Brendan Quirk joins Rapha as North America president
LONDON (BRAIN) — Brendan Quirk, the co-founder of Competitive Cyclist, is joining Rapha as president of its North American business, the company announced Friday. He will start Sept. 1.Quirk co-founded...
View ArticleCanyon to support women's pro road team in 2016
KOBLENZ, Germany (BRAIN) — Germany-based consumer-direct bike brand Canyon will sponsor a top-level women's professional road racing team in 2016.Canyon has sponsored several men's pro teams in the...
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New production planned for Bike Shop musical
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — A musical set in a Brooklyn bike shop will return to the stage next month as the Theater For The New City presents "Bike Shop" from Sept. 11-27.The play was created by actress and...
View ArticleVittoria hires Trevor Litten to handle Midwest sales territory
BOSTON (BRAIN) — Vittoria Industries North America has appointed Trevor Litten as regional sales representative for the Midwest region.Based in Liberty, Mo., Litten will be responsible for Vittoria, 3T...
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Odyssey's Clutch Freecoaster hub offers external slack adjustment
NORWALK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Odyssey's new freecoaster hub, called the "Clutch Freecoaster" features an external slack adjustment.Freestyle riders can adjust the slack, which controls how the hub allows a...
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Smith and The Bike Line to provide helmets for Marian University cycling teams
INDIANAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Local retailer The Bike Line and Smith are providing the Marian University Cycling Team with helmets for all riders starting this fall.Marian racers will use the Smith Overtake...
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Giro unveils new trail helmet at Whistler Crankworx
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Giro Sport Design unveiled its new Montaro MIPS and women's Montara MIPS helmets at the Crankworx Whistler event in British Columbia this weekend.The new trail helmets...
View ArticleQBP and Kinetic launch Big Dig Trail Challenge with IMBA
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products and Kinetic have teamed with the International Mountain Bicycling Association to create the Big Dig Trail Challenge, an initiative that encourages...
View ArticleFinish Line's David Clopton retires, Barouh joins as national accounts manager
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (BRAIN) — David Clopton is retiring after 25 years working for Finish Line Technologies, the company announced."Most of you have worked with David for many years and I am sure like...
View ArticleRaleigh returns as official bike sponsor of CrossVegas
KENT, Wash. (BRAIN) — Raleigh Bicycles is sponsoring this year's CLIF Bar CrossVegas race. It's the third year that Raleigh will be the official bike sponsor of the event."CrossVegas is the biggest...
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New BRAIN issue has special report on fat and plus-sized bike market
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — The newest Bicycle Retailer & Industry News edition contains a special report on the growing market for fat- and plus-sized mountain bikes, including a look at the...
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Zeitbike begins distributing Green Oil bike care products
VENTURA, Calif. — Zeitbike distribution has added U.K.-based Green Oil to its product mix. Green Oil's environmentally friendly bike lubricants, soaps, waxes, brushes and sponges will be available in...
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Musselman joins BOS Suspension in sales and marketing
TOULOUSE, France (BRAIN) — French fork and shock brand BOS Suspension has hired Luke Musselman as director of global sales and marketing. A veteran of Cannondale, Musselman was most recently with the...
View ArticleRecumbent Cycle-Con set for fourth edition next month
CINCINNATI (BRAIN) — The 2015 Recumbent Cycle-Con Trade Show & Convention (RC-C) will be held Sept. 25-27, at the Sharonville Convention Center in Cincinnati, featuring manufacturers of recumbent...
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Speedplay now shipping Zero Aero pedal
SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — Speedplay, Inc. is now shipping its Zero Aero Pedal System.The pedal, first shown at last year's Interbike, was designed to reduce aerodynamic drag. The race-specific design has a...
View ArticleReynolds Cycling promotes Tom Gosselin to domestic sales manager
SANDY, Utah (BRAIN) — Reynolds Cycling has promoted Tom Gosselin to its new domestic sales manager position. Gosselin has worked in-house at Reynolds for two years and has managed inside sales, the...
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Advocate Cycles to donate all profits from bike sales to non-profits
New brand has completed a crowdfunding campaign.MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — A new bike brand that promises to donate 100 percent of its profits to bike advocacy programs, has completed a crowdfunding...
View ArticleMonty Hudson joins Faraday Bicycles as head of sales
SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Electric bike brand Faraday Bicycles has hired Monty Hudson as its head of sales.Hudson most recently worked in sales for digital media firms."As one of Faraday's early...
View ArticleNew Saris Cycling Group digital advertising drives consumers to...
MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — Saris Cycling Group is working with OwnerIQ, a Boston-based digital advertising company, on a new program that targets interested online shoppers with messages intended to drive...
View ArticleRegistration opens for USAC race mechanic clinic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Registration has opened for this year's Bill Woodul Race Mechanics Clinic, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The clinic is Nov. 18-22.The...
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