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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BRAIN) — A woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Rad Power Bikes and an authorized dealer in Florida after one of the brand's e-bikes ignited in her garage and killed her husband.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our May magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How have post-pandemic shifts in distributor supply and the rise of customer-supplied parts influenced your sourcing strategy?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation's first-quarter revenue increased 27% year-over-year with growth in all major product categories led by helmet sales.
SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — In what it's calling a "strategic process," the GoPro Board of Directors announced Monday it's considering selling or merging the company to maximize its value for the stockholders.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Amazon no longer is selling e-bikes shipped to California that exceed the state mandated maximum speed of 28 mph following a TV station's investigation.
TAICHUNG CITY, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Following last week’s release of Giant Group’s first-quarter financial details, the company’s April revenue statement showed a decline year-over-year, albeit a smaller decline than in the first three months of the year.
BOISE, Idaho (BRAIN) — Mountain Bike and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Mert Lawwill, an innovator of modern bicycle suspension design with the four-bar system, passed away recently. He was 85.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Bike Shop, the Musical, first staged in 2014 as a one-woman show, is playing at the Theater for a New City through May 17 with a full cast and new music.
TAICHUNG CITY, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group is noting that new product launches helped increase its gross margin rate in the first quarter, when the manufacturer recorded a net loss after tax of NT$200 million ($6.37 million).
TAIPEI (BRAIN) — Taiwanese bike makers Merida Industry and Ideal Bike are each reporting sales declines in April, following on declines reported for the first three months of the year.
OTTOBRUNN, Germany (BRAIN) — Citing "fundamentally changed market conditions for e‑bike drive systems," Porsche AG announced Friday it is closing its e-bike subsidiary Porsche eBike Performance GmbH.
DULUTH, Ga. (BRAIN) — Sales in Fox Factory’s Speciality Sports Group, which includes is bicycle-product business, were down 8.7% in the first quarter from the same period in 2025.

