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PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association announced the 2021 Bicycle Retailer Excellence Awards winners in a ceremony at the Big Gear Show earlier this month. The award program was an update from the past Americas Best Bike Shops Program.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our August magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: Tell us about trainer and indoor cycling accessory sales in your store.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Rossignol is recalling 2018 and 2019 All Track DH bikes because of a fall hazard. According to the company, a crack can form at the headtube weld, causing the frame to fail.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
DRESDEN, Germany (BRAIN) — E-commerce retailer Bike24, which joined the Frankfurt stock exchange after an IPO in June, is reporting that its sales were up
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation reported second-quarter revenue increased 106% and net income 257% year-over-year, the fourth consecutive quarter of record-breaking growth for the protective gear manufacturer.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (BRAIN) — A man with a lengthy criminal past was sentenced to six years in prison after being arrested for stealing a bike from a Lee County retailer and selling it to a pawn shop.
LONDON (BRAIN) — Rapha is closing its custom apparel program after three years and indicated that several positions will be terminated, according to a report on CyclingTips.com.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Industry veteran George Parry died at age 58 on Aug. 2. Parry had been Niner Bikes' engineering and production manager since 2010 but had worked in the bike industry since 1987 when he was hired as a mechanic at Fort Collins' Lee's Cyclery.
AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — E-bike brand VanMoof produced its first U.S. television ad to demonstrate the joy and ease of commuting in congested big cities.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fox Factory's sales in its Speciality Sports Group, its bicycle-product division, were up 64% in the second fiscal quarter and 73% for the first half, compared to the same periods last year.
Outside reps have long been an invisible army within the bike business. Now the NBDA is stepping up to make them easier to find for suppliers and retailers.