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VISTA, CA (BRAIN)—Zoot Sports has appointed Jeff Cunningham national sales manager.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (BRAIN)—The fires that have ravaged more than 30 square miles of land have not affected local retailers.
Just read a good story on Entrepreneur.com about BMX legend Dave Mirra and skate stars Ryan Sheckler and Paul Rodriguez.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—Bicycle imports in January and February posted the steepest decline in almost 10 years. Suppliers pulled the plug on factory orders to cope with inventory build-up at the end of 2008 and amidst worries over a deepening recession.

What do George Clooney and Lezyne have in common? Both made the cut in the May issue of Esquire magazine. Lezyne made it into Esquire's "Things a Man should Own" garage with its Classic Floor Drive Drive pump. A movie starring George Clooney was not among the "Things a Man Should Own" list.
SAN RAFAEL, CA (BRAIN)—Trips for Kids (TFK) has reached a milestone, taking 50,000 underserved urban youth on mountain bike rides since its inception more than 20 years ago.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN)—Trek chief executive officer John Burke will be keynote speaker at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's 17th annual Golden Wheel Awards on Tuesday, May 5, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Green Room in the War Memorial Building.
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Bikes Belong has selected Joan Harrold as its new marketing and communications coordinator. In this new position, Harrold is helping publicize Bikes Belong’s work, promote bicycling and develop a new campaign to recruit bicycling supporters.
WHISTLER, British Columbia (BRAIN)—Whistler Blackcomb’s famed Whistler Mountain Bike Park is scheduled to open May 16 with plans for continued expansion in the Garbanzo Zone; completely redesigned Slopestyle, Giant Slalom and Dual Slalom courses; and new lesson and rental packages for all levels of mountain bikers.
LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Two former contributors to the Crooked Cog Network have launched a new website called The Cyclist (www.thecyclistsite.com) which will feature a wide variety of cycling based content and product reviews.

Did your company do anything as extreme as Jones Soda and power your office with bikes?

Jones Soda celebrated Earth Day by going off the electrical grid. The folks at Jones pedaled 10 bikes constantly to power the computers, phones and the Jones Soda network for a full day.
SRAM had a very special guest at this year's launch at the Sea Otter Classic, road racing champ Levi Leipheimer.