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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The specialty market has been moving out of China rapidly, but the U.S. still imports lots of e-bikes and juvenile bikes from China, and relies on components for bike assembly in other nations. Canada and Mexico don't export many bike products to the U.S., but new tariffs — and retaliatory tariffs — could be burdensome to some.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The import threshold exemption cited most often as a loophole for allowing e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries to enter the U.S. marketplace without scrutiny no longer will apply to those products valued at under $800 coming from China beginning Tuesday.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The difference between labor costs in Asia and the U.S., while stark, are actually manageable, industry sources tell BRAIN. It turns out that other factors weigh heavier when brands decide where to make or assemble their bikes.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Genuine Innovations, which for more than 30 years has been synonymous with CO₂ bike tire inflators, is being discontinued by its parent company.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products reduced its workforce by 2% on Wednesday.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Bike Index released its annual 2025 report showing a 15% increase in reported thefts of the 1.3 million bikes it registered, and more than two million are stolen annually in the U.S. with a value of more than a billion dollars.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — The city's free e-bike and battery trade-in program has started for eligible food delivery workers to exchange uncertified devices to reduce fire hazards.
SAN CARLOS, Calif. (BRAIN) — The rainbow stripes that have been part of Ritchey's World Champion Series (WCS) logo for more than 30 years will no longer be part of the company's branding.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (BRAIN) — REI Co-op workers here voted to unionize, becoming the 11th store location to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
Editor's note: A version of this article ran in the January issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News.
KORTRIJK, Belgium (BRAIN) — Pablo Carrasco and Ignacio Estelles, the co-founders of the Rotor Bike Components, launched a new component brand called QO at the Velofollies bike show in Belgium last week.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Radio Flyer is expanding its independent bike dealer network by hiring Justin Gottlieb as e-bike sales director and adding several sales agencies.
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