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Posted July 12, 2010

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (BRAIN)—Taiwanese manufacturers, many of whom are well known among bicycle industry executives, are now making a concerted push into the outdoor and sporting goods market.

Posted July 12, 2010

CORTEZ, CO (BRAIN)—Osprey Packs, Inc. has completed its sales agency selection for the U.S. bike market.

Posted July 11, 2010

SAN JOSE, CA (BRAIN)—Bicycle retailers now have another option for submitting purchase orders to Giant.

Posted July 9, 2010

BEAVERTON, OR (BRAIN)—Yakima has named The Hitch Company and Norco as its two new Canadian distributors. The announcement is effectively immediately with the transition scheduled for completion September 1.

Posted July 9, 2010

NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN)—Ryders Eyewear has hired Tara Wilkinson as its new director of marketing.

Posted July 8, 2010

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL (BRAIN)—National Sporting Goods Association vice president of Information and research Thomas B. Doyle is retiring from the NSGA, effective early in the fall of 2010. Doyle is one of NSGA’s longest-tenured staff members, having spent 39 years in the sporting goods industry.

Posted July 8, 2010

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (BRAIN)—With three weeks to go until Lifeboat Event’s inaugural DealerCamp, final plans for the event are taking shape.

Posted July 8, 2010

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (BRAIN)—Icebreaker is launching a cycling apparel line that will hit retail this winter. The New Zealand-based company is best known for its apparel sold through the outdoor channel.

Posted July 8, 2010

PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN)—Veteran product manager Steven Fairchild has rejoined Advanced Sports. He will take on all road and specialty product development for ASI's bike brands including Fuji, Kestrel, SE, Breezer and Terry.

Posted July 8, 2010

GOLDEN, CO (BRAIN)—Spot Brand has hired Sky Yaeger as its senior product manager. She's working out of her Marin County, California home.

Posted July 7, 2010

HAYWARD, CA (BRAIN)—Brian Evitt, the driver of the Ford F-350 pickup that struck and killed cyclist Paul Clark, was sentenced on Tuesday to 100 hours of community service and fined roughly $100. The Alameda County District Attorney accepted the conditions as a plea bargain for a misdemeanor manslaughter charge.

Posted July 7, 2010

Seattle Bike Supply has helped come to the rescue of Seattle's infamous SeaFair pirates by donating a Torker "Black Solomon" bike. But these pirates still need some financial help to put on their Northwest shows. Click on link to donate and sing, "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me."

Posted July 7, 2010

BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN)—QBP’s marketing department has unveiled Cycling Buzz, a Web site devoted to gathering social media and news related to the Tour.

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