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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Pocket Outdoor Media, best known for publishing VeloNews, has acquired Bicycle Retailer & Industry News from Emerald Expositions.
BREVARD and HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Sycamore Cycles is expanding into a neighboring space at its flagship store in the mountain bike destination of Brevard, North Carolina, and will relocate its second store, 22 miles east in downtown Hendersonville, to a larger space in a revitalized historic neighborhood.
DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Underground Bike Works, the mountain bike brand launched into the market last year by Yeti Cycles co-founder John Parker, has closed following the death of a key investor last summer. Parker said he is seeking new investment to reopen the company.
As 2019 began, I was sitting in front of my computer contemplating the last 62 years that I have spent in the American bicycle business.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Full-year numbers from the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association show a slight uptick in the overall value of bikes sold last year, but a significant decline in the numbers of bikes sold.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Folding bike, e-bike and scooter shop NYCeWheels has permanently closed its storefront but is still operating online, according to its website. Numerous attempts by BRAIN to reach store representatives for comment on the closure were unsuccessful.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BRAIN) — Clark Butcher, owner of neighboring Memphis shops Victory Bicycle Studio and Pedaltown Bicycles, is removing the wall between the two stores and combining them under the Victory name.
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Two children of innovative bike designer Dan Hanebrink, who died of natural causes in late December at age 80, are continuing to serve Hanebrink Bikes' existing customers.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (BRAIN) — Head's bid to buy the assets of Advanced Sports Enterprises has become "problematic," in the words of one of ASE's attorneys, or "a gosh awful mess," in the words of the bankruptcy judge.
STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Skins, an Australia-born brand that made its mark with compression clothing, has filed for bankruptcy in Switzerland.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is adding a trade element to its event. This year the show will grant retail buyers early access to the show each of its three days.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (BRAIN) — Two sales hearings, scheduled for Tuesday morning here for the assets of Advanced Sports Enterprises, have been continued to Feb. 1.
In Part One of this series, I discussed how the US bicycle business got to where it is today. In this section, we explore what that evolution means for the business mechanics of our industry.
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