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Posted June 23, 2008

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that...”

—George Carlin. Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

Posted June 22, 2008

CHARLOTTE, NC (BRAIN)—Gita Sporting Goods is teaming up with the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and Nike to market and distribute Nike's new line of Livestrong cycling apparel.

One Hundred percent of Nike's profits from the entire Livestrong Collection goes to the LAF to help fight cancer.

Posted June 22, 2008

PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)—Showers Pass, known for its wind and waterproof cycling garments, recently consolidated product development and warehousing under one roof. The company has moved into a 6,000-square-foot building just outside of downtown Portland.

Posted June 22, 2008

PARK CITY, UTAH (BRAIN)—A panel of high-level federal land managers from the U.S. and Canada addressed the future for mountain biking in national parks and on other public lands during the IMBA World Summit last Friday in Park City, Utah.

Posted June 22, 2008

CANTON, MA (BRAIN)—After eight years at Kryptonite, Donna Tocci will step down as marketing manager.

Starting July 1, Tocci will be the director of web/new media for Ingersoll Rand, Kryptonite's parent company.

Posted June 22, 2008

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—The Selling Cycling web- and DVD-based staff training program recently set a new record by surpassing its 300,000th training incident for the 2008 season, according to Ray Keener, Growth Cycle President.

The success is the result of several factors, Keener said.

Posted June 22, 2008

"We paddle through the waves/
Confusion rest in our wake/
We paddle through the waves/
All solutions find their way."

—Unified Theory

Posted June 19, 2008

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's IMBA executive director Mike Van Abel (yes, that speck in mid-air is him) launching himself off a massive ski jump to kick off the IMBA World Summit on Wednesday, June 18 at Utah's Olympic Park. Not a bad way to get the crowd riled up.

(Photo: Rachael Lopes, Hilride)

Posted June 19, 2008

PARK CITY, UTAH (BRAIN)—John Burke, president of Trek Bicycle Corporation, challenged the bike industry to pledge $10 to IMBA for every full-suspension mountain bike sold in the U.S., during his keynote address Thursday at the IMBA World Summit in Park City, Utah.

Posted June 19, 2008

LOMBARD, IL (BRAIN)—Sylvia Koslow, who owned and operated Koslow Cycle in Illinois with her husband Andrew for three decades, passed away on June 14.

She was 83.

Posted June 19, 2008

VALENCIA, CA (BRAIN)—Hi-Torque Publications will launch an all-new Web site, Roadbikeaction.com, on July 5.

Posted June 19, 2008

MALLORCA, Spain (BRAIN)—Retailers will see a brand new line of road bikes for 2009 from Giant at various trade shows this fall, including Interbike.

Posted June 18, 2008

LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN)—Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and AEG, owners respectively of the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California, have formed a marketing partnership to grow and develop each other’s events, the companies announced this week.

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