Swenson named Craft sales and marketing manager
BEVERLY, MA (BRAIN) — Craft Sportswear North America has hired Katie Gould Swenson as its sales and marketing manager for Craft baselayers and Nordic skiing. As part of this newly created position,...
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New sales manager at Kenda Europe
OLDENBURG, Germany (BRAIN) — Kenda Taiwan has hired Friderik Vodan as the new sales manager for Kenda Europe. Vodan, 46, joins Kenda after several years serving as the international sales and global...
View ArticleQRide adds two sales firms
ROANOKE, VA (BRAIN) — QRide Inc has hired two sales agencies to represent its products to IDBs and specialty outdoor retailers.Madison, Wisc.,-based Camillo & Associates will cover a large portion...
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Hans Johnsen buys Downeast Bicycle
FRYEBURG, ME (BRAIN) – Maine-based distributor Downeast Bicycle Specialists has been sold to the Hans Johnsen Company of Dallas, Texas, the companies announced this weekend.Jeff Cavicchi, former vice...
View ArticleBikeRoar adds new features
BRISBANE, Australia (BRAIN) — BikeRoar.com, an Australia-based site that contains bike product information and links to IBDs, has added several new features to its site.Recent site updates have seen...
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JetBlack Z1 trainer
SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN) — Australia-based trainer brand JetBlack is entering the U.S. market this season with the JetBlack Z1 Fluid HYDROGEL Trainer.It features progressive resistance up to 900 watts....
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Polar Bottle named official bottle of Colorado stage race
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Colorado-based Polar Bottle has, for the second year, signed on as the official sports bottle of the USA Pro Challenge, the six-day professional stage race held later this...
View ArticleCompetitive Cyclist to give away a Merlin in Utah
PARK CITY, UT (BRAIN) — Competitive Cyclist will be giving away a Merlin Extralight road bike with SRAM Red components at the Tour of Utah, which starts Tuesday.Competitive Cyclist, a Backcountry.com...
View ArticleLuxottica sales up in Q2; Oakley sells off Revo
MILAN, Italy (BRAIN)—Luxottica Group reported for a second straight quarter that strong performance in its wholesale division, which includes Southern California-based Oakley, helped propel improved...
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Specialized 2014 Epic
MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — Specialized's Epic line features all-new carbon and aluminum frames designed to be the sport's lightest and most efficient full-suspension cross-country bikes. The frames now...
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Vosper, Henderson join Cervélo
TORONTO, Canada (BRAIN) — Rick Vosper started his new job as global marketing director at Cervélo Cycles this week. Vosper is relocating from Boulder, Colorado, to Toronto, where the bike brand is...
View ArticleBen Serotta leaves company; owners to seek contract work
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (BRAIN) — Founder Ben Serotta has left the company he founded 41 years ago, as has CEO Bill Watkins. The current owners of the Serotta bicycle factory told Serotta dealers in a...
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Jenson USA completes store renovation, adds Giant to lineup
RIVERSIDE, CA (BRAIN) — Retailer Jenson USA recently completed an extensive renovation of its superstore in Corona, California. Significant changes to the store’s interior décor and layout have allowed...
View ArticleRecoFit donating portion of Armcoolers sales to velodrome
The partially built velodrome in Erie, Colorado, was heavily damaged by a wind storm this weekendBOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — RecoFit Compression Gear is donating $3 of from the online sales of its Armcoolers...
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Childhood obesity
On-One introduces child-sized fat bikeTEMPLEBOROUGH, UK (BRAIN) — Fat bikes are kid friendly with On-One’s Baby Fatty, a 12-inch frame built around a 24x4-inch wide tire set to go on sale in November...
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Bike generator charges gadgets
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — The Atom is a generator and battery that attaches to a bike's rear hub and has a USB port to charge cell phones or other devices, including tablets, cameras or GPS units.The...
View ArticlePressCamp announces pricing, schedules
Editor’s note: This article corrects a PressCamp report posted earlier today.LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (BRAIN) — Lifeboat Events on Wednesday announced pricing and other details for a new, smaller-scale winter...
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Medical group offers cycling concussion guidelines
By Wendy BooherSAUSALITO, CA (BRAIN) — A non-profit organization is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess possible concussions. The group, Medicine of...
View ArticleBRAIN Interbike Show Daily deadlines near
LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN) — With Interbike on the horizon next month, submission deadlines are fast approaching for Bicycle Retailer’s Show Dailies, distributed at the Vegas expo.To submit new product...
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