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Posted June 17, 2025
Reto Aeschbacher. Photo by Simon Ricklin courtesy of Scott Sports.

GIVISIEZ, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Reto Aeschbacher, who has led Scott Sports' marketing for nearly 30 years, is leaving the company to become CEO of Bergbahnen Lenzerheide, the company that operates the cable cars and ski lifts in the Lenzerheide ski resort area in Switzerland.

Posted June 17, 2025

LANDRUM, S.C. (BRAIN) — Cardinal Cycling Group is selling the machinery and raw materials from what was once the largest steel frame factory in the U.S.

Posted June 16, 2025

CHICOUTIMI, Québec (BRAIN) — Some two hours north of the city of Québec, along the Saguenay River, is the so-called “aluminum valley,” a region that produces around a third of Canada’s aluminum, thanks to ample hydroelectric power.

Posted June 16, 2025
Second location planned for Dallas.

CALABASAS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Canyon's first U.S. Experience Center is at Pedalers Fork, a combination café in bike shop in the Calabasas, a city about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. 

Posted June 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Legislation introduced in Congress this week would eliminate tariffs on components used to assemble complete bikes in the U.S., long a major concerns of bike brands looking to add value in the U.S. without making the full step toward frame manufacturing.

Posted June 10, 2025

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Industry Nine announced Tuesday that it acquired British Columbia-based We Are One Composites, which has been its source for hand-laid carbon fiber rims for the past five years.

Posted June 10, 2025
Rob Koshar.

A version of this feature ran in the June issue of BRAIN.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our June magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How concerned are you about tariffs, how do you stay informed, and will you itemize the added costs? 

Posted June 9, 2025
This week's random feel-good Getty stock image.

For the first time in what seems like decades, the NBDA is offering — or at least proposing — a clear path forward for retail business owners

Posted June 6, 2025

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — China-made helmets and bike trailers with aluminum frames will remain exempt from a 7.5% Section 301 tariff until at least the end of August.

Posted June 5, 2025
A deeper dive into Giant's annual report.
Giant Group American vs. Asian sales, 2019-2024.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group's sales to America — under its own brand and to its original equipment customers — have declined steeply since the pandemic even as sales in Asia, China in particular, have grown significantly.

Posted June 5, 2025
Haul ST

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components is recalling about 11,000 Globe Haul ST and LT e-bikes because the lower portion of the 13-inch telescopic seatpost can break when fully extended.

Posted June 3, 2025

BETHESDA, Md. (BRAIN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission's 2026 Performance Budget Request to Congress calls for restructuring the agency, reducing funding by 10.5%, and staffing by 14%.

Posted June 3, 2025

PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Dick's Sporting Goods announced its first-quarter net sales increased 5.2% year-over-year a few weeks after reaching a merger agreement to acquire Foot Locker.

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