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BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN)—Temperatures hovering near zero degrees didn’t deter hundreds of bicycle retailers and product vendors from flocking to Bloomington, Minnesota over the weekend for Quality Bicycle Products’ annual Frostbike trade show held Feb. 15 to 17.
"Hey Steve (Potts), I know you're kind of famous and all in the bike industry, and I know your ti bikes are one of a kind, but is there an Under 2 Year of Age Discount off this or what?"
—Miles Jamison Norman
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Selling Cycling 2008 consists of 28 three-to-five-minute training modules, available either on DVD or online.
There is also online Product Category training for 32 different bike and accessory categories, and over 4,000 individual product SKUs from 75 top brands.
PALO ALTO, CA (BRAIN)—Stage 1 of the Tour of California gets underway today with another strong field including returning champ Levi Leipheimer.
LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Bicycle Retailer and Industry News has published its 2008 list of the Top 100 Retailers in the country.
KENT, WA (BRAIN)—After 14 years, the SBS Armchair Open House has become a much anticpated event for IBDs.
"San Francisco Bay
Past pier thirty nine
Early p.m.
Can't remember what time
Got the waiting cab
Stopped at the red light
Address, unsure of
But it turned out just right"
—Stereophonics
KETCHUM, ID (BRAIN)—Smith Optics has appointed Greg Randolph to the newly-created position of PR communications manager within its marketing department.
SANTA ANA, CA (BRAIN)—The NBDA has announced the 25 winners of the 2008 NBDA National Bike Summit Scholarship Program.
MILAN, Italy (BRAIN)—Sophia Loren, an icon of style and beauty and an Oscar-winning actress, will be present at the official opening of BikeAsia, EICMA officials said, adding that she will be a testimonial to Italian excellence.
AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN)—Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has decided to open up a bike shop in Austin, Texas. It will open in May.
Say hello to Finley Kanoa Torrico, who joined the BRAIN family on February 6, 2008 at 6:54 pm. He was a very healthy 8 pounds, 7 ounces at 20 inches in length.
Word in OC daycare corners is that Finley and Miles have already formed an OC Babies Fight Club. Hide your milk money, kids!!!
TEMPE, AZ (BRAIN)—Titus Cycles is back up and running today after a small fire at its headquarters in Tempe, Arizona, took out the phones and e-mail yesterday.