BRAIN Staff

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August 6, 2014
August 1 issue includes annual statistics package.

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — The U.S. bike industry employs more than 71,000 people and generates $6.5 billion in annual sales. Bike advocates are wielding numbers like that when they visit Capitol Hill in search of support.

Posted in Retail News
August 5, 2014

BERKELEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Jerry Pomije, QBP's vice president of operations and finance, was recently elected Board President of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, NICA.

Pomije said his vision for NICA is to see it grow into a new inclusive mainstream nationwide high school sport. 

Posted in Industry News
August 5, 2014
South Africa-made lube also distributed by QBP

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Squirt Lube, which is imported from South Africa by Boulder International LLC, has added J&B Importers as its second U.S. distributor, in addition to QBP.

Posted in Industry News
August 5, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Urban bag and gear maker Timbuk2 has brought on Tre Pluss AS to manage the brand’s distribution across the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland), the U.K. and Germany.

Posted in International
August 5, 2014

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Universal Sports Network will broadcast a one-hour program featuring the latest trends and technologies from the Interbike trade show.

Posted in Industry News
August 5, 2014

KETCHUM, Idaho (BRAIN) — Hotlines UK is the first U.K. distributor for the U.S. clothing brand Club Ride. Hotlines will feature Club Ride clothing during its Hotlines UK bike launch this week at Whittlebury Hall in London.

Posted in International
August 5, 2014
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — CatEye America is sponsoring the U.S. Pro Challenge stage race in Colorado later this month, marking the brand's first time sponsoring the event being held near its U.S. base in Boulder. The sponsorship also marks CatEye's return to sponsorship of pro road racing events.
Posted in Industry News
August 5, 2014

HOUSTON (BRAIN) — Storck's new U.S. office will be in Houston and headed up by Tony Tanner, a former senior vice president of retail for The Mann Group, a retail consultancy.

Posted in International
August 5, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — TriggerPoint Performance Therapy is launching a line of hand-held foam rollers at the Outdoor Retailer show this week. The GRID STK line complements TriggerPoint's line of GRID rollers.

Posted in New Products
August 5, 2014

ASPEN, Colo. (BRAIN) —POC is now using Channel IQ's third-party MAP enforcement services. Channel IQ will police advertised retail prices for the Swedish brand's products. The company also has recently hired 13 outside sales reps in the U.S. to service bike retailers.

Posted in Industry News

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