Benjamin Cox says that sourcing a line of accessories from Taiwanese, Chinese and Vietnamese manufacturers for his single-location store is a big investment of capital and time. He's personally had to learn all the tricks of the trade ...
Tags: bike, taiwan, Transportation
Alex Rims — one of the most successful original equipment suppliers to come out of Taiwan in the last two decades — is now looking to expand sales in the aftermarket in North America and Europe. The company has set up a sales ...
Tags: Alex Rims, Aftermarket Growth
Donnelly Sports, the licensee and manufacturer of Clement tires worldwide, has appointed ProNet Cycling to handle North American distribution and client service functions effective June 1. "Keeping pace with the growth of the resurgent ...
Tags: ProNet, ProNet Cycling
QBP will begin stocking the full line of Subrosa BMX bikes and parts beginning next month, the company announced Monday. The line includes complete bikes, frames, forks, handlebars, components and apparel. Subrosa was founded in 2006, ...
Tags: QBP, Subrosa, BMX Offerings, BMX bikes
QBP now carries Zoot athletic apparel, Aqua Sphere swim gear, and X-Lab bike accessories for triathletes. “Multisport has seen exponential growth over the last decade, so we’ve been expanding our lineup to meet the ...
QBP is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 975 Surly Pugsley chromoly forks. The forks are being recalled because they can bend. The company has received one report of a fork bending above the disc brake ...
There's a technology race going on in the bicycle industry, and it's leaving retailers in a scramble to keep up. Frame and component makers have introduced a slew of new axle, bottom bracket and fork interfaces in the past few years as they ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
QBP's BMX distribution business, QBMX, has added several new brands: bikes and frames from Deluxe BMX and Mutant, forks from AND, and components from Box and Promax. QBMX distributes more than 30 brands. “These brands add an ...
Cargo bike maker Yuba Bicycles has launched a new website, moved to a larger facility and hired a new director of customer service. The company said it also will launch a new dedicated dealer site later this month. The company moved into ...
Tags: Cargo bike, Yuba Bicycles, customer service
Juniper Action Strategies, the U.S. agent and distrbutor for Syntace and Liteville products, has changed its name to Radsport USA. "Radsport" is the German word for "cycle sport" — appropriate as the company works with only German ...
Tags: Juniper Action Strategies, Syntace, Liteville products
With snow shutting airports and icing up Interstates, Quality Bicycle Products expects little impact on attendance at Frostbike which opened today with various seminars. Tomorrow QBP’s Frost Bike expo opens with over 130 vendors ...
It’s shortly before Christmas, and Steve Flagg is just days away from leaving Minnesota for six weeks of mountain biking in the friendlier winter climes of Sedona, Arizona—an indulgence the founder of Quality Bicycle Products ...
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BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN) — QBP will soon begin distributing a selection of products from Canadian brand Louis Garneau, which also will continue dealer direct sales of its complete product line. QBP will carry Garneau products ...
Tags: helmet, shoes, custom clothing
QBP has expanded its inventory in its Pennsylvania and Utah warehouses in an effort to reduce split orders and lower freight costs and delivery time. “Our customers asked for more locally available product, and we quickly responded ...
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The second annual Fatbike Summit here succeeded in getting land managers and bike advocates on fat bikes for the first time and helped create a new group of educated allies for the activity, organizers said. More than 100 fat bike ...
Tags: Fat Bike Summit, Land Managers, Snow