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Posted February 8, 2021

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Taipei Cycle show have postponed the 2021 edition, which had been scheduled for March 3-6. They did not announce new dates for the show.

Posted February 8, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our February magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: "What would your dream bike shop be like, and where would you locate it?”

Posted February 7, 2021
Photo by London Fire Brigade.

LONDON (BRAIN) — A fire at Specialized Bicycles' headquarters had a "devastating effect," the company says.

Posted February 5, 2021
CEO says the company will spend $100 million on expediting deliveries, including air freighting bikes and treadmills.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — While Peloton Interactive’s sales surged past the $1 billion mark in its most recent fiscal quarter, slow deliveries continue to hold the company back.

Posted February 5, 2021
The bookkeeper, Joan C. Trower, is charged with schemes netting over $200k.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A bookkeeper could face up to 20 years in prison after she was indicted for embezzling at least $200,000 from a local bike manufacturer.

Posted February 5, 2021
Obligatory Getty container ship image.

While sales and demand were exceptional in 2020, the full-year import figures are not.

Posted February 5, 2021

WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle has partnered with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association to create an initiative to bring more diversity to youth mountain biking.

Posted February 5, 2021
Photo courtesy of Georgia Cycling Association/Darius Farrokhi

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Two of the longest-standing high school mountain bike racing leagues in the country have decided to go it alone, withdrawing from the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.

Posted February 4, 2021

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro Inc. revenue for the fourth quarter dropped 32% year-over-year, closing a pandemic-stricken 2020 in which it experienced a 25% overall decline in revenue.

Posted February 4, 2021

ANOKA, Minn. (BRAIN) — Bell and Giro's parent company is reporting that revenues in its division that includes those brands saw a sales increase of 18% in its third quarter, which ended Dec. 27.

Posted February 4, 2021

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes announced Thursday it received a minority investment of $150 million from several companies.

Posted February 3, 2021
Left to right: Dennis Uphoff, Gary Moore, Jim Burrus

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (BRAIN) — Longtime retailer Dennis Uphoff, the owner of The Off Ramp  — said to be the largest seller of bikes in NorCal for nearly 30 years — died Jan. 16th after sustaining an injury at home. He was 69.

Posted February 2, 2021

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Organizers of the CABDA Expo will unveil their newest event next week: CABDA Online. Taking the place of their usual, in-person first quarter events, the virtual B2B event hopes to offer some degree of normalcy for its attendees, show director Jim Kersten said.

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