While we publish news online every day, we also (still) publish a print magazine 12 times a year. The magazine includes regular print columns like State of Retail, Trade Watch, Through the Grapevine, a regular round up of news from around the industry, along with deep dives on topics to keep you abreast of the latest trends like e-bikes, apparel and accessories, cargo bikes, POS systems and more. The print magazine contains more analysis and opinion than the website, including editorials and guest editorials — plus, every issue has Patrick O’Grady’s Shop Talk, which has to be the longest running bike shop cartoon in the history of bike shop cartoons.
Free subscription for qualified retailers
If you are a retailer in the United States who meets our criteria, your subscription to BRAIN is free! Here is the super-secret hidden link to our free qualified subscriber page (cover your eyes if you aren't qualified). You can opt for print or digital or both. If you’re concerned about the environment and don’t want to kill trees, or you don’t like magazines piling up on your desk, you can sign up for a digital-only edition and we’ll email the digital edition to you.
Subscription renewal
For those of you that already have a subscription, you need to renew it to maintain your subscription. The US Postal Service has some rules about keeping our subscriber lists up to date and we do our best to comply. We have to keep our lists current and that means you have to renew your subscription every three years, otherwise we will drop you from our lists. Some of you will receive an email reminding you it’s time to renew your subscription. Please don’t delete it! Failure to renew will result in your subscription being canceled.
If you’re not sure whether your subscription is due to expire, you need to make an update, or you want to start a new subscription you can call our subscription hotline, 800-336-5653, and speak to an actual live human being. If you prefer to avoid conversation, you can check your account here.
If you are not a retailer but would still like to subscribe, follow this link.
