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CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — A360 Media, which acquired the magazine last year, is “pausing” the mountain bike magazine and its digital publications indefinitely.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BRAIN) — In its new Black Reparations Program, Rivendell Bicycle Works is offering Black customers a 45% discount on bikes and frames bought through its website or its warehouse store.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. Department of Interior officially approved its policy proposal for land managers to regulate e-bikes the same as traditional bikes on non-motorized lands.
(BRAIN) — Longtime industry writer Garrett Lai passed away suddenly early this week, due to natural causes.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Long before Chinmay Malaviya and Charlie Depman met and formed an online marketplace for electric vehicles, they worked for environmental nonprofits in India and China. Their passion to reduce pollution and slow climate change led to a partnership to create Ridepanda.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Tamika Butler gave fair warning early to the 300-plus attendees of her Virtual Bicycle Leadership Conference address Wednesday morning.
"If you are timid about hearing about blackness and about hearing about race, this probably wasn't the morning session for you," said Butler, an avid cyclist and former executive director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (BRAIN) — The Safety Stop Law goes into effect for Washington cyclists on Thursday, aimed at making intersections safer.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (BRAIN) — Eurobike announced Wednesday that trade show visitors per day will be limited to 10,000 and spread across five exhibition halls and two additional halls.

PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Dick's Sporting Goods announced Tuesday its commitment to eliminate single-use retail plastic bags from its stores by 2025.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — PeopleForBikes' Virtual Bicycle Leadership Conference begins Tuesday and features webinars and presentations each morning.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Nick Martin, who started The Pro's Closet out of a VW bus and grew it into a used bike and component e-commerce giant, will move on from his role as CEO next month.

BEND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Voltaire Cycles will open its third e-mobility franchise — this one in Bend, Oregon — offering road and off-road personal electrical vehicles for rent and purchase.