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Posted May 4, 2026

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI Co-op announced Monday that net sales for 2025 increased slightly year-over-year, the same day the union representing 11 stores said its workers voted to boycott the chain's biggest sale of the year that begins May 15 after contract negotiations ended last week.

Posted April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — About 7,000 Malker Bicycle Light Sets are being recalled because they violate mandatory safety standards for products containing button cell and coin batteries that can be easily accessed by children and ingested. The light sets also do not have label warnings required by law.

Posted April 30, 2026

HONOLULU (BRAIN) — New Jersey's passage of a bill requiring license, registration, and insurance for low-speed e-bikes and high-speed e-motos raised concern among the industry that other states would follow.

Posted April 29, 2026

LONG BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Zwift purchased real routes online platform Rouvy in an acquisition labeled as a strategic cooperation in which each will maintain independent operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Posted April 29, 2026

STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Thule Group's first-quarter net sales decreased 3.4% with the North America region dropping 13.8%.

Posted April 29, 2026

OLATHE, Kan. (BRAIN) — Led by growth in its Fitness segment, which includes cycling products, Garmin Ltd. revenue increased 14% year-over-year in a record first quarter.

Posted April 24, 2026
A new generation indeed.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Nearly a week after the 2026 Sea Otter Classic closed, I’ve absorbed an astonishing array of reports in the consumer and trade media, LinkedIn and elsewhere. Some is in line with my experience in Monterey, some not. 

Posted April 24, 2026
Taipei skyline. BRAIN photo.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwan’s three publicly traded bicycle makers — Giant, Merida, and Ideal — each showed sales revenue declines in March and for the complete first quarter.

Posted April 23, 2026
Surron Ultra Bee.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (BRAIN) — A mother has been charged with felony child endangerment after her 14-year-old son riding an e-moto critically injured an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran. It's the latest arrest of a parent in California for allowing access to an e-moto that resulted in a crash.

Posted April 23, 2026
Chart courtesy of Shimano

OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Sales in Shimano's bike division were down 0.7% in in the first quarter, but operating  earnings in the business unit plummeted 46% in the quarter.

Posted April 23, 2026

EL PASO, Texas (BRAIN) — Helen of Troy — the parent of Osprey and Hydro Flask — recorded a fourth-quarter net sales decrease of 3.3% year-over-year while its Home & Outdoor category (which contains Osprey and Hydro Flask) slipped 1.4%.

Posted April 23, 2026

STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — MIPS reported first-quarter net sales increased 30% year-over-year with its Sports sub-category that includes bike helmets rising 24%.

Posted April 22, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — Woom announced on Earth Day Wednesday a resale marketplace platform for parents to sell and purchase the brand's used kids' bikes in a pledge to sustainability.

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