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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.
A confessed "trade show junkie" declares The Big Gear Show a success.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — USA Cycling reports race participation in national championship events mirrors the current cycling boom with mountain bike nationals participation up nearly 11% over 2019, the last full-event year before the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Kitzuma Cycling Logistics announced the closing of a first round of funding with the goal of expanding its door-to-door bike shipping business.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group set a new second-quarter record for net sales and earnings per share as global demand for its bikes and e-bikes remained strong. Sales of e-bikes, both under its own brand and for its OE customers, accounted for 30% of Giant's sales in the first half.
MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Sports — the Dorel Industries division that includes its bicycle businesses — recorded an 11% sales increase in its second fiscal quarter this year, compared to the same quarter last year.
SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro Inc. second-quarter revenue increased 86% year-over-year led by a 48% jump in online revenue.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BRAIN) — BikeSource Vice President Dale Van Allen died Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 49. Van Allen worked at BikeSource — a multi-chain store with locations in Ohio, Colorado, and North Carolina — for nearly all his life.
FRANKFURT (BRAIN) — Ardian Expansion will become investors in the direct-to-consumer mountain bike brand YT Industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — By 2025, Dick's Sporting Goods wants to increase BIPOC representation in leadership by 30% and increase women store leadership by 40%, according to its annual report on DEI initiatives, sustainability, and community outreach.
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