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MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Let James Ayres, Haro Bike’s director of North American sales, put the spotlight on this season’s Sea Otter Classic: “It literally blew us away. It was borderline flabbergasting,” said Ayres in an interview.
DENVER (BRAIN) — The Colorado General Assembly has passed an expanded Right to Repair bill, but it's unclear if it will apply to e-bikes because motor vehicles are excluded.
OLATHE, Kan. (BRAIN) — Garmin Ltd. first-quarter revenues grew 20% year-over-year — with all segments achieving record numbers during that period — while operating income increased 51%.
WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Cannondale has reduced its workforce by "less than 1%" during a company reorganization from a multi-regional to unified global structure, a company spokesperson told BRAIN.
OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — ENVE Composites is returning to its roots as a Utah-owned and managed brand after several years as part of a global sports empire, the company’s general manager says.
OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — Amer Sports has sold ENVE Composites to PV3, a Utah-based private investment firm.
STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Buoyed by Sports & Cargo Carriers, Thule Group's first-quarter net sales increased 8.7% year-over-year.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (VELO) — Rapha has closed its North American office here, but the brand's CEO says the area remains its North American headquarters.
STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — MIPS' first-quarter net sales decreased 6% year-over-year, and despite what the helmet technology company said was a return to more normal bike inventory levels, its Sport sub-category still declined 9%.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — At least four former Stages Cycling executives have joined Giant Manufacturing as the power meter and smart bike brand has apparently stopped operations. Meanwhile Giant, which manufactures many Stages products in Taiwan, is suing Stages for about $14 million in unpaid invoices.
EL PASO, Texas (BRAIN) — Osprey and Hydro Flask parent company Helen of Troy fourth-quarter net sales increased 1% year-over-year, while 2024 net sales declined 3.3%.
CAMBIAGO, Italy (BRAIN) — Colnago reported sales of 55.7 million euros ($59.6 million) in 2023. The privately held company's financial statements were approved at a shareholders' meeting on Tuesday.
OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Shimano is reporting that its first quarter sales were 100,557 million yen ($650 million), down 20.2% from the same quarter last year. In the company’s bicycle division, sales were down 22.6% to 76,090 million yen. Company-wide, ordinary income was up 0.9% from the first quarter of last year.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Norco Bicycles celebrates 60 years in 2024, and its attendance at the Sea Otter Classic last week was a chance to reacquaint the U.S.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — How do you sell e-MTB retailers on GASGAS and Husqvarna, two brands known more for their power bands than pedal power?
Talking face-to-face with dealers in an authentic way. And free burritos and beer doesn't hurt either.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kent Outdoors, which acquired Kona Bikes from its founders in 2022, said Friday that after a strategic review it has decided to sell the bike brand.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Impact protection company D3O arrived at the Sea Otter Classic ready to tighten its grip on the mountain bike market with an expansion into contact points like grips and anti-vibration footwear.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Motorex lubricants and cleaning products are on display at the Shimano booth at the Sea Otter Classic this week as Shimano North American begins distributing the line to North American retailers.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kona Bikes employees were tight-lipped Wednesday after the brand's employees set up a display at the Sea Otter Classic expo (which opens Thursday) and then began breaking it down.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (BRAIN) — Two supporters of domestic manufacturing are teaming to begin production of carbon fiber rims for the original equipment market.
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