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Posted November 19, 2008

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Three U.S. bike industry leaders were elected as Bikes Belong Coalition board officers at the organization’s meeting Tuesday in Boulder, Colorado.

Posted November 19, 2008

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands (BRAIN)—Accell Group raised its projected 2008 profit from an expected 10-percent increase over 2007 to a 15 percent jump based on the company’s performance so far this year.

Posted November 19, 2008

WATERLOO, WI (BRAIN)—Trek Bicycle is introducing two new single speed urban bikes in January that will feature carbon composite belt drives instead of chains.

Posted November 19, 2008

NUNSPEET, Netherlands (BRAIN)—Shimano has named Marc van Rooij as the new president of Shimano Europe Holding Group, succeeding Sato Yuasa as of December 1.

Posted November 19, 2008

DUARTE, CA (BRAIN)—Dahon continues to experience robust sales and is on track to produce half a million bicycles in 2008, a nearly 30 percent increase from the previous year.

Pre-orders for 2009 are also strong and Dahon expects to continue its healthy growth rate.

Posted November 19, 2008

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—SmartEtailing has just introduced a fully integrated consumer Wish List feature for all SmartEtailing clients' Web site catalogs.

Posted November 18, 2008

BETHESDA, MD (BRAIN)— A group from the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association met with key staff members from the Consumer Product Safety Commission last Friday to seek guidance on some of the industry’s sticking points with the new consumer product safety law.

Posted November 18, 2008

MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN)—Counterfeit high-end Specialized raod bike frames are circulating the Internet, according to a press release from the supplier.

S Works Tarmac SL framesets, sizes 52 and 54 centimeters in red and blue, are being sold on eBay, Craigslist and other regional online sources.

Posted November 18, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall for 1,700 DiNotte Lighting Lithium-Ion batteries used with bicycle lights.

Posted November 18, 2008

PLANTATION, FL (BRAIN)—DHL will stop making express deliveries within the U.S. starting January 30, closing its 18 main distribution hubs while cutting most of its 13,000 U.S. jobs.

Posted November 18, 2008

SEATTLE, WA (BRAIN)—Nuun has hired Tim McGee in the newly formed position of vice president of sales and marketing.

Posted November 18, 2008

"I don't want to enter an unsafe situation but you see this stuff coming out of France. There [are] some aggressive, angry emotions. If you believe what you read, my personal safety could be in jeopardy."

Posted November 17, 2008

WOODINVILLE, WA (BRAIN)—After six years with Full Speed Ahead, Ric Hjertberg is leaving the company.

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