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Posted June 4, 2013

NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN) — Cyclists in Brooklyn who get stuck with a flat tire after regular bike shop hours may not have to hail a cab or phone a friend, thanks to two new Express Biker self-service bike part vending machines.

Posted June 3, 2013

GILBERT, AZ (BRAIN) — USA BMX/BMX Canada has awarded $31,000 in scholarships to 25 students as part of its Bob Warnicke Scholarship Program. Founded in 1996, the program honors the memory of Warnicke, an instrumental figure in organizing and promoting BMX in North America, who died in 1994 at age 48.

Posted June 3, 2013

PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN) — With the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign, Redshift Sports unveiled its Switch Aero System designed to help cyclists get the most out of their road bikes.

Posted June 3, 2013
Santa Cruz Solo Carbon

SANTA CRUZ, CA (BRAIN) — Delving deeper into 27.5-inch wheels, Santa Cruz Bicycles has introduced the new Solo model in carbon and aluminum versions for the tweener hoop size.

Posted May 31, 2013

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Panache Cyclewear, best known for its custom team clothing program, is branching out with the addition of a casual clothing line designed for ... well, it might be easier to say what the line was not designed for.

Posted May 31, 2013

GIFU, Japan (BRAIN) — Minoura is joining the long list of bike industry suppliers to institute a Minimum Advertised Price Policy.

Posted May 31, 2013

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) — Easton-Bell Sports has hired some new faces and promoted some current employees in its Bell/Blackburn business unit.

Posted May 31, 2013

ASHEVILLE, NC (BRAIN) — Mountain bikers interested in trying before buying can now demo two of Cane Creek’s rear shocks via a new program launched by suspension system service and tuning company Suspension Experts.

Posted May 31, 2013
A custom Project One Superfly SL

MADISON, WI (BRAIN) — Trek on Friday announced several new long-travel 29er mountain bike models and announced it would offer its Project One custom bike program on several mountain bike models. Project One had previously been available only for road and triathlon bikes.

Posted May 31, 2013

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Stages Cycling has released a firmware update for its Stages power meter.

Posted May 30, 2013

MUNICH, Germany (BRAIN) — German trade show organizer ISPO has named one overall and seven category winners of its biannual "Bike Industry’s Best Start Ups" awards. The eight winners were selected from 188 entries, with the majority of product submissions coming from the e-bike and urban segments. 

Posted May 30, 2013

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — SmartEtailing has promoted Technical Support Manager Jon Jeffress to the newly created position of Senior Technical Specialist. Tech Specialist Paul Ribich was also promoted to fill Jeffress’ former position. 

Posted May 30, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — A first-of-its-kind report titled “The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity” shows that more women, youth, and minorities are getting on their bikes.

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