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Wahoo offers wireless, magnet-free cadence sensor
ATLANTA, GA (BRAIN) — Wahoo Fitness's RPM Cadence Sensor is a 7-gram wireless cadence sensor.It attaches to the bike crank with 3M adhesive or a sleeve and connects to the user's iOS device via...
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Trek unveils IsoSpeed 'cross bike
BAAL, Belgium (BRAIN) — Trek unveiled a new line of cyclocross bikes that feature the company's IsoSpeed decoupler, previously used on its Domane endurance road bikes. The decoupler isolates the...
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Selle Royal founder Riccardo Bigolin, 85, dies
POZZOLEONE, Italy (BRAIN) — Riccardo Bigolin, who founded Selle Royal and saw it grow into one of the world’s premium saddle companies, died on New Year’s Day. He had turned 85 on Dec. 28.“He was able...
View ArticleFred Clements: Are bikes the new gay marriage?
A blog by NBDA executive director Fred Clements. Editor's note: This blog post was written by Fred Clements, executive director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog...
View ArticleTriBike Transport and Endurance Sports Travel team up on discount program
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Two companies that service traveling multi-sport athletes are teaming up to offer a discount program.TriBike Transport, which ships athletes' fully assembled bikes to major...
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CatEye offers computer with big numbers for tired eyes
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — CatEye is responding to consumer requests for a bike computer with larger numbers — for riders with aging eyes and for those getting bumped around riding offroad.The Padrone...
View ArticleAmazon, despite its critics, joins the NBDA
COSTA MESA, CA (BRAIN) — Seldom, if ever, has a good word been written about Amazon.com in the National Bicycle Dealers Association’s newsletter — in print or online. Nor has the NBDA’s retail forum...
View ArticleTrek announces acquisition of Electra
UPDATEDWATERLOO, WI (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle announced that it has acquired Electra Bicycle Company. In a press release issued Monday morning, Trek said the move “provides Electra with business and...
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Hess: Electra to grow international sales under Trek
VISTA, CA (BRAIN) — Skip Hess spent most of Monday meeting individually with the 35 employees at Electra answering their questions and concerns about the sale of this iconic brand to Trek.And there...
View ArticlePortland Consumer Bike Expo canceled
HILLSBORO, OR (BRAIN) — Organizers of the PDX Bicycle Show, a consumer expo held at the Portland Expo Center, announced that they have canceled the show set for March 29-30.According to a statement on...
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NBDA begins search for America’s Best
COSTA MESA, CA (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association is now accepting nominations for its America’s Best Bike Shops list for 2014. The program identifies and honors bicycle stores in North...
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XLAB releases toptube bag for angled stems
ESCONDIDO, CA (BRAIN) —XLAB has a new toptube storage bag for bikes with angled stems or with cables entering the toptube.The Stealth Pocket 500 addresses the expanding trend of toptube bosses on new...
View ArticleNeuvation Cycling shuts down — for now
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (BRAIN) — John Neugent, a longtime industry veteran and the former president of Sachs USA, has shut down his online company, Neuvation Cycling, in part due to ever-increasing...
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Georgia shop to relocate after devastating fire
ATLANTA, GA (BRAIN) — Peachtree Bikes will reopen in a new location after its flagship store was destroyed by a fire in early December that also damaged several other businesses occupying a historic...
View ArticleDiamondback sponsors Optum road team
KENT, WA (BRAIN) – Diamondback Bicycles has signed on as official bike sponsor of the Optum Pro Cycling UCI continental team. Optum’s men’s and women’s squads will race this year aboard Diamondback’s...
View ArticleLeisure Trends: IBD bike sales up by double digits in November
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Total IBD sales grew to $139 million in November, a 1 percent increase compared with a year earlier, according to Leisure Trends Group’s RetailTRAK IBD sales summary. While unit...
View ArticleMixed emotions at retail over Electra acquisition
Non-Trek dealers fear being frozen out of the cruiser brand, while some Waterloo faithful see upside.ROCKY RIVER, OH (BRAIN) — When Scott Cowan learned about Electra’s ownership change Monday, he was...
View ArticleCyclists 4 Jamestown to host fundraiser at ’Cross Nationals
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — For a few thousand cyclists, the ride up James Canyon to Jamestown and back to Boulder is just perfect. But flooding last fall not only washed out the road but displaced most of...
View ArticlePrimal continues Gold Level NICA sponsorship
DENVER, CO (BRAIN) – Continuing its support of high school mountain bike racing leagues, apparel maker Primal Wear has renewed its Gold Level sponsorship of the National Interscholastic Cycling...
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