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GREENSBORO, N.C. (BRAIN) — A group of four companies called the Tiger Group submitted the winning bid to buy the assets of ASE for just over $23 million on Friday. A bankruptcy judge approved the bid; a closing is expected Tuesday.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — American Media, LLC, best known as publisher of National Enquirer, Us Weekly and Men's Journal, has acquired the media assets comprising TEN: Publishing's Adventure Sports Network (ASN). The American Media Active Lifestyle Group will now include adventure and sports brands including Bike, Powder, Surfer, the Transworld titles, and Snowboarder.

Tagged Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments / Media/Publishing

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — The 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships will be held here, Jan. 29-30, the UCI announced Friday. It will mark the second time the championships have been held in the United States, following an event in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2013.

BERKELEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — After seven years leading the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), Austin McInerny is stepping down as president.

Acquisition brings VeloNews and BRAIN under the same management.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Pocket Outdoor Media, best known for publishing VeloNews, has acquired Bicycle Retailer & Industry News from Emerald Expositions.

Tagged Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments / Media/Publishing / BRAIN News
Seeking new capital, founder John Parker says, 'Certainly we haven't made our last bike.'

DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Underground Bike Works, the mountain bike brand launched into the market last year by Yeti Cycles co-founder John Parker, has closed following the death of a key investor last summer. Parker said he is seeking new investment to reopen the company.

E-bikes drive up average selling price.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Full-year numbers from the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association show a slight uptick in the overall value of bikes sold last year, but a significant decline in the numbers of bikes sold. 

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Two children of innovative bike designer Dan Hanebrink, who died of natural causes in late December at age 80, are continuing to serve Hanebrink Bikes' existing customers.

Sales hearing is continued until next week after Head says $9 million in cash should be included in the sale. A bid by Ideal Bike might get another chance.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (BRAIN) — Head's bid to buy the assets of Advanced Sports Enterprises has become "problematic," in the words of one of ASE's attorneys, or "a gosh awful mess," in the words of the bankruptcy judge.

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Skins, an Australia-born brand that made its mark with compression clothing, has filed for bankruptcy in Switzerland.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is adding a trade element to its event. This year the show will grant retail buyers early access to the show each of its three days.

Tagged North American Handmade Bicycle Show
At last week's auction, a group led by Ideal Bike outbid Head Sports for ASE's assets by $1 million. But ASE said Head's bid was best, and charged that Ideal had sold Fuji and Kestrel bikes last month in violation of a court order.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (BRAIN) — Two sales hearings, scheduled for Tuesday morning here for the assets of Advanced Sports Enterprises, have been continued to Feb. 1.

The duties, effective Saturday, range from 18.8 to 79.3 percent.

BRUSSELS (BRAIN) — As expected, the European Union has imposed duties on Chinese-made electric bicycles and e-bike components destined for the European Union.

Tagged Tariffs
Specialized announced its recall on Twitter.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The partial federal government shutdown means that at least two active industry recalls have not yet been announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, although the companies responsible have issued recalls on their own and with government agencies in other countries.

DEL MAR, Calif. (BRAIN) — Emerald Expositions, which announced last month that it was canceling its 2019 Interbike Expo, is talking to industry members about two options for a revived bike trade show as soon as this year.

Tagged Interbike / CABDA

DURHAM, N.C. (BRAIN) — At a bankruptcy auction Wednesday, Head Sport — a European sports company best known for its skis and tennis rackets — agreed to purchase most of the assets of Advanced Sports Enterprises for about $22 million. The agreement is subject to court approval later this month.

UPDATED: Corrects retail attendance figure

Editor’s note: The retail attendance figure originally supplied to BRAIN was for non-exhibiting attendees on the expo’s first day. That total includes media as well as companies that did not have booth space at CABDA West.

Tagged CABDA
Thesis offers one carbon frame that can be built up as a gravel, road, cyclocross or adventure touring bike. Bikes are delivered 20% assembled and consumers hire "Local Bicycle Professionals" to complete the assembly.
Thesis founders Randall Jacobs and Alice Liu.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — A new bike brand from an industry veteran is making waves with innovative products and its fulfillment system, as well as with its alignment with the Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association.

Students get their hands dirty in the Track Modeling Program

OKLAHOMA CITY (BRAIN) — Celestial Cycles owner Sheridan Marquardt figures his BMX race business has tripled since the beginner-focused BMX Racing League arrived at the local track, where the Oklahoma City retailer is now a title sponsor of the facility.

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Racetrack

DEL MAR, Calif. (BRAIN) — With gray skies and rain in the forecast, CABDA show director Jim Kersten may not have gotten the balmy Southern California welcome he hoped for as he set up for the inaugural CABDA West expo here in San Diego County this week.

Tagged CABDA

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