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Dirty Dog MTB acquired, renamed Moment Industries
MARIN, CA (BRAIN) — Rob Reedy of Echos Communications has purchased Dirty Dog MTB, maker of aftermarket laser-etched mountain bike brake rotors, stems and cable guides, and rebranded the company Moment...
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IMBA kicks off World Summit with 25th Birthday Bash
SANTA FE, NM (BRAIN) — IMBA expects close to 400 people will attend today’s opening of its 2012 World Summit here at the city's convention center. The summit, including a variety of seminars and group...
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Rick Vosper: Where will we get the next generation of affordable bikes?
Here’s an interesting question, especially coming so close to that national monument to the benefits of ruthless colonialism known as Columbus Day. It goes something like this: The nascent Chinese...
View ArticleDorel’s head of bike: Acquisitions, product and targeted spending to drive...
TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN) — The head of Dorel Industries’ bike division laid out an aggressive plan to double sales and triple net profit in the next five years as he spoke to company shareholders and...
View ArticleQBP's Whisky Parts Co. adds clothing line
BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN) — Whisky Parts Co. is introducing a clothing line that will include a wide range of men's and women's cyclng threads, ranging from lycra road shorts to mountain bike baggies,...
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Wheels offers BB adaptor kit
LOUISVILLE, CO (BRAIN) — Wheels Manufacturing is offering 65-piece kit for adapting cranks to fit BB30 and Pressfit 30 frames. The kit has eight bikes' worth of adaptors for Shimano 24mm and...
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'The Guy from the Movie' goes to Vegas
An Interbike newbie reports on his first show, where he variously felt out of place and like a movie star.By Joe Nocella In the whole scheme of things my shop, 718 Cyclery, is quite young. Two years in...
View ArticleShimano expands South Carolina distribution center
IRVINE, CA (BRAIN) — Shimano American planned to break ground Friday on an expansion to its Ladson, South Carolina, distribution center. The new construction will add nearly 100,000 square feet to the...
View ArticleEaston-Bell Sports enacts new pricing policy
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) — Easton Bell Sports sent out revised dealer agreements to its network on Thursday outlining a new unilateral minimum advertised price policy aimed at curbing unauthorized...
View ArticleSchwinn launches helmet campaign
MADISON, WI (BRAIN) — Schwinn is working with the ThinkFirst National Injury Foundation to launch a bike helmet education campaign. The goal of the Helmet on Heads campaign is to educate one million...
View ArticleIbex opens its second retail store
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT (BRAIN) — Vermont-based Ibex Outdoor Clothing is opening its second company store, this one in Seattle, Washington, next month. Ibex already has a retail store on Boston's...
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Schwag by subscription
GREENSBORO, NC (BRAIN) — Bikerumor.com is launching a subscription service that will deliver a care package of nutrition, bike and body care products to consumers for $10 a month. The company said...
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Olympic BMXer killed in auto accident
HOUSTON, TX (BRAIN) — Kyle Bennett, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic BMX team, was killed early Sunday in a single-vehicle auto accident. According to reports, Bennett, 33, died when he drove his...
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Cervélo dominates Kona count
KONA, HI (BRAIN) — Continuing a long tradition, journalists at this weekend's Kona Ironman championships counted bikes and other gear used by athletes at the legendary event. The full count is...
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IMBA wraps up World Summit
SANTA FE, NM (BRAIN) — IMBA had no trouble finding 150 riders for its final bomb down the Winsor Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest on Saturday, the last day of the association’s World Summit here....
View ArticleImports rebound across all categories
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — Imports through August are up 29 percent overall, reaching 12,470,453 bikes, 2.8 million more bikes than 2011, which was the lowest year for imports in more than a decade....
View ArticleEaston licensing Topolino technology
BETHEL, CT (BRAIN) — Easton Cycling is licensing carbon spoke intellectual property from Topolino for some new products to be introduced next year, the companies announced Tuesday. Topolino is ending...
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Backcountry.com shuts HuckNroll.com
Online retailer moves all mountain bike gear onto CompetitiveCyclist.comPARK CITY, UT (BRAIN) — Backcountry.com is consolidating its online bike business, closing its HuckNroll.com site and moving its...
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Ride to remember late retailer ‘Spike’ Toler
RICHMOND, VA (BRAIN) — Retailer Ann “Spike” Toler, a mainstay of the Richmond cycling scene who unexpectedly passed away last week at age 50, will be remembered during a tribute mountain bike ride...
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Trek says Weagle's patents invalid; trial date set
MADISON, WI (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle says the patents at the heart of Split Pivot's lawsuit are "unpatentable," and has asked that the case be dismissed. However, a judge in the case has set a date for a...
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