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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Emerald Expositions has canceled the 2019 edition of the Interbike trade show, saying the event might return in a more modest format in 2020.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Three bike industry veterans have launched a new consulting business for the emerging mobility industry.
Mike Fritz, Jay Townley and Brad Hughes have formed Human Powered Solutions LLC.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The BPSA has completed shooting a second round of videos designed to inform and inspire bike shop employees to sell e-bikes. Leveraging the organization's location here, the new videos feature bike celebrities Taylor and Davis Phinney and Lennard Zinn.

BERLIN (BRAIN) — When Shaun Paul Simmons first came to Germany, in 1997, it wasn't because of bicycles. "I came to Berlin for a girl and will now go back home for a girl," the American said with a laugh.
HAAR, Germany (BRAIN) — The last of BionX Canada's operating subsidiaries, BionX GmbH, has announced it will close its offices near Munich on Dec. 10 after more than 10 years in business there and an unsuccessful effort to find a buyer.
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (BRAIN) — Dakine, an outdoor sports lifestyle brand that offers bike clothes and bags, has been acquired by Marquee Brands LLC, a brand management company that owns the Bruno Magli and Body Glove brands, among others.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Outdoor Retailer said that all three of its shows in 2019 will be three days long. OR's Summer Market in June and Winter Market in November will be shortened from the original four-day plans. January's Snow Show remains three days as scheduled.
DURHAM, N.C. (BRAIN) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has ruled that a liquidator company may not promote sales at some Performance Bicycle locations as "Store Closing," "Going Out of Business," "Liquidation Sale," "Bankruptcy Sale" or similarly themed sale events.
DURHAM, N.C. (BRAIN) — Taiwan-based manufacturer Ideal Bicycle Corp. has told the bankruptcy court here that it opposes Advanced Sports Enterprises' request to be released from its manufacturing and licensing agreements with Ideal.
HELSINKI (BRAIN) — Bloomberg is reporting that Chip Wilson, the founder of yoga apparel brand Lululemon Athletica Inc., is set to join the investor group that is trying to buys Amer Sports, which owns Mavic, Enve and other brands.

RICHMOND, Calif. (BRAIN) — Cycle Monkey on Monday announced a new partnership with Nicolai Bicycles to bring the German mountain bike brand’s line of handmade custom and standard-size aluminum framesets to the U.S. market — selling consumer direct and also offering sales to interested dealers.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Germany-based bicycle trade and industry journalist Jo Beckendorff is retiring from frontline duty at KB Media Ltd., publisher of the Eurobike and Taipei Show Dailies, at the end of this year.
DURHAM, N.C. (BRAIN) — The company hired last month to run liquidation sales at 40 Performance Bicycle stores has expanded those sales to the chain's 62 remaining stores.
Performance's parent company, Advanced Sports Enterprises, filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 16.