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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Slaying the Badger, a film based on Richard Moore's book about the 1986 Tour de France, will premiere at New York's Tribeca Film Festival this month.
![A panel discusses e-bike growth in the U.S. and Europe at the BLC. A panel discusses e-bike growth in the U.S. and Europe at the BLC.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/DSC_1893.jpg?itok=bJDFJZm4)
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fewer than 100,000 e-bikes were sold in the U.S. market last year, but a clear trend is emerging as more American consumers give them a second look.
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Liv/giant has increased its support of Mountain2Mountain, a program that helped create the first-ever National Women's Cycling Team in Afghanistan.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BRAIN) — Quintana Roo will start renting race bikes at North American Ironman triathlons, starting with the Ironman Texas next month.
![Chris Warner spoke at the IBD Summit and the BLC this week. Chris Warner spoke at the IBD Summit and the BLC this week.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/DSC_1883.jpg?itok=YyRTLTpt)
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) – Retailers and industry professionals gathered Tuesday night for the start of this year's IBD Summit in its new venue at the Museum of Monterey.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — The 24th edition of the Sea Otter Classic gets under way Thursday with a host of first-time exhibitors, increased race registration, new events and a greatly expanded e-bike presence.
SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — BTI has launched a new outside sales team and restructured its management team, with two long-time managers swapping positions.
The new sales team includes inside staff and independent reps and rep groups.
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IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Felt Bicycles will make a new cruiser model inspired by Mike Wolfe, the host of the History Channel reality show, American Pickers.
The Red Wolfe model, available this fall, will be on display at this week's Sea Otter Classic.
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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fox has unveiled its 2015 line of forks that includes a lightened 36 RC2 enduro model and refinements to other forks engineered through the company's Racing Applications Development (RAD) program.
![The new Fix It Sticks with replaceable bits. The new Fix It Sticks with replaceable bits.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/sticks.jpg?itok=ecY9aaQa)
APPLETON, Wisc. (BRAIN) — Fix It Sticks will wrap up its second successful Kickstarter crowd funding campaign on Tuesday, having raised nearly $80,000 (with six hours to go) to put into production two new versions of its wrenches. The start-up company's initial goal was to raise $14,000 in the campaign.
MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Greg LeMond will be joining Eurosport as an on-air channel ambassador, providing analysis on the network's coverage of Paris-Roubaix, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in a preview and review show called "LeMond on Tour."
Eurosport is broadcast in 54 European markets.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT (BRAIN) — Ibex Outdoor Clothing has appointed James Fisher to lead the Ibex global design team as the new vice president of product.
![The new RS-1 is RockShox' first inverted fork. The new RS-1 is RockShox' first inverted fork.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/FS%20RS1%2029%20SA%20120%20DFBLK%20BOTTOM.jpg?itok=ROoSzrFJ)
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM on Tuesday released details of a new inverted RockShox fork intended for cross-country racers and three new SRAM-branded mountain bike wheels aimed at the same market.