Steve Frothingham

Steve is in his second stint at BRAIN. He was here at the beginning in 1992 while still working for a bike shop in Santa Fe, N.M. He wrote several articles for BRAIN's first issue and later joined the staff, eventually becoming managing editor and then executive editor.

After leaving BRAIN in 1997 he worked for several news organizations including The Associated Press and VeloNews before rejoining BRAIN as web editor in 2011.

He is based in Longmont, Colorado, and is an enthusiastic (and slow) road, mountain bike and cyclocross rider.

All articles by Steve Frothingham

March 11, 2020
Our PR friends plan virtual trade shows, regional media gatherings and other substitutes.
REVEAL will be streamed from Camp Navarro. Virtual canoeing not included.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — With the Sea Otter Classic shifted from April to October, brands are coming up with new product launch plans. Among the more ambitious approaches: a live-streaming global media conference planned by ECHOS Communications.

Posted in Industry News
March 8, 2020

MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Louis Garneau Sports, Inc. has more than 500 listed creditors, owed a total of $24 million. They include Chinese factories, Canadian banks, employees, athletes and even the company's own U.S. subsidiary.

Posted in Industry News
March 5, 2020

Dirt Rag announced in late January that it was shutting down its magazine and website, as well as its Dirt Fest and Adventure Fest mountain bike festivals (Other groups have since stepped up to run the events).

Posted in Industry News
February 24, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — It's that time of year again and we're looking for your Sea Otter news and events.

Posted in Industry News
February 21, 2020
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MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Friday announced that two parcels of land, one of which includes part of Moab's famous Slickrock Trail, will not be in an upcoming oil and gas lease sale.

Posted in Industry News
February 19, 2020
Shimano's 2020 IceBike display, from the event's Facebook page.

MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — UK dealers are being offered a peek at Shimano's 2021 model year offerings at IceBike, the large annual open house hosted by the UK distributor Madison.

Posted in Industry News
February 14, 2020

SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — When Gocycle, an 18-year-old British e-bike brand, first made a stab at the U.S. market, company founder and CEO Richard Thorpe found the market wasn’t ready for its upscale, folding e-bikes.

Posted in Industry News
February 7, 2020
Major bike maker warns that 'anti-Chinese sentiment' in Vietnam could cause delays there and in Cambodia.
A welder at a Taiwanese bike factory. BRAIN photo.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — The CEO of A&J Bicycles — one of the world's largest bike makers, with factories in Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia — is warning customers of possible shipment delays due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.

Posted in International
February 7, 2020

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Multiple sources in Taiwan and the U.S. tell BRAIN that next month's Taipei Cycle show has been canceled. Exhibitors and other potential visitors have told show organizers they were reluctant to attend because of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China.

Posted in Industry News
February 7, 2020
Joe V. says a fourth e-bike class is needed for trail use.
 A former Trek executive said a fourth e-bike class is needed for trail use.

CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — While suppliers and advocacy groups were laying groundwork for e-bike use on paved roads and trails, electric mountain bikes began rolling onto sales floors and trails (or not) with little industry preparation.

Posted in Industry News

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