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Posted January 31, 2022

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — A fraudulent website is offering products from Cane Creek Cycling Components, Wolf Tooth Components, and Whisky Parts Co. at discounted prices.

Posted January 28, 2022
Left to right: Matthew Nims, Kobus van der Zel and Nyle Nims

AMES, Iowa (BRAIN) — Cycle Force Group, LLC has been acquired by Messingschlager GmbH, a German distributor. The sale closed on Dec. 31, 2021.

Posted January 27, 2022

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Kent Cranford, the owner of Motion Makers bike shop here, said the more he thinks about Specialized's new consumer-direct sales channel for bikes, the more accepting he is.

Posted January 27, 2022
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MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components will begin direct online sales of bikes to U.S. consumers next week, adding a “Rider Direct” option for the purchase of non-electric bikes from its website.

Posted January 26, 2022

AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof debuts a new campaign Wednesday with a short film featuring stop-motion puppets to demonstrate its anti-theft technology.

Posted January 26, 2022

GARDENA, Calif. (BRAIN) — After 50 years of selling and preaching the benefits of wool cycling clothing, John Kucharik Jr. is leaving the industry.

Kucharik Bicycle Clothing will close on Thursday, 88 years after his dad, John Kucharik Sr., began the business. Kucharik Sr. died in 2008 at age 93.

Posted January 25, 2022
Alfred Todrys.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Alfred Todrys, who launched the company that became Todson, died this month at his home here. He was 97.

Posted January 25, 2022

VENICE BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Alec Wilimovsky, Andy Lau, and Jake Durrant created Ocean and San cycling apparel to manufacture casual but functional tops sized for all body types.

And to do it all in the U.S.

Posted January 24, 2022
Photo of an OCP promotion, from court filings.

DENVER (BRAIN) — Samuel J. Mancini, who was arrested last July for securities fraud and other charges related to a plan to invest in cycling companies, is close to a plea deal with prosecutors on some charges, according to court documents.

Posted January 24, 2022

OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — Tektro has developed a nine-speed drivetrain specifically for entry-level e-bikes that features a cassette with the three smallest sprockets being replaceable.

Posted January 24, 2022

HAINESPORT, N.J. (BRAIN) — Margaret "Marge" A. Ronn, a long-time industry sales professional, died Jan. 8 from complications related to COVID. She was 72.

Posted January 24, 2022

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — A consortium headed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. reached a conditional agreement to buy the Accell Group N.V. The group, which includes Teslin Alpine Acquisition B.V., reached agreement on an all-cash offering for the shares for 1.56 billion euros ($1.76 billion).

Posted January 21, 2022

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Online retailer Jenson USA will provide suspension service, pledging factory-level repair for forks and shocks.

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