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QBP adds outside sales reps

Posted January 15, 2014

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) Quality Bicycle Products has added four new outside sales reps.

SRAM promises new hydraulic brakes in late April

Posted January 15, 2014
A SRAM Red disc caliper

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM is promising to have its new hydraulic brakes ready to go back on consumers' bikes sometime during the second half of April.

Zipp’s Vuka Fit app attracts 5,000 users

Posted January 15, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Six months after its launch, Zipp’s Vuka Fit app and web software is approaching 5,000 unique users, Zipp officials say.

Intense Cycles gets new CEO, Andrew Herrick

Posted January 14, 2014
Aluminum and carbon frame assembly at the Intense factory.

TEMECULA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Andrew Herrick is stepping into the CEO role at Intense Cycles. Herrick was formerly president of Crankbrothers.

Mad Fiber assets to be auctioned this month

Posted January 14, 2014

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — You may have seen the ad on this very site: The remaining assets of the Mad Fiber wheel company are going on auction this month. The trustee of the bankrupt company has listed the assets — mostly intellectual property and some tooling — with Randy L. Fridkis Auctions.

Fred Clements: 2014 predictions involve more than weather

Posted January 14, 2014
A blog by NBDA executive director Fred Clements.

Weather will continue to play an important role in the U.S. bicycle business in 2014, but other issues are driving a continuing soft market, according to a new analysis from the Gluskin Townley Group.

Fries, Hanscom named to cyclocross hall of fame

Posted January 14, 2014
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Event organizers Richard Fries and Joan Hanscom were among the inductees into the Woolly Mammoth Society during the USA Cycling cyclocross national championships held here last week. The Woolly Mammoth Society is the unofficial U.S. cyclocross hall of fame.

Ripper named SRAM's MTB PR coordinator in European markets

Posted January 14, 2014
Ripper (left) and Wollenhaupt.

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM has appointed Frank Ripper as its  mountain bike PR coordinator for much of Europe. Ripper has been SRAM's MTB technical marketing coordinator for Europe for the last few days.

Team Sky to use Stages power meter in 2014

Posted January 14, 2014
Team Sky gets blue Stages power meters.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Britain's Team Sky will use U.S.-made Stages Cycling power meters for the 2014 race season, the company announced Tuesday.

QBP to take over sole distribution of several Zipp, Quarq product lines

Posted January 14, 2014

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — SRAM named QBP the sole distributor for Zipp wheels and Quarq ELSA and RIKEN power meters, effective March 15.

Eagle, Colo., announces dates for festival and race

Posted January 13, 2014

EAGLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Eagle Outside Festival and Firebird 40 mountain bike race have announced dates for the 2014 events: May 17-18. The sixth annual festival includes Saturday's Firebird 40 and the weekend-long Rocky Mountain Bike and Outdoor Expo.

New speakers, new videos, new venue for IBD Summit

Posted January 13, 2014

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike and the Sea Otter Classic announced its completed list of speakers and schedule for the third annual IBD Summit, which will be held in Monterey, Calif., April 8-10. 

SBS launches enhanced B2B website, wider product offerings

Posted January 13, 2014
UPDATED

KENT, Wash. (BRAIN) — Seattle Bike Supply launched a new business-to-business website Monday that was just one part of its recent investment in service and support for its IBD network.

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