Retailers were awash in data Thursday as the second annual IBD Summit wound down with sessions on key performance metrics used by the National Bicycle Dealers Association’s Profitability Project and why the oft-neglected triathlon ...
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Bike shops near Boston were closed Friday morning during a manhunt for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. Landry's Boston store was closed, while the retail chain's locations in Natick, Norwood and Westborough were open, ...
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Bicycle Retailer and Industry News honored industry suppliers and leaders at its annual BRAINy awards dinner Thursday night, marking the end to another successful three-day Bicycle Leadership Conference in this seaside town. Helping ...
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Do you ride an electric bike or know someone who does? A university researcher is asking U.S. e-bike riders to participate in an online survey at tinyurl.com/e-bike-survey. The survey is collecting data about consumer choices and the ...
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Shimano's top line XTR mountain bike group is getting updated, lighter disc brake components, a lighter bottom bracket, a more durable chain and a super light carbon tubular 29er wheelset. The new parts are part of the XTR Race sub-group, ...
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A $625,000 Ferrari FF has joined the ranks of the Dubai Police force, one week after a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 was added to the patrol fleet of the United Arab Emirates-based law enforcement department. A 475kW/683Nm 6.3-litre ...
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The Victorian and South Australian premiers will use today’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting to encourage other states and territories to use more Australian-made cars to support the local automotive manufacturing ...
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Sales of new cars in Europe slumped almost 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 as the economically depressed market spirals towards a 20-year low. Registrations across the 27-member European Union fell from 3.31 million to 2.99 ...
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As Opel continues to face losses, the European arm of General Motors has approved the closure of a German plant, at the cost of more than 3000 workers. Reuters reports Opel‘s decision to cease production at its 50-year-old Bochum ...
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Lamborghini is planning to release a limited edition stripped-out Gallardo with a manual transmission as a final send-off to the long-running supercar. With the 10-year production cycle of the Lamborghini Gallardo approaching its end and ...
Rolls-Royce has launched the exclusive Alpine Trial Centenary Collection to commemorate the marque’s 100th anniversary of conquering the arduous Austrian Alpine Trials. In 1913, the Rolls-Royce Works Team and privateer entrant James ...
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The first images of the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept have been leaked ahead of its official unveiling at tomorrow’s Shanghai auto show. The five-door, five-seat Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept is the German ...
Wearing Victorian number plates on its tailgate, the Holden VF Commodore SS V ute has been caught testing at the famous Nurburgring circuit, in Germany. Only a month out from its official Australian launch, the Holden VF Commodore ...
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Kia Motors Corporation's joint-venture in China, Dongfeng Yueda Kia, has revealed images of the Horki Concept-1 at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The first car for the new Chinese market brand was designed in South Korea at its Namyang ...
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PowerStream and Georgian College say they are collaborating to better understand electric vehicles (EVs) and their charging demands. A new applied research initiative will be conducted by means of a charging station, complemented by solar ...
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