Cervélo releases new-generation P2 tri bike
TORONTO (BRAIN) — Cervélo has updated its venerable P2 triathlon bike.The new P2 has a wider range of fit options and features Cervélo's new P-Series geometry, which has sizes ranging from 45cm (which...
View ArticleLongtime retailer BGI begins ownership transition
INDIANAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Bicycle Garage Indy/BGI Fitness is transitioning ownership from company founder and president Randy Clark to Scott Helvie, the retailer announced. Helvie, 37, worked five years...
View ArticleMichael Bush named NoTubes president
BIG FLATS, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Michael Bush has been named president of Stan's NoTubes, where he previously was director of sales and engineering.Bush began consulting for the company in 2001, and took a...
View ArticleEaston raffles ti Caletti road bike for charity
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Easton Cycling is raffling off a custom titanium Caletti road bike this month, with proceeds to benefit charity.The Caletti is the fourth bike in Easton's Dream Bike...
View ArticleREI makes 100 Best Companies to Work For list, again
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI has been named to Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the 17th consecutive year.The company was ranked 69th on the list this year, and is one of only five...
View ArticleJewell and Averbeck win OIWC awards
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Sally Jewell, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former CEO of REI, has won the Pioneering Women Award bestowed by The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition, the group...
View ArticleNICA founder Fritzinger forms consulting business
GRATON, Calif. (BRAIN) — Matt Fritzinger, the founder of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, has formed Zinger Pacific Consulting, a consulting business focused on helping start-ups and...
View ArticleASI adds to its product group staff
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International has added three new staffers to its product staff: James Winchester as its Fuji lifestyle product manager, Chris Dietrich as Fuji mountain product...
View ArticleTrailer brand Weehoo hires Smack Media for public relations
GOLDEN, CO (BRAIN) — Weehoo, the maker of i-GO bicycle trailers, has hired SMACK! Media as its public relations agency for 2014. Weehoo bicycle trailers have been on the market for three years. The...
View ArticleNew book tells the story of the Tour of Flanders
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story is a new book about the Flemish spring classic by Les Woodland. The book, available in print and Kindle ebook version, tells the...
View ArticleCycleurope France to distribute Dahon
DUARTE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Cycleurope France, a member of the Group Grimaldi of Sweden, is Dahon's new distributor in France.Cycleurope claims the largest bicycle distribution network in France, with a...
View ArticleUncommon Communications to represent Rolf Prima
EUGENE, Ore. (BRAIN) — Wheelmaker Rolf Prima has appointed Uncommon Communications as its public and media relations agency. Uncommon will oversee all public and media communications in addition to a...
View ArticleCatlike signs Hawley as exclusive US distributor
LEXINGTON, S.C. and FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (BRAIN) — Hawley has signed on with Catlike to be the Spanish helmet brand’s exclusive U.S. distributor.In 2011, Catlike opened an office and warehouse in...
View ArticleBTI releases new catalog, its earliest ever
SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — Bicycle Technologies International is now shipping its 2014 parts and accessories catalog. This year's catalog has grown to 1,296 pages representing over 300 brands, and it's...
View ArticleEscapade Custom turns on new website
CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Escapade Custom, which provides custom logo cycling products for North American bike retailers, and other organizations, has launched a new website that its says will better...
View ArticleBlue Competition Cycles has new owners
WILMINGTON, Del. (BRAIN) — Blue Competition Cycles, which has been off the market for nearly two years, has been sold; the new owners and management say it will begin shipping 2014 model bikes this...
View ArticlePalermini joins Consumer Review as editorial director
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (BRAIN) — Former Easton-Bell Sports marketing director Don Palermini has joined Consumer Review, the publisher of Mtbr.com and RoadBikeReview.com, as editorial director....
View ArticleNew England sales rep Steve Marcus dies at 60
NEWTON, Mass. (BRAIN) — Steve Marcus, a long-time New England sales rep for several brands and a former retailer and framebuilder, died Thursday, Jan. 16 at age 60.Marcus had been suffering from cancer...
View ArticleRocktape releases super-hot Rock Sauce pain reliever
CAMPBELL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kinesiology tape brand Rocktape has released Rock Sauce, topical lotion for isolated muscle pain and joint soreness.The company warns that Rock Sauce is the most powerful...
View ArticleFinish Line adds to pro road team sponsor list
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Finish Line Technologies is sponsoring two new top-level pro cycling teams for 2014: Orica-GreenEDGE and Trek Factory Racing.Astana Pro Team, Cannondale Pro Cycling, and Team...
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