Sales of outdoor products fell 1.7 percent in May compared to the same month last year, according to the Outdoor Industry Association VantagePoint report. VantagePoint tracks point-of-sale data from more than 10,000 retail locations and ...
Tags: Outdoor Product, Transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — About 141.9 million Americans got outdoors last year to exercise and take part in at least one of the 43 outdoor activities that the Outdoor Foundation tracks. That’s up from 141.1 million in 2011 and the ...
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The third Thermo°Cool DYNAFIT Dachstein Triple will take place at Dachstein/Schladming on 8th June 2013. The top Speed Ascent covering three athletic disciplines (this why it is called The Triple!) and the severe Alpine area will give ...
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A first-of-its-kind report titled “The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity” shows that more women, youth, and minorities are getting on their bikes. The study released by the League of American Bicyclists and the Sierra Club ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
When Snow Summit Resort opens for the summer season this Saturday, Southern California mountain bikers are in for a treat. The resort will introduce a brand-new, lift-served downhill trail for advanced riders called Miracle Mile. Snow ...
Tags: Mountain Bike, Transportation
Berkshire Bike and Board has opened a second store in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Like the original Berkshire Bike and Board located 20 miles away in Great Barrington, the 3,000-square-foot store was designed as a Giant Partner Store. ...
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Cosmic Cycles, a well-known retailer in Flagstaff, has recently reopened in a new location with a new owner. Scott Heinsuis, a longtime employee of the shop, purchased the business last year after it closed for the winter and moved it into ...
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Val Vanderpool has joined Bicycle Retailer and Industry News as a staff reporter. Vanderpool recently relocated to Orange County after spending the past year and a half piloting a demo van and teaching women’s clinics at bike shops ...
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With a dangerous fire season expected across northern New Mexico, Angel Fire Resort is setting aside a portion of sales from its summer opening weekend for a regional firefighter fund. Created by the resort, the Northern New Mexico ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which manufactures lightweight thin-film photovoltaic modules based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) using flexible substrate materials, has appointed Sun2Voltage as a ...
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The Alliance for Biking & Walking has hired Kristin Purdy as its new national campaigns manager. Purdy comes to the Alliance with field organizing experience at both the national and local level on transportation and political campaigns. ...
In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...
Tags: Social Aspects, Historical Aspects, Bicycle
Bicycles have been and are employed for many uses: Utility: transportation, bicycle commuting, and utility cycling Work: mail delivery, paramedics, police, couriering, and general delivery. Recreation: bicycle touring, mountain ...
Giant Bicycle Canada is supporting?Sprockids, a youth mountain biking skills and leadership training program. Doug Detwiller started Sprockids over two decades ago as a club of 50 elementary school children in Gibsons, British Columbia. ...
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The League of American Bicyclists announced 63 additions to its Bicycle Friendly Businesses list on Monday, bringing the list to more than 500. "As businesses race to retrofit their buildings, streamline waste policies, and purchase more ...