Advanced Sports International will shift production of bikes destined for the EU to Ideal's China and Poland factories to achieve more competitive pricing, reduce logistics and shorten lead times. Previously, ASI bikes sold in the EU were ...
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Bike suppliers continue to put on the brakes, cutting bike imports 15 percent over the first half of the year. Though the slowdown is mostly imports of mass-market kid's bikes, 26-inch imports also are down 9 percent. Bike builders in China ...
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Fat bikes are kid friendly with On-One's Baby Fatty, a 12-inch frame built around a 24x4-inch wide tire set to go on sale in November for £800 ($1,250). Not so long ago all fat bikes were built around 26x4-inch tires. Then came ...
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Organizers of next year's Taipei Cycle Show are calling out now for entries in its annual design and innovation contest—one of the premier events at the international expo. At the show last March designers and industry suppliers ...
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Specialized's Epic line features all-new carbon and aluminum frames designed to be the sport's lightest and most efficient full-suspension cross-country bikes.? The frames now all have dual water bottle capacity and a new Brain shock tune. ...
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Retailer Jenson USA recently completed an extensive renovation of its superstore in Corona, California. Significant changes to the store's interior décor and layout have allowed the company to expand its selection and increase ...
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Felt Bicycles, which is preparing for its 2014 sales meeting and product launch this weekend, recently layed off six employees within its three U.S. facilities. Company president Bill Duehring blamed the layoffs on an industry-wide ...
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Retail sales for June were down 2 percent in units but up 1 percent in dollars, coming in at $391 million, according to Leisure Trends Group's RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Year-to-date sales are still down 5 percent and off by $88 million ...
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Retail sales for June were down 2 percent in units but up 1 percent in dollars, coming in at $391 million, according to Leisure Trends Group's RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Year-to-date sales are still down 5 percent and off by $88 million ...
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SRAM this week released details of its second 1x11 mountain bike group, called XO1. The group slots in a few hundred dollars cheaper than its first 11-speed, single-chainring group, XX1, and will be available in September. The groups are ...
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Cannondale is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 500 Slice time trial bikes because the "brake plate" can loosen. The company has received one report of the loosening and no reports of injuries. The ...
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A little more than a year after former FSA managing director Matt VanEnkevort took over the reins at Marin Bikes, the company is set to relaunch this month with fresh branding, a reorganized company structure, and a new line of bikes aimed ...
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Interbike has added an enduro event to this year's OutDoor Demo. The Enduro Challenge at Bootleg Canyon, presented by Innovative Timing Systems, is open to all Interbike and OutDoor Demo attendees. It will be held on both Monday and ...
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French bike brand Lapierre has launched a new website?for its recently formed North American division. The site is home to North American product offerings, technology, team information, a dealer locator, consumer blog and monthly ...
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DEER VALLEY, UT (BRAIN) — If there is one word that best describes Giant’s 2014 product line, it is BOLD. With the majority of its performance mountain bike line sporting 27.5-inch wheels, new models in the ‘off-road ...
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