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Posted July 15, 2019

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — QBP is now distributing Fox dropper posts, forks, shocks and service parts.

Posted July 12, 2019
Vista Outdoors sells about $1 billion in ammo a year.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BRAIN) — After Vista Outdoor announced the sale of its firearms brands, REI quickly resumed buying its products. Some — but not all — bike shops did the same.

Posted July 12, 2019
UPDATED: ANA to cease sales of the brands to Canadian retailers but will provide warranty service for prior sales.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — Accell Group has sold its Canadian brand registrations for Raleigh, Diamondback, Redline and IZIP to Canadian Tire Corporation for $16 million cash. Canadian Tire is one of that country's largest retail chains.

Posted July 11, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. (BRAIN) — Five and a half years after its filing, the bankruptcy case for the former owner of the Mad Fiber carbon wheel brand is finally wrapping up.

Posted July 11, 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — With a significant new investment from a clean technology fund, mobile service franchiser Velofix is jump-starting its growth with plans to add 30 corporate-owned vans in the U.S. and Canada in the next 12 months.

Posted July 11, 2019

PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Australian consumer-direct retailer Bicycles Online has entered the North American market with an exclusive partnership with Polygon Bikes.

Posted July 11, 2019

Five current and past presidents of the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association say the industry should join PeopleForBikes, which is now merged with BPSA.

Posted July 11, 2019

VIMPERK, Czech Republic (BRAIN) — Rouvy, a virtual riding platform, has acquired UK-based CycleRecon and its route video recording business

Posted July 10, 2019

Pocket Outdoor Media, the parent of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews, VeloPress, Triathlete, PodiumRunner, Women's Running and VeloSwap, has moved its headquarters about a mile in Boulder.

Posted July 10, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — USA Cycling, which recently held its professional road championships in Greg LeMond's adopted home of Tennessee, is honoring his 1989 Tour de France victory with two commemorative T-shirts.

Posted July 10, 2019
SE Bikes continues rolling with the changes.

PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — After 50 years, BMX in America is anything but stagnant. Just ask Todd Lyons.

Lyons, the brand manager of SE Bikes, spoke to BRAIN on Wednesday, June 10 — the 50th anniversary of the sport. 

Posted July 10, 2019

Used gear is huge right now. In the apparel sector, alone, ThredUp estimates the resale industry will be worth $41 billion by 2022. To call pre-owned gear a trend risks diminishing the social, environmental and fiscal values in this type of circular economy. In the newest episode, Channel Mastery host Kristin Carpenter talks to The Pro's Closet's founder, Nick Martin.

Posted July 10, 2019

ANNECY, France (BRAIN) — As Amer Sports completes the sale of Mavic to the American investment firm Regent LP, the brand's general manager is promising an acceleration in product development, but no change in day-to-day business.

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