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Posted May 27, 2014

WILMINGTON, Del. (BRAIN) — Blue Bicycles is supporting Team Red White & Blue, a U.S. veterans program with special bike pricing and a trade-in program.

Posted May 23, 2014

PALO ALTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Slidepad Technologies’ single-lever front and rear brake system will be available as standard equipment on  XDS Australia Bicycles’ new Hollywood Retro Range Ladies alloy and steel 700c models.

Posted May 23, 2014
Mike Simmons with donated bikes bound for Africa.

NOVATO, Calif. (BRAIN) — The Mike's Bikes Foundation, a non-profit founded by retailer Ken Martin, has teamed up with San Diego specialty retail chain Bicycle Warehouse to send more than 400 donated bikes to Africa.

Posted May 23, 2014
BIkeWagon is a thriving e-commerce business with a storefront.

SALT LAKE CITY (BRAIN) — As executive director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association, Fred Clements had a chance to reflect on issues facing the 13 dealers visited during a three-day tour of Utah's Wasatch Valley.

Posted May 23, 2014

ST.-LAURENT, Quebec (BRAIN) — Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) will launch a new BMX-specific division focusing on industry brands including WeThePeople, Éclat, Fiend, Federal, Fuse, Merritt, Radio, Salt and Salt Plus.

Posted May 23, 2014
Unrestricted entrance should draw in larger audience.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike is making it easier for the public to attend the show, hoping to draw in larger numbers this September. The show will open to consumers on the final day, Sept. 12. Presented as Customer Appreciation Day, organizers will allow the general public to enter the hall. Cost per entry is $20.

Posted May 22, 2014

NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — The Bike Shop in Calgary, Alberta, has become the first store in North America to receive a new customized Rocky Mountain merchandising program.

Posted May 21, 2014

OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — Any city set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and hemmed in by two rivers is bound to be an outdoor recreation mecca — even only if by proxy.

Posted May 21, 2014

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM’s replacement hydraulic brakes began to ship to dealers globally last week, and the company hopes to complete shipments of the redesigned MY15 road hydraulic brakes next week.

Posted May 21, 2014

LEXINGTON, S.C. (BRAIN)  — Hawley has hired four new sales reps in territories across the U.S. Matthew McClendon takes on the region of East Ohio, West Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Posted May 21, 2014

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BRAIN) — Distributor Torcano Industries has hired two new outside reps for Southern California — Dennis Barrett and Sean Kneale of Evolution Sports Marketing.

Barrett will cover Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties, while Kneale will cover Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.

Posted May 21, 2014

KETCHUM, Idaho (BRAIN) — Smith Optics has announced several new hires and staff promotions as the summer season approaches.

Posted May 21, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio (BRAIN) — Adam Eldridge, the framebuilder behind custom steel road and cyclocross label Stanridge Speed Cycles, has launched a new U.S.-built stock bike line under the Wraith Fabrication brand.

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