BRAIN Staff

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September 11, 2014
MTB pioneer’s book recounts sport’s formative years.

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) —  Best known for chronicling the early days of mountain biking as publisher of the sport’s first periodical, Charlie Kelly is legitimately one of the handful of Founding Fathers of the sport, along with his better-known California friends Joe Breeze, Tom Ritchey and Gary Fisher. 

Posted in Product/Tech
September 11, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Retailers might be drawn to the Abus booth at Interbike this week by its new bright green Hyban urban helmet. With an integrated light in the back, multiple vents and optional rain cover, it's one of 14 helmets the German lock maker is working to bring to the U.S. market.

Posted in Product/Tech
September 11, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — The Swedish brand POC continues to expand its cycling product line, with dozens of new clothing, helmet and eyewear products for road and mountain bikers being shown this week at Interbike.

Posted in Product/Tech
September 10, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Andy Ording, the former owner of Zipp Speed Weaponry, has made an investment in Silca, which is owned by former Zipp engineer Josh Poertner. Poertner bought the nearly century-old brand last year and moved it from Italy to Indianapolis.

Posted in Industry News
September 10, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — The ladies of dirt will get their due at the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame induction ceremony as cycling advocate Jenn Dice, gravity legend Leigh Donovan and retailers Lil and Kris Koski are among those to be honored Wednesday night at Interbike.

Posted in Industry News
September 9, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Just hours after Apple announced plans for its new iPhone 6 model on Tuesday, at least one bike supplier announced a matching bicycle accessory.

Posted in New Products
September 9, 2014
A reception for honorees to be held at Interbike.

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — The results are in and official for the National Bicycle Dealers Association's America's Best Bike Shops. The retail association will celebrate the nearly 300 shops that made its annual list, now in its second year, at a reception Wednesday night at 6 p.m.

Posted in Retail News
September 9, 2014

TULSA, Okla. (BRAIN) — ICEdot has a new product that allows bikers or other adventurers to manually trigger an alert that sends their location via text message to chosen recipients.

Posted in New Products
September 9, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Hawley is the new exclusive U.S. distributor of Muc-Off, a U.K.-based brand of bike care products.

Muc-Off's products include cleaners, protectants, and lubes, as well as a line of body care items.

Posted in Industry News
September 9, 2014

ASPEN, Colo. (BRAIN) — As Interbike prepared to open this week, POC announced four new U.S. sales reps, among 17 new reps hired since June 1. POC plans to reveal an expanded road cycling product line at Interbike.

Posted in Industry News

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