Interbike
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Since the emergence of the 650b wheel size as The Next Big Thing, employees at Niner Bikes have been pestered by industry wags with queries and knowing looks.
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Bikes Belong is rebranding as PeopleForBikes to bring clarity and simplicity to the organization. The Bikes Belong Coalition and Bikes Belong Foundation will be renamed the PeopleForBikes Coalition and the PeopleForBikes Foundation.
LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — As Interbike opens Wednesday, Jamis is releasing the news that it has bought the cruiser brand Nirve Sport.
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Editor's note: This article, originally published in September 2013, has been edited to clarify that LeMond LLC did not acquire Time USA, but had become the exclusive distributor of Time frames and bikes in the U.S., as well as a non-exclusive distributor of Time pedals.
BOULDER CITY, NV (BRAIN) — If you want to gauge just how much traffic OutDoor Demo gets, one way to do it is by the amount of water that’s ingested.
LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Folding bike brand Tern has secured $4.3 million in funding from private investors, which the company will use to accelerate global expansion and to ramp up its product development.
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — As rains continued to fall in Colorado Monday, several cycling businesses in sunny and dry (and hot) Las Vegas for the Interbike expo were gathering donations for Colorado flood victims.
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Stages Cycling, which launched its crankarm-based power meter at Interbike last year, announced three new models Monday as the 2013 Interbike opened with the Outdoor Demo.
Editor's note: Just in time for pre-Interbike reading, BRAIN's longtime legal analyst, Steve Hansen, takes a look at the implications of recent employer liability cases involving hosting parties where alcohol was served or was present.
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — On Wednesday when exhibitors and retailers arrive at Interbike’s new home, Mandalay Bay, most will pause—struck by the sheer size of the hotel, its convention center, casino, pool, aquarium, restaurants and shopping mall.
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — If you're lucky you can test ride a "dream bike" at Interbike's Outdoor Demo Monday or Tuesday. If you are extra lucky you might win one of the bikes in a raffle run by Easton.
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FAIRFAX, CA (BRAIN) — Osmo Nutrition has launched three new hydration and recovery products formulated to meet women’s performance needs. Osmo co-founder and chief research officer Dr.