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Specialized recalls forks on Tarmac SL4, Crux and Secteur
MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — Specialized is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 12,200 bikes due to faulty carbon forks. Models affected are the 2012 and 2013 Tarmac SL4,...
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BRAIN rolls out on Bay Area Dealer Tour
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors will canvas the Bay Area this week, visiting 14 retailers in the East Bay, Marin County and San Francisco by...
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Keys to the shop
From the magazinePORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — The time to pass the torch comes at a different point for every business leader. For some, it never comes at all. For Portland retailer Jay Graves, as he turned...
View ArticleOutdoor Industries Women's Coalition announces education series
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition has announced its education eeries schedule for 2013, which will primarily focus on mentoring.The series events are hosted at REI stores...
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Mack urges WBF donations in memory of Bill Keith
MIAMI, FL (BRAIN) — Florida retailer Mary Jane Mark is asking the industry to join her in donating bikes to World Bicycle Relief in memory of Bill Keith. Keith, a SRAM product manager, died suddenly...
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Michelin's square inner tubes
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Michelin's new Protek Max inner tubes are injected with sealant and have a square profile and textured bumps that react in compression if punctured. Michelin said this reaction...
View ArticleBern Unlimited adds East Coast rep groups
DUXBURY, MA (BRAIN) — Bern Unlimited has appointed three new sales agencies across the East Coast: Specialty Sports, Mountain Enterprises and Harrison Montgomery. "We've worked hard to earn our place...
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Bay Area shops thrive by focusing on niches, community
BERKELEY, CA (BRAIN) — The BRAIN Dealer Tour went multi-model on its first day Tuesday, visiting shops in Berkeley and Oakland by bike, with transfers across San Francisco Bay via ferry and the BART...
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Bike Fixtation, Green Guru launch tube recycling partnership
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (BRAIN) — Bike Fixtation partnered with Green Guru to provide simple and cost effective inner tube recycling services for bike rooms, repair kiosks and other public use bicycle repair...
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DuPont launches trademark suit against Easton-Bell Sports
WILMINGTON, DE (BRAIN) — DuPont filed a trademark infringement suit against Easton-Bell Sports in Delaware federal court this week.The suit claims Easton-Bell Sports use of trademarks “DuPont” and...
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Cowbell ambush, MTB pioneers and flats! The Tour comes to Marin
MILL VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) — The BRAIN Dealer Tour glided across the Golden Gate Bridge early Wednesday to start a day visiting bike shops in Marin County on a 35 mile-plus day of riding around the...
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Into Marin
Cowbell ambush, MTB pioneers and flats! The Tour comes to the birthplace of the mountain bikeSlideshow Image: URL: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/brain-dealer-tour
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Opinion: The Humble Tube
One of the many lessons I learned in 1975 from my retail mentor Peter Davis from Champaign Cycle: “Never run out of inner tubes!” Of course, he could just buy more tubes, and I had to beg Tom French...
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Choices Under $5 Between $5 and $6 Between $6 and $7 More than $8 Under $5 10% (2 votes) Between $5 and $6 29% (6 votes) Between $6 and $7 57% (12 votes) More than $8 5% (1 vote) Total votes: 21
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Gated bike community
The BRAIN Dealer Tour circles the city.Slideshow Image: URL: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/brain-dealer-tour
View ArticlePhilly plans major race this year
PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN) – New organizers are bringing a major road race back to Philadelphia earlier than expected thanks to some help from a congressman.Last month longtime race organizer Dave...
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NAHBS sets exhibitor record
DENVER, CO (BRAIN) — The North American Handmade Bicycle Show recently set a record for registered exhibitors. The show, to be held in Denver from Feb. 22-24, had 185 registered exhibitors as of Jan....
View ArticleMavic hires Sporidis as GM
HAVERHILL, MA (BRAIN) — Mavic Inc. has hired Phillip Sporidis as general manager, effective Monday. Sporidis comes to Mavic most recently from Amoena USA, a leading producer of post-breast cancer...
View ArticleBrodsky hands Bike Co-op reins to Barrett
MANCHESTER, NH (BRAIN) — Greg Brodsky, longtime leader of The Bike Cooperative, stepped aside Feb. 1 as outdoor industry veteran Scott Barrett became the new president of the retailer-owned...
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