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Posted January 8, 2021
Photo provided by CPSC/CBP.

BALTIMORE (BRAIN) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission combined to seize nearly 600 girls bikes that authorities said were coated in pink paint with excessive levels of lead.

Posted January 8, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BRAIN) — SmartEtailing is suing a Massachusetts bike store, CrimsonBikes, LLC. The website developer is charging that CrimsonBikes fraudulently told customers to ask their credit card company for refunds for undelivered bikes. A payment service is holding SmartEtailing liable for $400,000 in chargebacks.

Posted January 8, 2021

TAMPA, Fla. (BRAIN) — A U.S. District judge has ruled that when would-be Ironman competitors agreed to a no-refund policy at registration, that meant exactly what it sounded like. 

Posted January 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Paycheck Protection Program will resume offering loans to new and some existing borrowers on Jan. 11.

Posted January 8, 2021
Updates with Trek statement.
Bontrager Specter WaveCel helmet.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle is being sued for $5 million by a New York man who says the company is making misleading claims that its Bontrager WaveCel helmets are safer than other brands.

Posted January 8, 2021
Today: Ilene and Eric Marcos of Bicycle World in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
 Ilene and Eric Marcos, Bicycle World, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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