Sport Chalet introduces same-day delivery
LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN) — Sport Chalet on Thursday announced the launch of “order today, deliver today” service. The same-day service is available in much of California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San...
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Bianchi launches vibration-canceling technology for Paris-Roubaix
LILLE, France (BRAIN) — Bianchi is introducing a new technology for reducing vibration in carbon frames with a prototype frame that is being raced in Paris-Roubaix this weekend.The Italian company...
View ArticleGU, Sports Basement honored by East Bay Bicycle Coalition
OAKLAND, CA (BRAIN) — Nutritionals brand GU Energy, retailer Sports Basement of Walnut Creek and Kaiser Oakland Medical Center were this year's winners of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition's Bike Friendly...
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New Specialized triathlon/time trial saddle
MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — Specialized has launched a new triathlon/time trial saddle, the Sitero. The saddle was designed specifically fit for the aerodynamic position. The shape is intended to...
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Austin shop brings Czech road brand to U.S.
AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN) — Cycleast, a new custom shop in the Texas capital, is also entering the distribution business, bringing in handmade carbon fiber and steel road and track bikes from the Czech...
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BTI hires Chris Blumenstetter
SANTA FE, NM (BRAIN) — BTI has hired Chris Blumenstetter as Cinelli brand manager, the company announced Friday.Blumenstetter has had an extensive career in the sport - racing in Belgium, France and...
View ArticleAccell consolidates Holland production
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) – Accell Group will merge bike production for its Batavus and Sparta brands, the company announced this week. Production will consolidate under one roof at the company’s...
View ArticleRIDES extended service sponsors BLC
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — RIDES, an extended service program for bike retailers, is sponsoring next week's Bicycle Leadership Conference and exhibiting at the Interbike IBD Summit.RIDES, which is an...
View ArticleNew Giant store brewing in Marin County
NOVATO, CA (BRAIN) — Northern Marin County gets a new purveyor of bikes—and beer, too, if all goes according to plan—as Bicycle Brüstop prepares to open April 27 as a Giant partner...
View ArticleJournalists Brady and Reid each launch books on Kickstarter
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England (BRAIN) — Cycling journalists Carlton Reid, of Britain, and Patrick Brady, of California, are each launching new bike books via campaigns on the crowd funding site...
View ArticleFebruary IBD sales can’t match 2012
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Thanks to 2012’s unseasonably warm winter, IBD sales suffered from unfavorable year-ago comparisons this February but showed strength when viewed against the more realistic 2011...
View ArticleBRAIN Dealer Tour-Chicago
Start:May 7, 2013 End:May 9, 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois www.bicycleretailer.com/archives/dealer-tourmsani@bicycleretailer.comThe editors of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News pedal the Windy...
View ArticleBRAIN Dealer Tour-Seattle
Start:October 22, 2013 End:October 24, 2013 Location: Seattle, Washington www.bicycleretailer.com/archives/dealer-tourmsani@bicycleretailer.comThe editors of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News pack...
View ArticleAl Budris to sell American Bicyclist Study
ALLENTOWN, PA (BRAIN) — The Gluskin Townley Group, publisher of the American Bicyclist Study, has hired industry veteran Al Budris to act as a sales rep for the study."Al has been in the bicycle...
View ArticleGerman Chancellor Merkel to visit Eurobike
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (BRAIN) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend opening day of the Eurobike trade show this year, Wednesday, August 28.Merkel will take about two hours to officially open...
View ArticlePhilly Bike Expo moves to Convention Center
PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN) — The Philly Bike Expo, a consumer show, will move into a larger space this year, the newly expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. The show is...
View ArticleInterbike to allow limited show access for Gran Fondo participants
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN) — Participants in this year's RTC Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo, held in Las Vegas the day after Interbike closes, will be allowed in to the show for part of its final...
View ArticleWebinar to focus on emerging categories, sales data and more
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Leisure Trends Group will present a webinar Thursday that will include 2012 retail sales data and a look at emerging product categories, including new technologies.LTG retail...
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Liv/giant announces latest design contest winner
NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN) — Barbara Greenlee of Bothell, Washington, is the latest winner of the Liv/giant bike design contest, which the Giant USA-owned women's bike brand runs with the Young Survival...
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Honey Stinger adds caffeinated cola chews
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (BRAIN) — Honey Stinger is launching a new caffeinated cherry cola flavor to its line of organic energy chews. “Based upon feedback from our customers, we decided to add another...
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