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Posted October 10, 2013

GILBERT, AZ (BRAIN) — USA BMX has launched a new after school enrichment program based on a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum. The program, which had a soft rollout in April, is now integrated into more than 20 school districts across the United States. 

Posted October 10, 2013

MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — Specialized on Thursday launched a new bike aimed at women who train and compete in triathlons. The Alias model is designed to allow riders to easily switch between a triathlon race position with aero bars and a traditional road position for training.

Posted October 9, 2013

SACRAMENTO, CA (BRAIN) — Advocates are prepping for next month’s California Bike Summit, which will be held in Oakland Nov. 7-10. 

Posted October 9, 2013

KONA, HI (BRAIN) — Retailer and former racer Oliver Kiel is launching an educational training camp program for triathletes, called Triathlon School Hawaii.

Posted October 9, 2013
The GRID Mini in pink

AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN) — During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Trigger Point Performance is donating $2 from the sale of each pink-colored GRID foam rollar to Mammograms In Action's nationwide grant program.

Posted October 9, 2013

PETALUMA, CA (BRAIN) — Cargo bike company Yuba Bicycles has signed a multi-year agreement with Outdoor Gear Canada that makes OGC the exclusive Canadian distributor of Yuba’s cargo bikes and accessories. 

Posted October 9, 2013

KAILUA-KONA, HI (BRAIN) — Recon Instruments, which is introducing a "heads-up display" cycling sunglasses, is sponsoring next weekend's GoPro Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, the company announced Wednesday.

Posted October 8, 2013
A blog by retailer James Moore, the new president of the NBDA
Moores Bicycle Shop

When driven by passion and executed with excellence, the local independent bike shop is the greatest retail institution in America today

Posted October 8, 2013
The Haibike Super Race is a flat-bar road e-bike.

IRVINE, CA (BRAIN) — Debuting the Bosch system to U.S. consumers for the first time, four bike companies are offering e-bike demos at the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon at Irvine’s Great Park in southern California. The event opened last Thursday and closed Sunday.

Posted October 8, 2013

GAINESVILLE, GA (BRAIN) — Legislation proposed by three Republican state lawmakers, dubbed the most draconian ever introduced in the nation to restrict cyclist rights, has been effectively scuttled.

Posted October 8, 2013
A pink Cadillac was the perfect vehicle for the drive-thru ceremony at Las Vegas' Little White Chapel.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA (BRAIN) — A Vegas wedding—or any wedding for that matter—wasn’t on retailer Sharon Oakley’s Interbike 2013 itinerary. But her partner in life and business, Robert Maye, co-owner of Red Barn Bicycles, had other ideas.

Posted October 8, 2013

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International's Karen Bliss is the newest industry representative on USA Cycling's road committee.

Posted October 8, 2013
Shutdown, so far, is good news for bike rentals
The Outerbike demo event was held outside Moab this weekend.

MOAB, UT (BRAIN) — The bike industry in this famous riding area is scrambling to adapt to the federal government shutdown, which has closed the nearby national parks and other federal facilities during high season for mountain bike tourism. 

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