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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. bike industry has been drafted into the trade war between China and the U.S.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — China-made bicycle GPS units are expected to see a significant price increase in the coming months due to a 25 percent tariff imposed by the Trump adminstration.
WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Cycling Sports Group has signed Aspire Sports to take over distribution of Cannondale, GT Bicycles, Fabric and Mongoose products for the 2019 model year, ending CSG's distribution through Mali Bicycle Technology.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association plans two new e-bike training programs for retailers.
The BPSA board approved the programs at a recent meeting here.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (BRAIN) — Kent International has hired John Georger as VP of sales for its Univega USA line.
PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Carolyne Whelan has joined Dirt Rag Magazine as its new web editor.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Tern has announced an upgrade to its Vektron folding e-bike lineup, with three new models.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The International Mountain Bicycling Association is now accepting applications for the next class of IMBA Ride Centers.
NEVADA CITY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Chris Kelly, who founded Kelly Bike Company in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, is putting the company and its brand up for sale. He said he's hoping an investor will take the brand and run with it, whether he remains involved or not.
TRYSIL, Norway (BRAIN) — Swix Sport Group has changed its name to BRAV. Ferd, which bought Swix in 1978, remains the group's parent. The new name will not be consumer-facing, but will serve internally to unite the company's several brands, officials said.
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (BRAIN) — Club Ride Apparel will be distributed in Australia by Vivelo ltd., a distributor based in Queensland.
The clothing brand said Vivelo will carry a large seasonally relevant assortment of Club Ride products beginning next month.
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BRAIN) — RedMonkey Sports has acquired Zevlin, a bar tape company, adding road and gravel bar tape to its product offerings.
Zevlin, is a Dallas-based company owned and operated by brothers Drew and Brad Hagestad, launched at Interbike in 2012.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BRAIN) —Registration is now open for exhibitors/builders for next year's North American Handmade Bicycle Show, which will held at the Sacramento Convention Center from March 15-17, 2019.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Matt Powell, the vice president and senior industry adviser for sports at The NPD Group, will present the latest retail and consumer shopping trends in the cycling industry at an Interbike session on Sept. 19.
BOULDER, Colo. — Camber Outdoors has announced seven June events in its 2018 Camber Exchange series.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Pocket Outdoor Media, the owner of Triathlete magazine, announced Wednesday that the magazine will be the official race program sponsor of the Ironman North American Series for the 2018 race season.
DENVER (BRAIN) — Gates Industrial Corporation, maker of the Gates Carbon Drive belt system, has created several new positions within its bicycle division to meet growing customer demand in electric mobility and share/fleet bikes.
ORLANDO, Fla. (BRAIN) — Recumbent trike manufacturer Catrike recently expanded its Orlando facility with the addition of a new wheel assembly line.
SAUSALITO, Calif. (BRAIN) — True Communications has expanded its communications offerings to include content creation with the hiring of Matthew Ankeny as senior content director. Ankeney was most recently with Gear Patrol. True also announced it had promoted Peter Nicholson to vice president.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BRAIN) — After a four-day trial, Matthew S. Stepp of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, was found guilty Friday of eight counts of mail fraud and three counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods for selling counterfeit high-end bike helmets on eBay.
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