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Posted June 15, 2015

MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Argon 18 has received a capital infusion from Business Development Bank of Canada Capital and the Fonds régionaux de Solidarité FTQ, the Quebec company announced.

Posted June 15, 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Tom Roth, former vice president of Advanced Sports International, begins his new job as president of the Framed Bike division for Active Gear Corp. this week.

Posted June 12, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Chris Matthews, Specialized Bicycle's former international marketing director, is using Indiegogo to crowdfund a new vitamin company, Vitalete.

Posted June 12, 2015

TRUCKEE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Start Haus, a Lake Tahoe-area ski retailer, has added a 1,000-square-foot Giant Partner Store to its Truckee, Calif., shop.

Posted June 11, 2015

LONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) — The CLIF Bar CrossVegas race will be broadcast live on the Universal Sports Network, the race organization announced Thursday.

Posted June 11, 2015
Company also agrees to install a railing following 30-foot fall.

RANTOUL, Ill. (BRAIN) — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined BRG Sports $7,000 following a fatal accident at its plant here last year.

Posted June 11, 2015
Kozo Shimano.

VALLEJO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kozo Shimano, the former president of Shimano American Corp., has joined Wren Sports as an investor.

Posted June 11, 2015

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) —  The Eastern Outdoor Rep Association's summer trade shows are filling up fast, the organization said this week.

Posted June 11, 2015

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (BRAIN) — Kona Bicycles has soft-opened its retail shop in the company's hometown of Bellingham, Wash., and has set a grand opening for the 6,600-square-foot location the weekend of June 20-21.

Posted June 11, 2015

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM on Thursday unveiled its new XO DH hubs, which will be available in rear axle configurations of 12x150 and 12x157, and 20x110 on the front.

Posted June 11, 2015

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., (BRAIN) — Performance Bicycle raised $13,448 for PeopleForBikes during May, National Bike Month. The total is a mix of donations directly from customers and Performance Bicycle matching funds.

Posted June 10, 2015
A blog by the NBDA's executive director.

Internet retailing continues to grow as technology sweeps the globe. Or, maybe not so much.

Posted June 10, 2015
The peer-to-peer bike rental program is expanding its Official Bike Shop Partner benefits.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Spinlister, a peer-to-peer bike rental program, is increasingly being used by new bike shoppers to demo models before making a buying decision.

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