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Posted August 15, 2019
Rad Power's retail showroom in Seattle. Courtesy photo.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Three bike industry brands — two of them in the e-bike market and the other in the youth bike space — have made Inc. magazine's annual list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies.

Posted August 15, 2019
Altor Locks' SAF is 80mm in diameter and weighs 13.7 pounds.

STERLING, Va. (BRAIN) — With battery-powered grinders becoming a favorite tool among bike thieves, Altor Locks has developed its own cutting-edge technology.

Posted August 15, 2019

When jobs, families, careers, houses and even sometimes marriages are on the line, why are we all so resistant to change?

Posted August 15, 2019
"Filling the parking spots."

SQUAMISH, British Columbia (BRAIN) — 7Mesh was founded by a crew with years of experience in the technical outdoor apparel market, so a technical cycling rain jacket was a natural centerpiece of its first seasons.

But its founders always had bigger plans for the brand.

Posted August 14, 2019

CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — SockGuy's summer "promo" sock supports the Yellow Umbrella movement in Hong Kong.

Posted August 14, 2019
Balance bikes get reprieve until Dec. 15, however.
Requisite stock photo of ship. Photo by kinsey on Unsplash.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — While President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration will delay some tariffs on Chinese imports until Dec. 15, most bicycle products remain on a list subject to increased tariffs Sept. 1. 

Posted August 14, 2019

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BRAIN) — Tony Karklins and HIA Velo have settled the lawsuit Karklins had filed against the company last fall. 

Posted August 14, 2019
The brand is offering what it claims is the best-priced Bosch mid-drive e-bike on the market.

MIAMISBURG, Ohio (BRAIN) — Batch Bicycles is launching its first e-bike, a $1,999 commuter that the company says is among the lowest priced Bosch mid-drive e-bikes on the market.

Posted August 14, 2019
Giant's stock performance over a three-month period. Yahoo Finance.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Manufacturing Co. LTD enjoyed a 5.3% increase in first half revenue driven by growing demand for e-bikes in Europe as well as favorable exchange rates. Recovering sales in China also helped boost revenue. Giant reported its first half numbers Wednesday.

Posted August 14, 2019
Power meter brand sells exclusively consumer direct in Europe.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Power2Max, which has been offering a crank spider-based power meter since 2011, is one of the best known power meter brands in Europe but has considerably smaller visibility in North America.

Posted August 14, 2019
Second in a series of articles by former retailer David DeKeyser.
Photo by Thomas Le on Unsplash

After business profitability, owning your store location, or at least having a transferable lease, makes it easier when it comes time to sell.

Posted August 13, 2019
Rad Power Bikes will provide an e-bike fleet to Domino's.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes will provide e-bikes exclusively to Domino’s pizza franchises later this year, according to an agreement announced Tuesday.

Posted August 12, 2019
StatCap P1 debuted in June.

TUCSON, Ariz. (BRAIN) — After those first few pedal strokes, tire pressure becomes an afterthought for most cyclists. An undetected slow leak can change that in a hurry. 

It did for Kurt Stillman.

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