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BOULDER CITY, Nev. (BRAIN) — For the first time in about 15 years, Ritchey Design is offering dealers complete bikes, which it showed to retailers at Interbike's OutDoor Demo on Monday and Tuesday.
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LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — POC is "exploring" the use of a new printed light technology that adds active lights to clothing for nighttime visibility. A POC video shows the technology being used on a vest.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — The mobile bike repair franchise operation, Velofix, has added nine new franchises in the U.S. and is predicting it will have 55 U.S. locations within a year.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (BRAIN) — QBP is adding to its stable of bike brands, adding a new mountain bike line called Heller when Interbike opens on Wednesday.
OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — ENVE Composites is now sponsoring the Ironman World Championships at a sufficient level to be named the Official Wheel of the event, which is being held Oct. 10 in Kona, Hawaii.
LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — BRG Sports said a Chinese citizen has been fined and sentenced to nearly three years in prison in China for trafficking in counterfeit Giro helmets.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Recon Instruments, now owned by Intel, has lowered the retail price on its Recon Jet eyewear. In the United States, Jet is now available for $499.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Framed Bicycles has added new sales reps for its new series of "Non Internet" Framed Fat bikes, sold under the Wolftrax brand.
OREM, Utah (BRAIN) — Lizard Skins has hired John Mun as the company’s new lead designer and developer for soft goods and accessories.
LUGANO, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Assos has sold a majority stake in the company to an investment group led by former Black Diamond Equipment director Philip N. Duff, who becomes Assos’ new CEO.
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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Makers of offroad touring equipment — from bikes to frame bags — as well as retailers are taking notice as mountain bikers and gravel road riders go looking for specific gear and knowledge of this growing category.
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — John Thompson, Giant Bicycle’s executive director, told Giant retailers that recent coverage by BRAIN of a lawsuit involving Giant and a former Tampa, Fla., retailer fails to accurately account for what happened in the case.
DENVER (BRAIN) — Brian Hawkins and his company, Fixture Labs, will be at Interbike seeking new customers after Hawkins ended his 17-year relationship with Giant Bicycles this week.