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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.

Barkan wrote and stars in the play. Photo credit: Nancy Adler

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.

Giant says the US Customs issue has entered its final stage.

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). 

Merida team bikes at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025. Getty photo.

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.

CEO says new bike brands are disrupting the industry, but creating opportunities for its products.

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. 

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Giant Group USA signed a lease on a 44,000-square-foot building here that will serve as its American headquarters.

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components told its U.S. and Canada retailers Tuesday it is permanently lowering prices on its entire Turbo Levo e-bike lineup, with MSRP reductions from 6% to 27% and wholesale pricing drops of 3% to 27%.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Multi-purpose helmets sold online at Temu are being recalled because they lack federal mandatory safety standards.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — About 2,200 Favoto helmets sold on Amazon are being recalled because they lack federal mandatory safety standards.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BRAIN) — Titanium frame maker Lynskey Performance Products, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 30, saying the cashflow challenges after launching an e-commerce business with Shopify contributed to its troubles.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BRAIN) — Light Electric Vehicles Manufacturing, part of the Life EV Group that acquired Rad Power Bikes in March, purchased a 100,000-square-foot facility in Algood that will serve as the assembly, distribution, and eventually the manufacturing center for the brand.

SHIREBROOK, England (BRAIN) — Frasers Group acquired financially struggling kids' brand Frog Bikes, which will now be sold through Evans Cycles.

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NORTHVALE, N.J. (BRAIN) — Jamis is now shipping its new 150mm-travel Defcon e-MTB models.