With bike theft on the rise in the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, metro areas, Vancouver police are faced with a dilemma: what to do with bikes that are recovered. Ideally, bikes are reunited with their rightful owners and ...
Tags: Transportation, Monkey Bikes, Bike
Durango Mountain Resort recently held a grand opening for Purgatory Cycle Works, a full-service retail, service and rental shop on the resort grounds. The shop, which is owned and managed by Durango Mountain Resort, has three employees, ...
Wheels Manufacturing is making available its most popular machined derailleur hangers in three-piece packs. The packs, which include hangers that fit Specialized, Trek, Giant, Fuji, KHS, and other bike brands, don't include mounting ...
Tags: Derailleur Hangers, Transportation, hangers
The National Park Service and the Adventure Cycling Association recently signed a five-year agreement in which both groups will work collaboratively to build a nationwide bike route through national parks. As part of the deal, Adventure ...
Tags: bike routes, Transportation, bike
Sherwood Ross, better known in the industry as Jerry Ross, passed away Tuesday at the age of 92. Ross was an engineer and former president of Ross Bicycles, one of the top U.S. bike manufacturers from the 1950s to late 1980s. Through the ...
Tags: Transportation, Engineer, Ross Bicycles
Why to Choose Tricycles are typically used by children between the ages of two and four, after which point they usually switch to a bicycle, often with training wheels. Parents choosing a tricycle for their child should ensure ...
Tags: Ride on Toys, children's tricycles
After months of testing at independent bike dealers, MerchantOS has released a new point-of-sale add-on in partnership with analytics provider Swarm to give retailers a more detailed picture of what's happening in their stores. Shops ...
Tags: Transportation
A 13-year industry veteran, Nora Lohrenz has been promoted to the newly created position of bike sales manager for apparel maker Craft North America. Craft established the new post to better differentiate between efforts for its bike and ...
Tags: North America, Transportation, Bike Sales
San Francisco judge Marla Miller dismissed the negligence suit filed against Strava almost a year ago by the family of Kim Flint, Jr., earlier this week. The San Francisco Superior Court ruled for summary judgment, noting that “Mr. ...
Tags: Transportation, Lawsuit, Strava Dismissed
Cyclists in Brooklyn who get stuck with a flat tire after regular bike shop hours may not have to hail a cab or phone a friend, thanks to two new Express Biker self-service bike part vending machines. Riders can purchase tubes, CO2, tire ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
Sim Mainey has joined Orange Mountain Bikes as graphics and marketing manager. He comes to the bike brand from U.K. consumer magazine Singletrack, where he served as art director for eight years. “I’m really excited to be ...
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Television and movie dads such as Will Arnett (Up All Night) and Chris Rock (What to Expect When You're Expecting) have made it cool to strap on a baby carrier or stock up the stroller. A gift of a sturdy stroller, baby backpack or bike ...
Tags: Father's Day, Gifts
Retail sales in April were down for a third consecutive month at independent bike shops, according to Leisure Trends’ RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Sales—bicycles and related parts and accessories—totaled $360 million for ...
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Delving deeper into 27.5-inch wheels, Santa Cruz Bicycles has introduced the new Solo model in carbon and aluminum versions for the tweener hoop size. The Solo boasts 125 millimeters of travel—compared with 150 millimeters for Santa ...
Tags: Tweener, Transportation, Santa Cruz
Outdoor footwear brand Keen has brought Mike Abbott on board as its president. Abbott assumes the new job July 8. He comes to the company with nearly two decades of experience in global operations, most recently as chief operating officer ...
Tags: Keen, Transportation, COO Mike Abbott