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Posted June 5, 2020
NAHBS considering four cities for its next show, to be held in September 2021. Outerbike still plans fall events.

DALLAS (BRAIN) — Organizers of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show announced Friday that they were canceling the show, which had been scheduled for Dallas in August.

Posted June 5, 2020

CHAVANOD, France (BRAIN) — Groupe Rossignol has announced the sale of the TIME bike and pedal business to WhaTTfornow, a four-year-old e-bike brand.

Posted June 4, 2020
The LAB applauds the bill's safety and accessibility measures.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. House Transportation Committee has released a draft of its transportation reauthorization bill, which contains $6.3 billion for biking and walking infrastructure, as well as safety and accessibility measures that cycling advocates are applauding. 

Posted June 4, 2020
Owner Erik Saunders alters retail strategy and enjoys e-commerce surge.
Erik Saunders has rolled with the changes in the past 18 months.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Erik Saunders structured his small domestic manufacturing business as practical as possible to get established.

It's paying off now in challenging economic times.

Posted June 2, 2020

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (BRAIN) — Organizers of the ASEANBIKE 2020 show have announced they have postponed the inaugural event until sometime next year.  Messe Friedrichshafen, the owner of the Eurobike show, had partnered with .C.C.

Posted June 2, 2020
CEO predicts health and fitness will be more important after the pandemic.
Dick's first quarter net sales decreased 30.6%.

PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Temporary store closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic led to Dick’s Sporting Goods’ net sales dropping 30.6% in the first quarter year-over-year for the quarter ending May 2.

Posted June 1, 2020
SRAM was among the bike brands showing support for Black Lives Matter online.

LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Some bicycle shops nationwide suffered theft and damage over the weekend in the wake of the George Floyd protests that flared into riots in some cities.

Posted May 29, 2020

OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Most publicly-traded bike companies' stock prices have seen a rebound since the pandemic, but Shimano's stock has rebounded and then some.

Posted May 29, 2020
Chad Burnett died in police custody on May 24. Photo from ChazProBikeFit.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — A former Colorado Cyclist product line manager died after a confrontation with police responding to a neighborhood disturbance call on May 24.

Posted May 29, 2020
Guerrilla Gravity had its best month ever in April.

DENVER (BRAIN) — Guerrilla Gravity has defied the gravity of the current economic state with sales volume and dollars up at a time when the demand for high-end bikes is down.

Posted May 29, 2020
'My staff's health and my customer's safety isn't worth someone's money.'
Customers wait outside University Bicycles in Boulder this week.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (BRAIN) — With careful consideration of staff and customer health, many bike retailers are wrestling with the safe way to reopen to foot traffic after shelter-in-place orders lift in the wake of COVID-19.

Posted May 28, 2020
Uber sent unwanted e-bikes and e-scooters to a scrap yard.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Uber is under fire from cycling advocates about shipping unwanted e-bikes and e-scooters to a scrap yard amid a bike shortage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted May 28, 2020

VISTA, Calif. (BRAIN) — As the interest in vintage and replica old school BMX bikes grows, Haro Bikes has two new offerings: replicas of the 1984 Haro Master and Sport framesets.

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