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Posted September 22, 2022

CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — The city recently took short-term measures in response to a 233% rise in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes in the past three years while it works to present a longer-term solution to the City Council on Tuesday.

Posted September 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a free virtual forum for small businesses to improve their cybersecurity infrastructure.

Posted September 21, 2022

FRANKFURT (BRAIN) — For the first time, Eurobike is offering exhibitors the option to attend only the event's three trade days and not the event's final two-day consumer bike festival.

Posted September 20, 2022
Technology is said to be more green and to offer more tunable cushioning.

TAIPEI (BRAIN) — Saddle maker Velo has a new padding material its rolling out for its own branded saddles and for OEM brands. Velo’s AtmosFoam uses nitrogen in the fluid-foaming process, which the company said reduces the use of chemical additives and helps reduce CO2 emissions. 

Posted September 20, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky. (BRAIN) — Private equity firm MiddleGround Capital announced Tuesday that it acquired HLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Posted September 19, 2022

Ray Keener offers some quick tips for quick bike fits for everyday riders.

Posted September 16, 2022

As consumer demand tapered off (how could it not?) and pandemic back-orders came trickling (or flooding) onto shop floors, some discounting became inevitable.

Posted September 15, 2022
Trek obtained a design patent in 2021 for a front triangle e-bike frame.

Leading bike and accessory companies are increasingly using the U.S. patent system to protect the appearance of their new products. In the U.S., patents come in two flavors: utility patents, and design patents — with the latter gaining popularity as a form of intellectual property in many industries, including our pedal-based one.

Posted September 15, 2022
Recalled ST31 LT Stem in Black.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Cervélo recalled its 2022 R5 and Caledonia-5 bikes and its ST31 LT replacement stems because the handlebars can slip in the stem, posing a fall hazard.

Posted September 15, 2022

TACHERTING, Germany (BRAIN) — PIERER Industrie AG has acquired a majority stake in the component brand Syntace and its bike brand, Liteville.

Posted September 15, 2022

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The industry expressed disappointment that the Inflation Reduction Act leaves out an e-bike tax credit and other initiatives that were part of more ambitious but failed climate-change legislation earlier this year. But proponents won't stop advocating for federal subsidies and expanding those on the state level.

Posted September 14, 2022
Lamar Timmins in his store.

Allo Vélo’s 9,000-follower account became a crypto mining platform after Lamar Timmins fell victim to a common and sometimes irreversible Instagram hack.

Posted September 14, 2022
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POW Bike is an initiative that seeks to get the bicycling community to vote for pro-climate candidates and the bike industry to use its economic leverage to push for a transition to renewable energies.

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