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RICHARDSON, Texas (BRAIN) — Said to be the largest family-owned bike retailer in Texas, Richardson Bike Mart is increasingly not just in Richardson, a community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The store has four locations now, only one of which is in Richardson.

WHISTLER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — RideWrap, a Whistler-based brand, is perhaps the bike industry's best example of a company manufacturing close to market.

ETNA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Steve Potts, a co-founder of WTB and a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, is developing a new line of components that will be produced in Japan and Taiwan by factories including Nitto, Panaracer, Tange-Seiki, Suzue and Tange Tubing.
The A-to-Z Guarantee has a lot of loaded words despite pledging support of customers who buy a product that causes property damage or personal injury.
PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Months after Trek bought Specialized's largest dealer in the Austin, Texas, market, Specialized has opened a company-owned operation in the city. Specialized Austin provides virtual consultations and home delivery of web-ordered bikes and equipment.

PRAGUE (BRAIN) — The Pale Fire Capital investment group has invested $6 million in VirtualTraining, a Czech company behind the ROUVY indoor cycling and running software application.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (BRAIN) — R&A Cycles, which operates brick-and-mortar stores in Brooklyn and Walnut Creek, California, as well as a well-known e-commerce business, has introduced a $150 charge on bikes sold at its stores, to cover shipping, handling, and assembly.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Tim Patterson, the President and Chairman of the Board of Project Bike Tech, passed away on July 12, 2021. He was 66 years old.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Exhibitor registration has opened for next March's TAIPEI CYCLE show, which will include virtual and in-person elements. The last two TAIPEI CYCLES were held virtually only because of COVID-19.

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