Distributor news
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — After 34 years as president of Quality Bicycle Products, Steve Flagg is stepping aside and has named Rich Tauer to take his place. Tauer, currently the company’s vice president, takes on his new role Oct. 1.
TEMECULA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Intense Cycles will work with distributor Shock Therapy to serve the German and Austrian bike markets beginning Sept. 1.
BEND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Cascade Velo is now distributing products from the Taiwan-based engineering and manufacturing company Fouriers.
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VENTURA, Calif. — Zeitbike distribution has added U.K.-based Green Oil to its product mix. Green Oil's environmentally friendly bike lubricants, soaps, waxes, brushes and sponges will be available in the U.S. and Canada exclusively through Zeitbike by the end of August.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products and Kinetic have teamed with the International Mountain Bicycling Association to create the Big Dig Trail Challenge, an initiative that encourages bike industry employees to volunteer hours building and maintaining their local mountain bike trails.
DUNDAS, Ontario (BRAIN) —SB Sports Inc is now distributing Bont cycling shoes across Canada.
MIAMI (BRAIN) — J&B is now stocking parts from the U.K. brand AbsoluteBlack.
The distributor is carrying the brand's full range of narrow-wide chainrings as well as track cogs.
SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — Lake Cycling International BV will distribute its products directly in North America, ending its relationship with Stage Race Distribution from Toronto, Lake announced Monday.
VENTURA, Calif. (BRAIN) —New distributor Zeitbike has hired Dennis Ocondi as sales representative for the state of Washington.
CANTON, Mass. (BRAIN) — Kryptonite has signed on with Shimano Europe Bike Holding to distribute the brand’s bicycle security products in several European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. Effective Sept.
VENTURA, Calif. (BRAIN) — A new distributor, Zeitbike, is being launched this week by Fritz Bohl, the former CEO of Abus North America. Zeitbike's dealer portal went live Monday.
DAYTON, Ohio (BRAIN) — System Cycle is now carrying and distributing Cult Crew BMX products.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — SDG Components is now being distributed by Western Power Sports as well as its existing U.S. bicycle distributors, BTI and QBP.