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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (BRAIN) — A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office board will continue to review a petition by members of the Ross family to regain ownership of the Ross Bicycles trademark, which the family members claim has been abandoned by its current registrant.
![A Priority City Cruiser. A Priority City Cruiser.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/screen_shot_2019-12-02_at_11.54.42_am.png?itok=e0kBy5df)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. Trade Representative has granted two more importers exclusions from the U.S.-China trade war tariffs, currently 25%. The USTR also announced two new denials of exclusion petitions from the industry.
![Taichung Bike Week 2019 took place Oct. 16-19. Taichung Bike Week 2019 took place Oct. 16-19.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/img_0633_0.jpg?itok=WKTYyWEb)
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taichung Bike Week, traditionally known as an OEM event where decisions are made and deals done, needs an extra day to finish its business.
DES MOINES, Iowa (BRAIN) — A month and a half after its previous director and staff resigned and launched their own event, organizers of the Register's Great Annual Ride Across Iowa have appointed a new director.
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Smack at the intersection of the bike industry and Silicon Valley, Zone 5 is a startup incubator with technology allowing developers to quickly bring cycling apps to market.
![QBP is celebrating Small Business Saturday on its website. QBP is celebrating Small Business Saturday on its website.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/img_1177.jpg?itok=PWio1gxV)
AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — A.J. Camp experienced enough subpar Black Fridays to form an opinion on one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
![Allied Cycle Works has a lot invested in the Able gravel bike. Allied Cycle Works has a lot invested in the Able gravel bike.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/pf-7f1defc5-e898-461d-bd0e-28b562ac9948-mav01901_800x534.jpg?itok=mXXZuW8p)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BRAIN) — It's the perfect move in more ways than one.
Allied Cycle Works will relocate all of its manufacturing operations from Little Rock to Rogers, Arkansas, and go online in March. Rogers, about 200 miles northwest of Little Rock, is near the growing bike-tourist Bentonville area.
![Donna Steiner. Donna Steiner.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/img_1176.jpg?itok=DzqYO3Mp)
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Donna Steiner, credit manager for BikeCo Advanced Sports, died Nov. 21 after battling leukemia.
Steiner was 54 and survived by daughter Nicolle, mother Diana and brother Bill. The family held a private ceremony.
![The League of American Bicyclists released its 2019 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking report. The League of American Bicyclists released its 2019 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking report.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/unknown.png?itok=WZ6LiNip)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The League of American Bicyclists released its 2019 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking report on Tuesday, a year after more cyclists were killed than in any time since 1990.
![Dick's Sporting Goods' net sales increased 6% in the third quarter. Dick's Sporting Goods' net sales increased 6% in the third quarter.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/images.jpeg?itok=Jty7IEP9)
PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Dick's Sporting Goods' net sales increased 6% in the third quarter compared to the same time last year, the company's biggest quarterly increase since 2013.
![Bike Shop Day on Dec. 7 is a way for retailers to embrace the community. Bike Shop Day on Dec. 7 is a way for retailers to embrace the community.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/20171209_095504.jpg?itok=yTvTz4R2)
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — With a smaller staff and a colder start to the winter — both in terms of temperature and sales — Cosmic Bikes wanted to simplify its Bike Shop Day festivities this year.
And that singular focus for the day, which is Dec. 7, will benefit Lydia Home Association.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Lyft is close to reintroducing e-bikes back into its New York bike-share system with improved batteries and brakes.
MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Outerbike demo events are planning a total of seven events in 2020, including four new venues.
The new venues are Deer Valley Resort, near Park City, Utah; Killington, Vermont; Duluth, Minnesota; and South Lake Tahoe, Calif.