BRAIN Staff

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September 25, 2026

DULUTH, Ga. (BRAIN) — Fox Factory has sold its Marucci Sports division to Squared Up Holdings for $225 million; the company said it applies $200 million in cash from the transaction to pay down its debt.

Posted in Industry News
September 24, 2026

BELLUNO, Italy (BRAIN) — MVC Group, the parent company of CastellI and Sportful,  has acquired the U.K. bikepacking brand Tailfin. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Posted in Industry News
September 23, 2026

LONDON (BRAIN) — Rapha announced Wednesday that CEO Fran Millar was stepping down after two years in the role as the company also revealed a continued decline in revenues and profitability in its most recent reporting period. 

Posted in Industry News
September 17, 2026
Sen. Kristen Gonzalez announcing S.10700.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — A state senator and assemblymember introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of illegal e-motos in the state, define them, and prevent brick-and-mortar and online retailers from advertising them as legal. It's the latest legislation in the U.S.

Posted in Industry News
September 11, 2026

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwan’s three publicly traded bike manufacturers had wildly varying August results, according to Operating Revenue Reports filed with the Taipei stock exchange on Thursday.

Posted in International
September 8, 2026
We’re recruiting our 2027 State of Retail Panel, nine bike shop owners, managers, and/or staff who answer timely questions about selling and servicing bicycles and contribute to one of our most widely read features.
Jim Costello.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our September magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How’s your service department's revenue and volume trending this year? What are your challenges and best practices for hiring and training qualified mechanics?

Posted in Industry News
September 4, 2026

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (BRAIN) — Sweden-based holding company Röko AB has acquired Italy's CyTech S.r.l., the parent of the Elastic Interface cycling short pad ingredient brand.

Posted in International
September 3, 2026

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized founder Mike Sinyard will resume his position as Chief Executive Officer on Nov. 1 as Armin Landgraf steps down after two years as CEO and four years at the company.

Posted in Industry News
September 1, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Scott retailers will have the opportunity to sell their new old stock bikes through online marketplace BikeExchange and shipping provider Kitzuma Cycling Logistics.

Posted in Retail News
September 1, 2026

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro and privately held optical-photonics company Starman Optical Inc. will merge with the action camera brand's approximate $92 million debt being repaid by year's end at closing.

Posted in Industry News

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