Live to Play Sports, formerly known as Norco Products, is adding 10 new brands to its offerings, including several brands owned by U.S. distributor QBP. The company has added products from Fulcrum, Whisky Parts, 45Nrth, Salsa, Problem ...
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Duncan Riffle, a two-time U.S. downhill champion, is joining SRAM's marketing communications team as North American mountain bike PR and media coordinator. Riffle has been racing bicycles for more than 17 years, starting in BMX and ...
Greg Brodsky, longtime leader of The Bike Cooperative, stepped aside Feb. 1 as outdoor industry veteran Scott Barrett became the new president of the retailer-owned cooperative. Barrett comes to The Bike Cooperative as a lifelong cycling ...
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The "No Bicycles" signs will be coming down in Black Hawk, Colorado, after the state's highest court overturned a lower court ruling and said the mountain town must allow bikes on its main drag. The town, best known for its casinos, had ...
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New organizers are bringing a major road race back to Philadelphia earlier than expected thanks to some help from a congressman. Last month longtime race organizer Dave Chauner announced that the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic ...
Mavic’s sales rose 7 percent to $174 million (129 million euros) last year, and jumped 5 percent during the final quarter, according to Amer Sports. Amer Sports is the parent company of Mavic as well as Salomon, Atomic, ...
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The North American Handmade Bicycle Show recently set a record for registered exhibitors. The show, to be held in Denver February 22-24, had 185 registered exhibitors as of January 29. That is 11 more than the previous record, set at the ...
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Audio-Technica has expanded its role as sponsor of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile recording and multimedia studio. For several years, A-T has served as the Bus's microphone sponsor, and they now ...
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The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster launched this week at Miami’s Homestead Speedway this week with some sobering news – the supercar will be priced from US$795,000, plus taxes. That’s a US$33,500 hike on the ...
McLaren has released the first of three specially commissioned short films telling the story of the British brand to help mark its 50th anniversary. The first film, entitled ‘McLaren 50 – Courage’, shows the ghost of the ...
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Toyota has claimed top spot in the US Consumer Reports’ Car Brand Perception Survey for another year, despite a 2012 dotted with recalls. Conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Centre, the Car Brand Perception Survey is ...
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The Infiniti Red Bull Racing 2013 Formula One car has been unveiled at the team’s Milton Keynes base, revealing a new livery for the two cars to be piloted by triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel and Australian teammate Mark Webber. ...
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A teaser image of the Toyota i-Road concept has been released ahead of the compact city car’s 2013 Geneva motor show debut in March. The bird’s-eye view shot reveals the basic design of the 1+1 prototype, which Toyota ...
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Beijing V emission standard has been officially put on Jan. 1st and a large number of cars that comply with the standard enter Beijing market. Nevertheless, there was a shortage of China’s own brand. Beijing V emission standard is ...
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Atlasjet Airlines has confirmed further details of its plans to launch new subsidiaries in Iraq and South Sudan later this year. According to the managing director of Zagros Air (Iraq), Can Akcay, Atlasjet’s joint venture carrier ...
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