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SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes’ eighth and newest e-bike is its lowest-priced and aimed at the first-time buyer.
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Emerald Expositions has canceled its Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show, which had been planned for early November in Denver, and which was to have included a bicycle trade area.
![NICA president Steve Matous. NICA president Steve Matous.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/unnamed_25_0.png?itok=0M4BsycO)
DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Steve Matous, who became president of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association in May, is the latest guest on the Channel Mastery podcast, presented by BRAIN and Verde Marketing and hosted by Verde's Kristin Carpenter.
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AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — Woom, which has offered high-end youth bikes to U.S. consumers since 2014, is launching its first youth-size mountain bikes this fall.
![Liv Cycling will debut the full-suspension Pique 29er in September. Liv Cycling will debut the full-suspension Pique 29er in September.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/20190711_liv_studiogarage0878-edit-editlr.jpg?itok=23uzm3Sb)
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Adapting the 29-inch wheel platform to smaller riders can be a challenge, so much so that most manufacturers spec' 27.5-inch wheels on size small frames.
![The Shimano IC5 women's indoor cycling shoe in purple. The Shimano IC5 women's indoor cycling shoe in purple.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/1-7.jpg?itok=ugyZIUFw)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Peloton's popularity has many women in the market for cycling shoes. But the shoes have to be fashionable, comfortable and functional.
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Former BRAIN managing editor Toby Hill has been named the first editor-in-chief of Cycle Volta, an e-bike and electric two-wheel mobility website operated by publisher Bonnier Motorcycle Group. Hill started in his new role Monday.
![Revonte will debut a new e-bike motor at Eurobike. Revonte will debut a new e-bike motor at Eurobike.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/drivesystem-all.jpg?itok=jj0oB4pr)
TAMPERE, Finland (BRAIN) — Revonte developed a new e-bike motor designed to be used without a derailleur and with an automatic mode option, and it will debut at Eurobike next month.
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In Rick Vosper's update to his May 6 editorial, it seems Walmart's Viathon brand has delivered more — and less — than promised.
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STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Helmet industry veteran Greg Shapleigh is leaving the board of MIPS and says he will assume "a key position" in the industry.
HELSINKI (BRAIN) — Amer Sports Corporation, the former owner of Mavic and current owner of Enve Composites and other brands, has asked for its stock to be delisted from the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange. Mascot Bidco Oy, a group led by Chinese sports brand Anta, has acquired all shares of Amer in a buyout that was initiated last September.
ZURICH (BRAIN) — Accell Group has sold Protanium, a pedelec development brand, and Diavelo, an associated pedelec bike brand, to a new Swiss company headed by pedelec entrepreneur Karin Vogelsanger.