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Derailleur hangers come in threes
LOUISVILLE, CO (BRAIN) — Wheels Manufacturing is making available its most popular machined derailleur hangers in three-piece packs. The packs, which include hangers that fit Specialized, Trek, Giant,...
View ArticleLambert picks up Kronobar
LEVIS, Quebec (BRAIN) — Canadian distributor Lambert is now distributing Kronobar energy and protein bars.Kronobar is a Canadian brand founded in 2010 by Rose-Marie Jarry, a pastry chef and...
View ArticleNew agreement expands bike routes in national parks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — The National Park Service and the Adventure Cycling Association recently signed a five-year agreement in which both groups will work collaboratively to build a nationwide...
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Bad Monkey Bikes reunites owners with their stolen bike
VANCOUVER, WA (BRAIN) — With bike theft on the rise in the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, metro areas, Vancouver police are faced with a dilemma: what to do with bikes that are recovered....
View ArticleREI revises its return policies
KENT, WA (BRAIN) — Outdoor equipment retailer REI recently announced changes to its return policies, which previously allowed customers to return any item for any amount of time, no questions asked.The...
View ArticleBMC opens U.S. service center for Stromer e-bikes
BOSTON, MA (BRAIN) — BMC Switzerland is opening a Stromer service center in the San Francisco Bay Area to support dealers and customers of its electric bike line. BMC Switzerland owns Stromer as well...
View ArticleStudy: More Americans exercising outdoors
Triathlon sees largest average annual increases. WASHINGTON, D.C. — About 141.9 million Americans got outdoors last year to exercise and take part in at least one of the 43 outdoor activities that the...
View ArticleThe Bike Co-op adds Brooklyn Cruiser
MANCHESTER, NH (BRAIN) — The Bike Cooperative has added Brooklyn Cruiser to its product offerings. Effective immediately, members of co-op will earn additional rebates on all purchases of Brooklyn...
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The Bike Hub opens second location as Giant Partner Store
SPOKANE, WA (BRAIN) — The Bike Hub opened its second location in downtown Spokane, Washington last week. Owner Chris Andreasen teamed up with Giant’s retail merchandising team to design the 2,600...
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Mike Abrams joins Giant
NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN) — Mike Abrams is joining Giant USA as East Region sales manager, the company announced Tuesday. Abrams was previously the Eastern Region sales manager for Jamis and prior to...
View ArticleReport: Outdoor product sales decline in May
Bike sales through outdoor retailers also weakBOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Sales of outdoor products fell 1.7 percent in May compared to the same month last year, according to the Outdoor Industry Association...
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Ride 2 Recovery planned for Interbike
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN) — Interbike is sponsoring a Ride 2 Recovery Honor Ride at this year's trade show in Las Vegas. The 25-mile ride for wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...
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Rotor offers dealers demo Q-Rings
MADRID, Spain (BRAIN) — Rotor Bike Components has launched a test-ride program with its European dealers so consumers can try out the Spanish brand’s Q-Ring elliptical chainrings. The program will be...
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QBP recalling some Salsa forks
BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN) — QBP is recalling about 1,700 Salsa brand forks because they can bend above the disc brake mount. The forks were sold individually and with the Salsa Vaya and Salsa La Cruz...
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Curve Pro SL Sock
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Curve's new Pro SL cycling sock is made with silver-infused polypropylene yarn with anti-bacterial treatment.The sock includes mesh ventilation on the top of the foot and...
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Animal Bikes Dealer Open House
Date:July 10, 2013 3:00 pmAnimal Bikes is holding a dealer open house to give East Coast dealers a chance to review its new products prior to the fall trade shows. The event will include product demos,...
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Michelin offers road tubular again
GREENVILLE, SC (BRAIN) — Michelin is offering a tubular road tire again, about a decade after stopping sales of its last sew-up. The 2013 Michelin PRO4 tubular is now in stock at Michelin distributors...
View ArticleDorel lowers expectation for bike revenue
Company to lay off 50 to reduce costs. MONTREAL, Quebec (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries will lay off 50 people worldwide across the recreational and leisure segment as a result of a soft first half, the...
View ArticleColorado fires force evacuations, tour re-route
BLACK FOREST, CO (BRAIN) — Three wildfires along Colorado's Front Range so far appear to have had no direct effect on the bicycle industry or retailers, although — in a repeat of last year's June...
View ArticleRaleigh announces DealerCamp trip contest winners
KENT, WA (BRAIN) — Raleigh Bicycles on Thursday announced the five dealers who won free trips to DealerCamp in Utah next month.The dealers won travel and accommodations for the event, set for July...
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