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DULUTH, Ga. (BRAIN) — Fox Factory executives said all orders for its OE bike products are pre-booked for 2022 and they expect no letup in demand until next year or beyond.
Fox announced Thursday that its revenues last year hit $1.3 billion, a company record and a 45.9% increase over its 2020 sales.

DAYTON, Ohio (BRAIN) — When Matthew Tepper enters Dayton’s West Third Street Historic District, he looks for a two-story brick building as a waypoint. If it’s demolished, he says, its absence would completely alter the neighborhood’s cornerstone and historical context.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is once again preparing the official event guide for the Sea Otter Classic. The Guide is a consumer-facing publication distributed at the festival and shared digitally with BRAIN subscribers and the readers of Outside's other cycling titles.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — The King County Board of Health repealed a 29-year-old mandatory bike helmet law Thursday, citing evidence of racial and anti-homeless bias in its enforcement.

PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — According to Bryan Hance, it's common in this environmentally conscious and cycling-friendly city for families to trade their vehicle for e-bikes. But if those e-bikes are stolen, it has a chilling effect on the city's bicycling culture.

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Because it deals exclusively with pre-owned bikes, e-commerce seller The Pro's Closet remains up to date on the latest bike theft trends. But even it was taken aback by the uncovering of a Mexican Facebook Marketplace seller's stolen bike enterprise.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — When a smash-and-grab or individual theft occurs with its registered bikes, Bike Index recommends first filing a police report, but co-founder Bryan Hance and Executive Director Craig Dalton said relying exclusively on law enforcement for recovery often isn't enough.

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Bike Index began nearly a decade ago with a modest goal: registering bikes into a database to increase the chances of recovery if stolen. It completed its eighth year in 2021 by accomplishing something bigger.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (BRAIN) — A U.S District Court judge has dismissed a case that a mobile game app maker had filed against Trek Bicycle after Trek challenged the game maker’s trademark registration.

PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Hap Seliga, a co-founder of Competitive Cyclist and former executive at Backcountry and Specialized, has joined SIGNA Sports United as head of its North American bike operations.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (BRAIN) — The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office issued a felony arrest warrant for a man stealing bikes from retailers using fraudulent identification and credit cards.

OLATHE, Kan. (BRAIN) — Garmin Ltd. reported record revenue for the year and in the fourth quarter despite flat fitness sales that include cycling products.