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Posted February 25, 2026
Suits against Giant and Specialized point to a new California law banning "junk fees."
Screenshot from the suit against Giant showing a destination fee.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BRAIN) — A California law firm has filed class-action lawsuits against Giant and Specialized, on behalf of separate plaintiffs, alleging the bike companies’ website charge online consumers hidden fees.

Posted February 24, 2026
An event at the Pearl Street Full Cycle location in 2018.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The former Colorado Multisport and Full Cycle owners are engaged in a legal dispute over the sale of the combined business to Mike's Bikes last summer.

Posted February 23, 2026
UPDATED TO ADD MANY OTHER BIKE BRANDS
The Court of International Trade in New York.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Several major bikes brands, including Trek, Specialized and Shimano, are among the thousands of U.S. companies, including major corporations like Costco, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Toyota, that are suing the U.S. government to get in line to recover tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the Supreme Court ruled illegal on Friday.

Posted February 22, 2026

Tariff reimbursement is not a logistical nightmare — it's a matter of administrative will.

Posted February 20, 2026

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Soon after Friday's decision by the Supreme Court ruling the Trump administration's use of the IEEPA law to impose tariffs was illegal, industry group PeopleForBikes urged industry member to work to avert another tariff threat: an aluminum and steel tariff proposed for all bikes and e-bikes last year.

Posted February 20, 2026
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An interview by Mike Kazimer with Erick Auger and Julien Boulais from Faction Bike Studios, the small Quebec company helping develop some of the most exciting bikes on the market.

Posted February 20, 2026
Trump at the news conference Friday. Getty image.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Industry members praised the Supreme Court’s decision Friday that ruled illegal President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. But they aren't holding their breath for the benefits to trickle down to the marketplace.

Posted February 20, 2026

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — QBP plans to change how it utilizes its four distribution centers, acknowledging retailers using the Colorado facility are at a disadvantage.

Posted February 19, 2026

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — About 3,295 SAMIT youth multi-purpose helmets are being recalled because they don't comply with positional stability and certification requirements. The helmets can fail to protect, posing a risk of injury or death.

No injuries nor incidents have been reported.

Posted February 18, 2026
Accell Group logo.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — After leading a group that purchased Accell Group in 2022 for approximately $1.77 billion, US-based investment giant KKR has stepped away from the troubled Dutch bicycle conglomerate, as a new ownership group led by its lenders takes over.

Posted February 18, 2026
Jim Costello.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our February magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How does your shop handle e-bike service requests?

Posted February 18, 2026

OLATHE, Kan. (BRAIN) — Garmin reported record consolidated revenue for 2025, a 15% increase over the previous year, with all segments posting full-year all-time gains. For the fourth quarter, Garmin's revenue increased 17%.

Posted February 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — A paraplegic man has dropped a suit against a bike shop ownerwho he said did not have a required ramp to enter the store.

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