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FRANKFURT, Germany (BRAIN) — The third Eurobike to be held at the Frankfurt Messe opened Wednesday for three days of trade show action followed by a weekend consumer festival.
WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle will join other brands in offering a direct-to-consumer bike buying option after unveiling its Consumer Choice program that will provide 15% to 20% margins to the consumer's closest Partner Level retailer.
CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Canyon's Blair Clark is retiring as North America general manager, and his responsibilities are being temporarily transferred to the brand's headquarters in Koblenz, Germany.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Scott Sports has appointed Hap Seliga as president of its US subsidiary.
OMAHA, Neb. (BRAIN) — Spia Cycling, a subsidiary of Giant Manufacturing, has emerged as a stalking horse bidder for the assets of Stages Cycling LLC. Stages, Foundation Fitness LLC and related companies filed for Chapter 11 protection in Nebraska’s federal bankruptcy court here on June 22.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — REI Co-op is recalling its Co-op Cycles' REV 12-, 16-, and 20-inch kids bikes because the training wheel assembly knob can loosen and detach.
PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Online retailer Competitive Cyclist was named the official U.S. retailer for Tour de France products for the third consecutive year. The partnership with Amaury Sport Organisation, which coordinates the Tour, was announced Thursday.
(BRAIN) — Following a report by the World Health Organization about rising levels of physical inactivity globally, several industry brands have signed onto to a statement calling for "urgent and coordinated action" to combat the trend.
SALT LAKE CITY (BRAIN) — Kent Outdoors named Randy Hales CEO. Hales held previous CEO positions at Next Level Apparel; ZAGG Inc., a global mobile accessory company; and Back to Basics, a kitchen appliance company.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — PeopleForBikes released its 2024 City Ratings, evaluating more than 2,500 cities globally on how bicycle friendly they are and ranking them by population.
MILAN (BRAIN) — Pirelli Cycling announced it will begin using Forest Stewardship Council natural rubber in its P Zero Race TLR RS tires, becoming the first bike brand to implement the global standard certifying that the material comes from forests managed to environmental, social, and economic standards.
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