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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — As Interbike opens Wednesday, Jamis is releasing the news that it has bought the cruiser brand Nirve Sport.

Editor's note: This article, originally published in September 2013, has been edited to clarify that LeMond LLC did not acquire Time USA, but had become the exclusive distributor of Time frames and bikes in the U.S., as well as a non-exclusive distributor of Time pedals.
BOULDER CITY, NV (BRAIN) — If you want to gauge just how much traffic OutDoor Demo gets, one way to do it is by the amount of water that’s ingested.
CORTEZ, CO (BRAIN) — Mountain bike racing legend John Tomac is licensing his name to U.K. internet retail Planet X for a new line of bikes.
LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Folding bike brand Tern has secured $4.3 million in funding from private investors, which the company will use to accelerate global expansion and to ramp up its product development.

BOULDER CITY, NV (BRAIN) — Zipp is updating its rear hubs across its wheel line, opting for a design called V9 that allows a new spoking pattern, a thicker drive-side flange and larger bearings — all moves to stiffen the wheels.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (BRAIN) — Lifeboat Events has sold its DealerCamp to Joe Wrona, an attorney from the event's host community of Park City, Utah.
ST. GEORGE, UT (BRAIN) — Executives from 16 Taiwanese companies expect to finish their Tour of Utah Tuesday when they arrive at Interbike’s Outdoor Demo in Bootleg Canyon.

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — As rains continued to fall in Colorado Monday, several cycling businesses in sunny and dry (and hot) Las Vegas for the Interbike expo were gathering donations for Colorado flood victims.
ASHEVILLE, NC (BRAIN) — The Mann Group has appointed customer service and retail strategist Kevin Simpsonto the new role as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Stages Cycling, which launched its crankarm-based power meter at Interbike last year, announced three new models Monday as the 2013 Interbike opened with the Outdoor Demo.
Editor's note: Just in time for pre-Interbike reading, BRAIN's longtime legal analyst, Steve Hansen, takes a look at the implications of recent employer liability cases involving hosting parties where alcohol was served or was present.