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NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Riders took more than 35 million bike share trips last year — 25 percent more than in the year before, according to a new National Association of City Transportation Officials study.
![The EB-6 is a youth fat-tire e-bike. The EB-6 is a youth fat e-bike.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/06-WHT.jpg?itok=hd8UVuwO)
COSTA MESA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Swagtron, best known for its electric rideables, is expanding its cycling line with the introduction of three new electric bikes, including two folding e-bikes and a youth electric fat-tire mountain bike.
LONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) — Last week we made a few changes to the BRAIN website that folks have asked us about. Now that we've had a week or so to work with the changes, we’d like to explain what we did.
SAN CARLOS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Ritchey Design, which has had a minium advertised price policy since at least 2014, is now working with Oris Intelligence to regulate the policy.
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DALLAS (BRAIN) — The boutique cycling apparel brand DannyShane has named Park City, Utah-based SIMBOL Communications as its PR agency of record.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Abus' new ABUSAcademy.com is available to all bike shop employees in North America.
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (BRAIN) — Erik's Bike Shop, which has more than two dozen locations across the Upper Midwest, expects to have its first location in Iowa soon, with an agreement to buy Rasmussen Bicycle Shop in West Des Moines. The transaction is expected to be finalized on May 9.
![Part of the Park Ave Bike Shop showroom. Part of the Park Ave Bike Shop showroom.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/IMG_0489.jpeg?itok=dMiPK_dg)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (BRAIN) — The owners of Tom's Pro Bike Service, which has two locations in the Buffalo area, have acquired Park Ave Bike Shop, which has two locations in the Rochester area, about an hour away.
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MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries, which operates three divisions including home, juvenile and sports businesses, reported that Toys R Us' liquidation impacted all three, resulting in a first-quarter impairment loss of $12.5 million total — about $2.1 million in home, $3.8 million in juvenile and $6.6 million in its sports segment, which includes its bike brands.
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VAIL, Colo. (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Outlier Offroad Festival have announced additions for the event, which is scheduled for Sept. 28-30 this year.
![GoPro launched the $199 Hero at the end of Q1. GoPro launched the $199 entry-level Hero camera at the end of the first quarter.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/1_18.jpg?itok=6R3lzK5b)
SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro on Thursday posted a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss on strong sell-through of its Hero5 Black and Hero6 Black action cameras.
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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Their friendly faces have welcomed readers at Bicycle Retailer's booth at Interbike for many years. Terry and Irene Moyes, who served in various roles at the publication, including circulation and sales, are retiring from the magazine, where they've worked since its launch in 1992.