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Giant Group full-year revenues down 7%

January 15, 2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group's 2024 operating revenues were down 7.4% from the year prior, but are still above pre-pandemic levels.

Posted in International

Freestyle BMX history book launches with event this Friday

January 14, 2025

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Dominic Phipps is the first to concede that his new book — a 7-pound, 560-page, $70 oral history of the freestyle BMX movement — is more of a passion project than a business plan.

Posted in Industry News

How to support members of the bike industry affected by the California wildfires

January 11, 2025
Photo courtesy of Zapata Espinoza.

(BRAIN) — A list of crowd-funding campaigns to support members of the bike industry recovering from the January wildfires in the Los Angeles area. If you learn of more campaigns, please let us know at info@bicycleretailer.com.

Posted in Industry News

Action Bicycle Parts Closing Sale

January 9, 2025
Posted in Announcements

The bike and tech industries meet up at CES this week

January 8, 2025
News from Trek, Bosch, AIMA, Urtopia, Livall, Donut Lab, United Wheels, Entropy and more.
Urtopia will offer its motor to other e-bike makers.

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — At the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas this week, the simple bicycle is often a platform used to demonstrate the latest in high technology, including artificial intelligence, battery and motor technology, fitness devices and more. 

Posted in Product/Tech

At CES, Segway accepting pre-orders, releases more details on its e-bike models

January 7, 2025

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Segway is accepting pre-orders for its two new e-bikes and offering more details about each at the CES consumer electronics trade show, running this week in Las Vegas.

Posted in Product/Tech

Low-impact aluminum and tire-recycling highlight Trek's sustainability report

January 6, 2025
Low-impact aluminum reduced the carbon emissions from one bike model by 46%.

WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle says sourcing aluminum from manufacturers who use less fossil fuel has lowered the carbon impact of its alloy bikes.

Posted in Industry News

Former Ross Bicycles CEO Randy Ross dies at 67

January 6, 2025

MIAMI (BRAIN) — Randy Ross, the former CEO of Ross Bicycles and a member of one of the first families of the U.S. bicycle industry, died suddenly on Christmas day while celebrating the holiday with family. He was 67.

Posted in Industry News

SVP completes purchase of Revelyst

January 6, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (BRAIN) — Revelyst, the former Vista Outdoor business unit that includes its bicycle-related brands, has been sold to Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates in an all-cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion.

Posted in Industry News

Class action lawsuit targets Super73 over the legality of its e-bikes

December 31, 2024
UPDATED with comment from plaintiff's attorney.

FAIRFAX, Calif. (BRAIN) — A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturer Super73 for selling e-bikes that can exceed the maximum speed allowance for a micromobility device.

Posted in Industry News

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