Legal analysis: Confusion over electric bike regulations
After reading two articles in BRAIN’s June 15, 2013 issue (“Speedy e-bikes trouble industry” and “NYC e-bike crackdown exposes legal morass”) as well as a follow up letter to the editor in the July 1,...
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CCH Racing returns with SuperCup
WALNUTPORT, PA (BRAIN) — Originally launched in 1997 by Christopher C. Hoffman, CCH Racing is returning after a hiatus with a line of U.S.-made BMX race frames, handlebars, forks, stems and other...
View ArticleRegistration opens for 2014 NAHBS
CHARLOTTE, NC (BRAIN) — Exhibitor registration has opened for the 2014 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, which is being held March 14-16 at the Charlotte Convention Center.Show organizers said that...
View ArticleOGC to distribute Linus in Canada
MONTREAL, Quebec (BRAIN) — Outdoor Gear Canada has signed a multi-year agreement making OGC Linus's exclusive Canadian distributor, effective Sept. 1. OGC will distribute the company's bikes and...
View ArticleChallenge Tires adds 'Buy Local' button, MAP program
SUN PRAIRIE, WI (BRAIN) — Challenge has added a Buy Local Now button to its website, Challengetech.it.The feature, offered by SmartEtailing, directs intersted consumers to a map and directory of all...
View ArticleThe Bike Cooperative adds Pedego and Ellsworth as supplier partners
MANCHESTER, NH (BRAIN) — The Bike Cooperative has recently added Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles and Pedego as supplier partners.Co-op member retailers earn rebates with the purchase of the products and...
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Huntington beach shop employees fend off rioters
Store employees armed themselves with wrenches and seatposts to fend off surf-competition lootersHUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (BRAIN) — Neighbors and store employees helped fend off rioters looking to loot the...
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Giant debuts 27.5-inch mountain bikes for 2014
DEER VALLEY, UT (BRAIN) — If there is one word that best describes Giant’s 2014 product line, it is BOLD. With the majority of its performance mountain bike line sporting 27.5-inch wheels, new models...
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Rapha's Team Sky Tour victory jersey
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Rapha's special edition Team Sky Tour de France victory jersey will be available at the end of September. The main body of the jersey is made from a breathable performance...
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Ski/snowboard participation down 3%, weather blamed
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — Ski and snowboard participation slumped 3 percent last season, largely due to a slow start to the season, according to a new industry report.The SnowSports Industries America...
View ArticleFormer Giant manager joins Elevation Outdoors
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Monica Davis, until recently a regional sales manager for Giant Bicycle, has been named publisher of Elevation Outdoors magazine and MountainGazette.com. The titles are owned by...
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Sales of special edition Pure Fix bikes benefit water charity
BURBANK, CA (BRAIN) — Fixie maker Pure Fix is donating $100 from the sale of two special edition bikes to Charity:Water, an organization that funds water projects in developing countries. The donation...
View ArticleEaston-Bell Sports hires two in sales for North America
VAN NUYS, CA (BRAIN) — Easton-Bell Sports has hired two regional sales managers. Dan Knisely will handle the Eastern region and Canada and Chris Bogue will handle the West. They will lead teams of...
View ArticleFSA Europe closes Aug. 5 for summer holiday
BUSNAGO, Italy (BRAIN) — F.S.A. Europe will be closed for summer holidays from Aug. 5-19. The office will re-open Aug. 20. The company urged industry members who have urgent business with FSA to...
View ArticleLapierre launches North American website
KENT, WA (BRAIN) — French bike brand Lapierre has launched a new website for its recently formed North American division. The site is home to North American product offerings, technology, team...
View ArticleFox would sell 8.6 million shares, raise $120 million
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) — Fox Factory Holding released more details on its planned IPO Tuesday, but it still has not set a date for the auction. The company plans to offer 2,857,143 shares of common...
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Serotta lays off 40% of workforce, planning shutdown
CEO says "funds never came" after merger with Blue and Mad FiberSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (BRAIN) — Serotta has laid off 40 percent of its workforce and is planning to shut down production in the next two...
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Reduced price on Polar lifestyle water bottle
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Polar Bottle has reduced the retail price of its Polar Bottle Ergo — an insulated "lifestyle bottle"— by 20 percent. Originally priced at $18.99, the Ergo is now available for a...
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Ben Serotta: 'I will build bikes another day'
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (BRAIN) — As the Serotta bicycle company fulfills final orders and prepares to shut down bike production here, founder Ben Serotta said he intends to continue making bikes, under...
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VitalBMX to launch U.K. edition
IRVINE, CA (BRAIN) — Vital Media Network will soon launch a U.K. edition of its VitalBMX website. VitalBMX.co.uk will launch Aug. 15. Visitors in the U.K. who go to VitalBMX.com will be automatically...
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