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2020 bike unit imports up nearly 30% through November

Posted January 7, 2021

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Bike imports in the first 11 months of last year were up 29.4% if you count by bike unit, and up 12.2% if you count by the imports' dollar value. In the period, the average import value of a bike fell 13%, from $92 to $80.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted January 7, 2021
Today: Scott Cowan of Century Cycles in Cleveland.
Scott Cowan, Century Cycles, Cleveland, Ohio

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Academy Sports + Outdoors recalls 4 bikes over defective front wheel hardware

Posted January 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors is recalling four of its house-brand bike models because of faulty front wheel locking hardware that can pose a fall and injury hazard.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted January 6, 2021
Today: Evan Robinson of Steady State Cycles in Pittsburgh.
Evan Robinson, Steady State Cycles, Pittsburgh, Pa.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Secure parking would boost NYC bike use, group says

Posted January 5, 2021
Bike rack located on Lafayette Avenue.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — A nonprofit bicycle and pedestrian rights group released a comprehensive report advocating for more secure bicycle parking in the city, arguing that this deficiency suppresses commuting and has a disproportionate impact on lower-income residents and people of color.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted January 5, 2021
Today: Chris Koos of Vitesse Cycle in Normal, Illinois.
Chris Koos, Vitesse Cycle, Normal, Ill.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted January 4, 2021
Today: Charlie Fetzer of LakeShore Bicycles in Jacksonville, Florida.
Charlie Fetzer, LakeShore Bicycles, Jacksonville, Fla.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted December 31, 2020
Today: Mike Jacoubowsky, the owner of Chain Reaction in Redwood City, California.
Mike Jacoubowsky, owner, Chain Reaction, Redwood City, Calif.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted December 30, 2020
Today: David Howard of Pedal the Peaks in Durango, Colorado.
David Howard, Pedal the Peaks, Durango, Colo.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Guest Editorial: Sales reps are essential

Posted December 29, 2020
Guess which is the rep.

A look at the differences between a sales rep and "an order taker."

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted December 29, 2020
Today: Larry Black of Mt. Airy Bicycles in Maryland.
Larry Black, Mt. Airy Bicycles, Mt. Airy, Md.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Retailers' crystal ball: We ask IBDs their projections for 2021

Posted December 28, 2020
Today: Rich Sherman of Now Bikes in St. Paul, Minn.
Rich Sherman, Now Bikes, St. Paul, Minn.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Dorel postpones special shareholder meeting to February

Posted December 28, 2020

MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries, which had planned a special shareholder meeting for Jan. 12 to vote on accepting an offer to go private, has now delayed that meeting until Feb. 16.

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