based in Seabrook, N.H., Griggs will be responsible for identifying new...
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Subrosa Street Rail offers BMXers a portable 8-foot rail
LONGWOOD, Fla. (BRAIN) — Specifically designed for BMX use, the Subrosa Street Rail is 8 feet long and 18 inches high. It can be broken down into 4-foot sections for transport, and a connector is...
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E-Thirteen and MRP agree to co-license their bashguard technology
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — E-Thirteen and MRP have entered into a co-licensing agreement that covers their respective intellectual property relating to direct-mount bashguards.Both companies have used...
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Jobst Brandt, cyclist, inventor, author and industry influencer, dies at 80
PALO ALTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Jobst Brandt died Tuesday at age 80 after a long illness.Although he rarely made his living in the industry, Brandt has influenced the bike world for decades. He was a...
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Mike Wilson named North America marketing manager for Mavic and Suunto
OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — Mike Wilson has been named the North American marketing manager for Mavic and Suunto, two brands owned by Amer Sports.Wilson will be based in Ogden, Utah. He has more than 20...
View ArticleBypassing West Coast ports helps Fox Factory exceed sales expectations
Bike-related sales up 6 percent, mostly due to the addition of Race Face and Easton sales.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — "Alternative logistics" helped Fox Factory exceed its sales expectations for...
View ArticleCamelBak sales down 5 percent in first quarter
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — CamelBak sales for the first quarter this year were down 4.8 percent from the same period last year, a decline the company attributed to the strong U.S. dollar, the West...
View ArticleDorel: Foreign exchange hurts Q1 revenue
Organic revenue up 3 percent in bike business excluding currency issues. Growth buoyed by IBD sales in Europe, Japan and Brazil. U.S. market off to slow start.MONTREAL (BRAIN) — While worldwide...
View ArticleHutchinson Tire North America hires Kendall Young as OEM manager
TRENTON, N.J. (BRAIN) — Hutchinson Tire North America has hired the OEM brand management firm SpinCycle Consulting, which is headed up by industry veteran Kendall Young, to handle sales to North...
View ArticleClif Bar extends CrossVegas sponsorship through 2017
LONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) — Clif Bar has extended its title sponsorship of the CrossVegas cyclocross race by two years, through the 2017 event. This year the event will be designated a UCI World Cup, the...
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Wilier Triestina offers its aero road bike Cento1SR with non-integrated seatpost
ATLANTA (BRAIN) — Wilier Triestina is now offering its Cento1SR frames and complete bikes with a standard aerodynamic seatpost as an alternative to its integrated seatpost design.The Wilier Triestina...
View ArticlePortland bag maker, North St. Bags, opens concept storefront, adds reps
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — North St. Bags has opened a new retail concept storefront in Southeast Portland.Nearly tripling its existing showroom area, the North St. Bags SHOP HQ showcases on-hand...
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