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TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwan-based exhibitors at the Taipei Cycle show — scheduled to open a month from Tuesday — are circulating a petition asking organizers to cancel it because of the new coronavirus outbreak in China.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (BRAIN) — There are many ways to end up owning a bike shop. Ken Bell started Rocktown Bicycles in 2013 after a successful career as a video producer and owner of a trade show display company. "I'd always wanted to own a shop," Bell said. "Decades of racing definitely fueled my passion for it."

TORRANCE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Pioneer Cycle Sports will cease production of power meters, cycling computers, and pedal monitoring as of March 31 and transfer some assets of its Cycle Sports business to Shimano.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Benita Warns. the co-owner of Midway Bicycle Supply, appears on the newest episode of the Outspoken Cyclist, a podcast hosted by former retailer Diane Jenks.

DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Machines for Freedom's founder, Jennifer Kriske, is Kristin Carpenter's latest guest on the Channel Mastery podcast.

DENVER (BRAIN) — Challenge Tires rolled out its new North American focus at QBP's FrostBike event here last week. The tire brand has hired industry veteran Chris Clinton as their North American Director.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Trump administration has announced additional Chinese tariff exclusions for some bike-related products.

SUZHOU, China (BRAIN) — Bafang, one of the world's largest e-bike drive system manufacturers, has announced that it is extending delivery lead times by at least 10-15 days because of the coronavirus outbreak.

MIAMI (BRAIN) — Jeep showed an upcoming e-bike model Sunday in a Super Bowl ad featuring Bill Murray.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Next month's Taipei Cycle Show will be held as scheduled, organizers announced, but visitors and exhibitors from mainland China will not be welcome. Organizers also said all workers at the show will be required to wear face masks.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Of the many reasons shop owners decide to sell their businesses, seismic retrofit is not usually one of them. In San Francisco, Bradley Woehl is facing just that situation.

(BRAIN) — Due to the spread of the coronavirus, Chinese businesses and government officials are extending the Lunar New Years holiday closing period until at least Feb. 8 in more regions, increasing the likelihood of bicycle shipment delays.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products' Minnesota Distribution Center resumed operations Wednesday following a trash compactor fire that forced it to close two weeks ago.