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SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Outdoor brand Outdoor Reseach plans to enter the mountain bike apparel market next spring with an eight-piece line called the Freewheel MTB Collection.

Ahead of that launch, OR is a "Principle-Level" sponsor of Crankworx Whistler 2023, the mountain bike festival opening Friday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it illegal for kids under 12 to operate an e-bike. It also would require e-bike riders who don't have driver's licenses to take an online test and have state-issued identification.

Tagged Electric bike

BERLIN (BRAIN) — Former Accell Group CEO Anthonie "Ton" Anbeek will join the board of Signa Sports United next April.

The division includes the bike brands Bell, Giro and Fox Racing. Vista confirms plans for split later this year
Eric Nyman

ANOKA, Minn. (BRAIN) — Vista Outdoor has appointed former Hasbro COO Eric Nyman as CEO of its Outdoor Products segment, a business unit that includes the cycling brands Bell, Giro, Fox Racing and QuietKat, as well as CamelBak.

STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Helmet technology company MIPS was fined SEK 1.7 million ($163,660) after CEO Max Strandwitz disclosed insider information regarding the bike market during an interview in a financial publication.

STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Continuing decreased bike helmet demand contributed to MIPS' net sales declining 51% year-over-year in the second quarter.

Tagged Earnings/Financial Reports
Drawing from U.S. Patent 9739331

DENVER (BRAIN) — A U.S. District Court denied Fox Factory a preliminary injunction that would have forced SRAM to immediately take some RockShox forks off the market. Fox sued SRAM last July, claiming that the air bleed valves on some RockShox forks infringe on its patents.

Tagged Lawsuits/legal

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products has been named the new exclusive distributor of Sidi cycling shoes and accessories starting in October.

Tagged Distributor news

BERGAMO, Italy (BRAIN) — A few days before Eurobike commenced, 3T announced a new program to give select dealers the option to reserve production capacity for the next year. No longer needing to pre-order bikes and estimate specs' and colors, dealers attending Eurobike welcomed the news, 3T CEO Rene Wiertz said.

STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Thule Group's second-quarter net sales decreased 8.6% year-over-year with the company seeing a sales decline in bike-related products in its Americas region. Net sales for the quarter ending in June were SEK 3,029 million ($296 million) compared with SEK 3,314 million at the same time last year.

Tagged Earnings/Financial Reports

AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — E-bike brand VanMoof officially has been declared bankrupt by the court of Amsterdam, which withdrew suspension of payment proceedings on Monday and cleared the way to a possible asset sale.

Tagged Electric bike
Randy Neufeld

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — After 14 years as SRAM's full-time director of advocacy, Randy Neufeld will retire next month. Long-term SRAM employee Rob Cappucci will take over a redefined position as the company's director of advocacy and industry partnerships.

Updated with TPC news.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Distributor Quality Bicycle Products and retailer The Pro's Closet each announced workforce reductions this week. Each cited the industry's inventory challenges as a cause.

VanMoof's Seattle store showroom.

AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof has been granted temporary court protection from creditors.

Tagged Electric bike
Will Schellenger.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our July magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What are your expectations of sales representatives? Are they being met?

Tagged State of Retail / From the Magazine

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes will close its European operations at the end of the year to concentrate on growing its North American market.

Tagged Electric bike

EL PASO, Texas (BRAIN) — Helen of Troy reported net sales for the first quarter fell 6.6% year-over-year with the Home & Outdoor group, which includes brands Osprey and Hydro Flask, declining 7.3%.

Tagged Earnings/Financial Reports

WARWICK, R.I. (BRAIN) — Spinov8 is no longer the North American distributor for special-needs bike brand Van Raam after seven years. Because it was a single brand distributor for Van Raam, Spinov8 ceased operations.

Tagged Distributor news
Photo of a Garmin Ready label at The Cyclery and Fitness Center in Illinois.

OLATHE, Kan. (BRAIN) — Garmin is now providing retailers with "Garmin Ready" frame labels that let consumers know the e-bike is certified to communicate with their Garmin devices.

Tagged Electric bike

(BRAIN) — American Classic is offering three new low-priced tire models with sales to benefit PeopleForBikes' Community Grants program.

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