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OVERLAND PARK, KS (BRAIN) — Recreational Equipment, Inc. will open its first Kansas store this fall, in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City.

TUSTIN, CA (BRAIN) Monday July 9 2012 6:41 AM MT—Tani Walling, owner of The Path Bike Shop in Tustin, plans to open a second location off Live Oak Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon.

CLEVELAND, OH (BRAIN) Friday July 6 2012 2:41 PM MT—Raleigh Bicycles, Century Cycles and Bike Cleveland are teaming up this summer and asking cyclists in Northeast Ohio to share their riding stories in the My Reason to Ride Cleveland Video Contest.

LAKE FOREST, CA BRAIN) Friday July 6 2012 8:04 AM MT— Close on the heels of closing his longtime store in the coastal city of Dana Point, Revo Cycles owner Darrin Duhamel is shutting down his second location inland just off Interstate 5 in Lake Forest.

BETHLEHEM, PA (BRAIN) Friday July 6 2012 6::21 AM—The BMX scene gains a new face in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with the opening Thursday of Kurent BMX.

REDONDO BEACH, CA (BRAIN) Thursday July 5 2012 11:05 AM MT—Lloyd Taylor, owner of Triathlon Lab, recently moved his shop to a larger location at 1512 Aviation Blvd. in northern Redondo Beach.

SEATTLE, WA (BRAIN)—Family-owned retailer Gregg’s Cycles returns to its roots with a 1930s-themed 80th anniversary celebration.

SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN) Thursday June 28 2012 9:36 AM MT—Justin Beope is consolidating Pista Palace and Mucho Mountain Bikes, his two San Diego bike shops, into one location. The new, enlarged shop will retain the Pista Palace name and address, 1515 30th Street in San Diego.

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Bicycle Retailer & Industry News has begun the process of selecting this year’s top retailers. Store owners and managers are encouraged to self-nominate their shops. The magazine is also reaching out to the industry’s top suppliers, asking for nominations of their best accounts.

EVANSTON, IL (BRAIN)—Longtime Evanston retailer Turin Bicycles has rebranded as Ten 27 Cycles and is now under the sole ownership of Chris Mailing, who has been majority owner since 2004.

LANCASTER, OH (BRAIN)—Industry veteran Dan Peters is not so much relocating Lancaster Bicycle as he is launching a mini-empire.

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NEWARK, DE (BRAIN) Thursday June 7 2012 11:01 AM MT—Wooden Wheels Bike Shop is expanding to a second location in Wilmington, Delaware, about 20 miles northeast of its flagship store in Newark.

BANDON, OR (BRAIN) Tuesday June 5 2012 6:07 PM MT— After spending 17 years as a certified public accountant, former pro road racer Karl Maxon is now keeping the books for his new Oregon shop, South Coast Bicycles.

WORCESTER, MA (BRAIN) Monday June 4 2012 3:15 PM MT—Barney’s Bicycles has moved to a new building that offers better exposure to customer traffic, and is reinventing its old location as a used and vintage shop.

EVANSVILLE, IN (BRAIN) Friday June 1 2012 9:22 AM MT—Family-owned Gilles Cycling & Fitness will celebrate its 70th anniversary this month with a full month of sales promotions and events.

PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) Tuesday May 29 2012 8:56 AM MT—The Lumberyard, the first indoor mountain bike park west of the Mississippi, has opened for business. A launch party with pro riders and a vendor expo is planned for 3-9 p.m. June 9.

MILWAUKEE, WI (BRAIN) Thursday May 24 2012 8:54 AM MT—Armed with just $5,000 and a couple dozen donated bikes, Evan Pack launched his new downtown Milwaukee bicycle collective/shop, Vulture Space, in conjunction with Bike to Work Week this month.

CINCINNATI, OH (BRAIN) Monday May 21 2012 8:47 AM MT—Reser Bicycle Outfitters in Newport, Kentucky, is expanding in June to a second location across the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, that will focus on commuter cycling.

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