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Posted May 28, 2013

St. LAURENT, Québec (BRAIN) —Vittoria Industries North America and Outdoor Gear Canada have each agreed to distribute Vittoria and Geax tires and Selle Italia saddles in Canada, the companies announced Tuesday.

Posted May 28, 2013
Overflow bike parking on Bay Middle School’s front fence.

ROCKY RIVER, OH (BRAIN) — More than 4,000 students at five schools in Cleveland’s suburbs rode to school during a three-week Bike to School Challenge that concluded Friday.

Posted May 28, 2013

ANTWERP, Belgium (BRAIN) — Madison UK is the new distributor of Lazer helmets and eyewear in the U.K. and Ireland, Lazer announced Tuesday.

Posted May 28, 2013
Juliana Furtado

SANTA CRUZ, CA (BRAIN) — Women’s mountain brand Juliana Bicycles launched Tuesday, expanding the Juliana label from Santa Cruz Bicycles’ flagship women’s-specific bike—named after former racer Juliana Furtado—to a separate nine-model line.

Posted May 28, 2013

AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN) — Nike will stop manufacturing Livestrong-branded products following the 2013 holiday season, ending a nine-year relationship that has pumped more than $100 million into the nonprofit founded by Lance Armstrong.

Posted May 28, 2013
The Rivendell Walnut Creek showroom, in sepia. Photo courtesy Rivendell.

WALNUT CREEK, CA (BRAIN) — Rivendell Bicycle Works is opening a pop-up location in San Francisco's Mission District for next week, June 1-9.

The location is near Shotwell and three blocks from the 24th & Mission BART station.

Posted May 28, 2013

FERNDALE, WA (BRAIN) — Tire supplier Schwalbe North America has expanded its distribution center in the Pacific Northwest, adding 36,500 square feet of warehouse space.

Posted May 24, 2013

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — The Outdoor Industry Association says a U.S. House budget proposal would have devastating impacts on the nation’s public lands and the economic benefits they generate.

Posted May 24, 2013

RIVERSIDE, CA (BRAIN) — Retailer Jenson USA has been designated a Google Trusted Store, a program that Google launched about a year ago.

Posted May 24, 2013

CHATTANOOGA, TN (BRAIN) — This weekend's USA Cycling professional road and time trial championships are being held, for the first time in the event's 28-year history, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after many years in Greenville, South Carolina.

Posted May 24, 2013

NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN) — Not long after Specialized unveiled its new wind tunnel, employees at Giant challenged the fellow Californian brand to a duel.

Posted May 23, 2013
First annual sales growth since 2007 for the retailer

LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN) — Sport Chalet Inc. posted fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, reporting a 6.8 percent increase in comparable store sales for the quarter ended March 31 compared with the same period in 2012.

Posted May 23, 2013

MONTREAL, Quebec (BRAIN) — Dorel CEO and president Martin Schwartz told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday morning that despite the slow start to the year—which he attributed to bad weather that persisted through April—he remains confident that the recreational and leisure segment will

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