Industry News
GIVISIEZ, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Industry veteran Beat Zaugg, who has been an owner of Scott Sports since 1998, says he remains the brand's CEO, a minority shareholder and chairman of its parent company board, despite a news release Friday saying that the board had fired him.

GIVISIEZ, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Scott Sports Board of Directors replaced CEO Beat Zaugg "to refresh Scott's development to become a world-class manufacturer in bikes and other outdoor sport categories."

KATY, Texas (BRAIN) — Academy Sports + Outdoors will continue to expand its footprint this year by opening 15 to 17 new stores, with one in Knightdale, North Carolina, already up and running last week and another in Greenwood, Indiana, scheduled for April.

OBERWANGEN, Switzerland (BRAIN) — MyStromer AG and Revolt Zycling AG settled a patent infringement lawsuit with the latter signing a cease-and-desist order and agreeing to pay a confidential settlement amount.

AMES, Iowa (BRAIN) — As the German distributor Messingschlager pulls back from the U.S. market, industry veteran Nyle Nims has relaunched his 3PL business in Iowa, now called Cycle Source Logistics. CSL provides third-party logistics services to clients in and outside of the bike industry.

DELTA, British Columbia (BRAIN) — A 40-foot shipping container with 150 Biktrix e-bikes valued at more than $500,000 — including some 2025 prototypes — was stolen from a warehouse here during the early morning hours of March 19.
SHIREBROOK, England (BRAIN) — The Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles e-commerce websites will relaunch in the United Kingdom after Frasers Group acquired them and their house brands, including Nukeproof and Vitus Bikes.

NEWARK, N.J. (BRAIN) — Samuel J. Mancini is scheduled to report to the U. S. Bureau of Prisons in Colorado on Tuesday, April 2.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Industry group PeopleForBikes will work on a "comprehensive comment" in support of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's decision to address e-bike injury risks with new federal rules.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — On Wednesday, Giant Group's board approved its full 2023 financial report, which shows consolidated sales of NT$76.95 billion ($2.44 billion), an annual decline of 16.4%.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation reported year-over-year revenue declines for 2023 (38%) and the fourth quarter (10%), but CEO Sean Macdonald said the cycling and motorcycle protective brand sees better days ahead.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our March magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What are the market forces that you feel are most out of your control? What resources or training help you manage?

Unlike many in the industry, Haro Bikes has been busy expanding instead of contracting, brand officials told BRAIN at Taipei Cycle this week.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Crazy. The right thing to do. A reckoning. Those were some of the initial feelings from industry professionals who spoke to BRAIN at Taipei Cycle on Wednesday.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle president John Burke has told company leaders that he has decided to “right size” the company by 10% in response to slow sales and high inventory levels. But he says the company's overall strategy remains unchanged.

LINDON, Utah (BRAIN) — Consumer direct brand Fezzari is shortening its brand name, rebranding as simply Ari effective Tuesday.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taipei Cycle presented its 12th annual d&i awards Tuesday with seven products earning Gold status, but with sustainability an emerging topic in the industry and at the news conference, perhaps the most intriguing was the Green Prize winner.

OBERWANGEN, Switzerland (BRAIN) — E-bike brand myStromer AG said it achieved "sustainable" growth last year of more than 10%. The privately held company did not release financial details.

(BRAIN) — Gravel event series Grinduro is offering free event entries to members of the bike industry who have been recently laid off.