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Swagman Chinook rack designed for easy use

March 15, 2016

PENTICTON, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Swagman’s new Chinook hitch-mount rack was designed for durability, light weight (35 pounds) and ease of use at an attractive price point.

Posted in New Products

Registration opens for Better Bike Share Conference

March 14, 2016

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Registration has opened for the Better Bike Share Conference in Philadelphia, which will bring together city leaders, businesses, advocates, neighborhood leaders and social justice groups to discuss making bike share more accessible to underserved communities.

Posted in Industry News

Brooks England offers lightweight LED headlight

March 14, 2016

SMETHWICK, England, UK (BRAIN) — Brooks England is offering a new LED headlight designed to be easily attached to a bike's frame, handlebars or seatpost, and small enough to be stowed in a pocket to prevent theft from a parked bike. The light was designed in collaboration with Lezyne.

Posted in New Products

Five Ten now accepting payment in CAD from Canadian dealers

March 11, 2016

REDLANDS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Footwear brand Five Ten is now accepting payment from its Canadian retailers in Canadian dollars.

Posted in Industry News

BMC bike painted by Taylor Phinney to be raffled for Parkinson's charity

March 11, 2016
Bike to be featured on the cover of VeloNews' Buyers Guide.
Phinney with the frame he painted.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — BMC Switzerland and VeloNews are running a sweepstakes that will award a Taylor Phinney hand-painted BMC Teammachine SLR01 frame, to raise awareness of the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's.

Posted in Industry News

Mavic taps Lyman Public Relations as agency for US

March 11, 2016

ODGEN, Utah (BRAIN) — Mavic has named Lyman Public Relations as its agency of record for the U.S.

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Praxis shows off new carbon mountain bike crank

March 11, 2016

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Praxis Works introduced its new Lyft carbon mountain bike crank at the Taipei International Cycle Expo last week. The company will show the new crank to the public at next month's Sea Otter Classic and plans to begin delivering it on June 1.

Posted in New Products

Küat Racks hires True Communications for PR services

March 11, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Küat Racks has hired True Communications as its media relations agency. True Communications will assist Küat Racks with media relations and outreach. Based in Springfield, Missouri, Küat has been in business since 2005.

Posted in Industry News

Strong U.S. dollar softens Dorel Sports' revenue

March 10, 2016
Challenging currency rates, sluggish fourth-quarter sales hurt profits.

MONTREAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries reported that its bike business, Dorel Sports, saw revenues drop by $6.4 million or 2.5 percent to $253 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. Removing the impact of foreign exchange rates, organic revenue was up about 3 percent, the company said.

Posted in Industry News

Strava to host panel on commuting at SXSW Interactive

March 10, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — Strava will host a panel on bike commuting and its Strava Metro service at the SXSW Interactive conference here on Saturday. The panel discusion will be led by Strava's co-founder and CTO, Mark Shaw.

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