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Domane+ ALR 5 Electric Bicycle.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Trek is recalling about 700 Domane+ and Checkpoint+ e-bike models because the chainring bolts can loosen, posing a fall and crash hazard.

TORONTO (BRAIN) — Longtime retailer and cycling advocate Murad Hassanali, who owned and operated three Giant/Liv stores, died in a hospital Oct. 26. He was 77.

MISSOULA, Mont. (BRAIN) — Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) members have voted overwhelmingly to support a decision by the organization's board to sell its headquarters building here.

The U.S. Bicycle Production and Assembly Act is the Answer.
Bike assembly at the now-closed BCA factory in Manning, S.C.

Congress should pass the U.S. Bicycle Production and Assembly Act to halt a cycle of uncertainty and weakness and forge a strategy to bring bicycle assembly and manufacturing back to the United States.

BOLOGNA, Italy (BRAIN) — Ducati will offer a new range of road, gravel, and e-MTB models in the spring in collaboration with Italian holding company Gruppo Zecchetto and input from three professional Italian cyclists.

  Bird’s-eye view of BTI’s new facility in Sparks, Nevada..

SPARKS, Nev. (BRAIN) — Bicycle Technologies International relocated its warehouse and service operations to a new distribution center with a footprint 50% larger than its previous location about a half mile away.

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Giant Group USA will relocate from here to Boulder, Colorado, with the transition beginning early in the new year and with most employees expected to be settled by late summer and early fall.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group says it issued refunds on Dec. 1 to all its migrant workers who had paid recruitment fees in the past and it is hoping for a "swift" revocation of the Withhold Release Order that U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued in September.

Operation seized over $1.5M in counterfeit goods.

HANGZHOU, China (BRAIN) — AliExpress says it worked with Specialized and Chinese law enforcement to dismantle two counterfeit manufacturing operations in China, leading to the seizure of $1.5 million worth of fake products, including Specialized Roval frames, handlebars and wheels, and fake Pinarello, Cannondale, Cervélo and Trek products.

The groups are planning two online meetings to explain their decision.

BERLIN (BRAIN) — The two German trade groups that announced in October they no longer would support Eurobike are inviting international OEMs and suppliers to participate in one of two online meetings to explain their decision and to answer questions.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The BuySell feature on BRAIN's sister site Pinkbike.com is popular with many bike retailers who use it to sell new and used merchandise. This week Pinkbike announced some improvements to the program, including a peer rating system for buyers and sellers.

(BRAIN) — Park Tool has opened the application window for its 2026 Community Tool Grant program. Now in its 11th year, the program has donated over $135,000 worth of tools to organizations throughout the world. 

Citrus-Lime's Neil McQuillan.

CUMBRIA, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — U.K.-based capital investor BGF has made a "multi-million-pound" investment in bike retailer POS company Citrus-Lime.

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New Product

(BRAIN) — U.K.-based Exposure Lights has added the Sirius 11 model to its road and commuter light product range.