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DENVER (BRAIN) — Bikes — even, or especially, the cheapest ones — should be repairable, according to a petition to the industry being led by a group of nonprofit bike shop mechanics.
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EMPORIA, Kan. (BRAIN) — Shimano North America is the founding sponsor of the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame, which will be launched here in June prior to the Unbound Gravel 2022 event.
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TULSA, Okla. (BRAIN) — USA BMX said its 2021 season was the most successful in BMX competitive history.
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CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Organizers of the CABDA Expo will not hold their 2022 Midwest Expo, which had been scheduled for Feb. 9-10 in Chicago. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases drove the decision, show director Jim Kersten said.
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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — This month we introduce our brand new 2022 State of Retail panelists.
We’ve just closed our second year of record COVID-driven bike sales, and the question everyone is asking is whether the boom will stay in place for 2022 or dial itself back to 2019 levels.
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IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Wayne Stetina is leaving Shimano American, where he has held leadership and product positions for 37 years, to join arch rival SRAM, according to several BRAIN sources and an interview published Friday on RoadBikeAction.com.
BALTIMORE (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycles has purchased Maryland's Race Pace Bicycles, which has seven locations in the Baltimore area.
Owner Alex Obriecht announced the sale this week to employees, and later to consumers on social media.
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OLD FORT, N.C. (BRAIN) — With the assistance of a group of North Carolina investors, Kitsbow employees have purchased the majority shares of the cycling apparel brand after 10 years of private ownership.
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LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — While last week's Marshall Fire apparently spared the businesses of area suppliers and retailers, many industry members were directly affected. Area retailers, suppliers and others are working to help those who lost homes and belongings get back on their feet — and riding.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — While many shops and individuals who have had bikes stolen theorized they end up south of the border, nobody actually knew for sure or could quantify to what degree.
Until now.
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LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (BRAIN) — Police served an arrest warrant on a 34-year-old Florida man wanted in connection to credit card fraud at several Pennsylvania bike shops last year.
MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries has completed its sale of Dorel Sports — which includes Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose and other bike brands — to Pon Holdings, for $810 million. The planned acquisition was announced in October.