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Nutrition app pairs with smart sunglass to tell riders when to refuel
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Recon Instruments has developed a nutrition app called Refuel that tells cyclists and runners when to drink and eat during and after an activity. The app displays...
View ArticleBike share operator CycleHop moves to California; appoints regional manager
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (BRAIN) — CycleHop has signed a long-term lease for a new space in Santa Monica, which will be the new home for local bike-share operations and serve as the company’s national...
View ArticleVelo-city underway in Nantes this week
NANTES, France (BRAIN) — Some 1,500 delegates from more than 160 countries are gathered in Nantes, France, this week to discuss the future of cycling. More than 200 speakers are set to speak over the...
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Vancouver's North Shore still thumping with MTB energy
NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Like Vancouver, which the BRAIN Dealer Tour visited Tuesday, the North Shore bike retail scene is crowded, competitive and apparently profitable. As in...
View ArticleAIM acquires Catalyst’s Outdoor Guide
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Active Interest Media, publisher of Backpacker, SKI, Skiing, Climbing and a host of other outdoor consumer magazines, has acquired the Outdoor Guide, a direct mail service,...
View ArticleECRM launches Outdoor PressCamp
New media event to run concurrently with Bike PressCamp in 2016.SOLON, Ohio (BRAIN) — Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing, which recently acquired Lifeboat Events, is expanding the PressCamp brand...
View ArticleInterbike bolsters retail education offered at show
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike is boosting retail education at the 2015 trade show with a revamped NBDA Super Seminar series and a new area on the show floor called the Retail Resource...
View ArticleKona to sponsor Retallack Lodge bike park
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (BRAIN) — Kona has entered an exclusive partnership with Retallack Lodge of Nelson, British Columbia, a backcountry skiing and snowboarding destination that has also invested in and...
View ArticleABG expands outside sales force
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BRAIN) — American Bicycle Group, parent of Quintana Roo and Litespeed Bicycles, has added four sales groups to address growing North American demand, the company said.Dennis Lee,...
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Polar unveils M450 bike computer
KEMPELE, Finland (BRAIN) — Polar has launched the new M450 bike computer featuring GPS, altitude, heart rate and integrated LED light.Riders can enter training background and personal metrics and the...
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Vancouver Dealer Tour: Turning obsessions into careers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — As the Vancouver bike scene has evolved, successful shops have had to do so as well.Some stores that started out in the 1980's or 90's as hotbeds of mountain bike...
View Article2016 Sea Otter Classic early bird camping reservations open Monday
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Those planning on camping at next year's Sea Otter Classic can begin making Early Bird reservations on Monday, June 8, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. The registration period for...
View ArticleVee Tire hires Tebbe to grow IBD business
ATLANTA (BRAIN) — Vee Tire Co. has hired Tim Tebbe as national sales manager of dealer accounts in the U.S. Tebbe previously worked at EVS Sports and Marin Bikes for the past four years. He joins the...
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Orbea to go on summer tour to visit U.S. dealers
MALLABIA, Spain (BRAIN) — A lot has changed at Orbea USA over the past six months as Gonzalo Garcia de Salazar took over leadership of the wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish brand. The company has...
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Wiggins attempts to break Hour Record on Pinarello
Pinarello works with carmaker to improve bike’s aerodynamics. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BRAIN) — British pro rider Bradley Wiggins will attempt to break the UCI Hour Record on a Pinarello Bolide HR bike...
View ArticleVoxwomen to stream women’s world cup online
PHILADELPHIA — Online women’s pro cycling channel Voxwomen will be live streaming the UCI Women’s Road World Cup this Sunday. Voxwomen partnered with the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic to...
View ArticleAccell NA appoints Alan Rowland as senior director of IBD sales
KENT, Wash. (BRAIN) — Accell North America has promoted Alan Rowland to senior director of IBD sales. Rowland was previously director of sales for Lapierre USA and is a 25-year veteran of the bike...
View ArticleHans Johnsen names Jeff Cavicchi national sales manager
DALLAS (BRAIN) — Jeff Cavicchi has been named national sales manager for the Hans Johnsen Company and its two subsidiaries Downeast Bicycle Specialists and Wilson Bicycle Sales.This is a newly created...
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Texas retailers win a trip to Shimano's factories
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — A Texas retailer whose employee completed the 1 millionth Shimano S-TEC training module has won a trip to Japan to visit the component giant's factories.Jake VanderVaate of...
View ArticleNew study estimates size of triathlon market at $2.8 billion
TBI study includes spending on travel, accommodations and other expenses.ORANGE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Triathlon Business International has completed an extensive study of the consumer triathlon market and...
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