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Posted July 22, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Chrome Industries was established in Boulder, Colo., in 1995, but is now based in San Francisco. The bag company is returning to its roots with the opening of a new store in Denver in its 20th anniversary year.

Posted July 22, 2015
Mobile repair and retail service looks to expand via franchise business.

SAN CARLOS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Beeline Bikes has closed a $2.6 million Series A financing round led by Backcountry.com, owner of Competitive Cyclist, that will be used to expand the Bay Area company's fleet of mobile bike shops across the U.S. using a franchise model.

Posted July 22, 2015
The Alchemy Oros.

DENVER (BRAIN) — High end framebuilder Alchemy Bicycles is expanding beyond its road and 'cross offerings with a carbon hardtail mountain bike that it is now shipping, and plans to expand its mountain bike offerings in part by working with David Earle's Sotto Group.

Posted July 22, 2015

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (BRAIN) — This October's first annual Chicagoland Unconventional Bicycle Expo will showcase recumbents, recumbent tricycles, quadracycles, folding cycles, tandems, velomobiles, transporters, e-bikes, special-needs bikes, cargo bikes, child and load trailers, customized designs and accessories.

Posted July 22, 2015

PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Industry veteran George Simone has joined Advanced Sports International in the newly created role of vice president of global business development. Simone is charged with developing short- and long-term growth plans for ASI.

Posted July 22, 2015

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro, Inc. revenue hit $420 million in its second quarter, which ended June 30, a 72 percent increase year over year.

GoPro's founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman, noted the company's "aggressive pace of innovation."

Posted July 22, 2015

OLATHE, Kan. (BRAIN) — Garmin on Wednesday announced its first underwater heart rate monitors, for swimmers and triathletes.

The new HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim are desiged to be compact and streamlined for minimal drag in the water.

Posted July 22, 2015
The Ultegra-equipped titanium Chilkoot will retail for $4,695

SNOWBASIN, Utah (BRAIN) — Best known for its murdered-out, black-on-black disc-brake carbon bikes, QBP house brand Foundry Cycles has repositioned itself with fresh branding and, starting in August, a return to the traditional road bike market.

Posted July 22, 2015
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VICTOR, Idaho (BRAIN) —  When it came time to list their store, Fitzgerald's Bicycles, for sale earlier this year, retailers Scott and Janine Fitzgerald took an unconventional approach.

Posted July 21, 2015
Bliss' ARG Minimalist Knee Pad.

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Bliss, a Germany-based protective gear brand, is looking to come to the U.S. market this year with its line of lightweight mountain bike pads.

Posted July 21, 2015

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — True Communications has hired industry veteran Kevin Rouse to join the agency's public and media relations team.

Rouse will join True as an account manager starting immediately. He will be responsible for media strategy and outreach with a number of True clients.

Posted July 21, 2015
The Deadwood 29-plus off-road touring and bike packing model

SNOWBASIN, Utah (BRAIN) — Is it really necessary for one brand to offer not one, not two, but THREE different drop-bar 29er bikes? Oh yeah, says Benton Hunt, global sales manager for Salsa Cycles. It’s all about the individual experience and where the bike can take a rider, he said during the Salsa 2016 model year presentation QBP’s SaddleDrive dealer event in Snowbasin.

Posted July 21, 2015

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The Green Lane Project is asking city transportation staffers and consultants to complete a survey on how protected bike lands are working out.

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