With five minutes to present an idea that could make a big impact on the industry, five industry leaders took to the stage Thursday morning during a session moderated by Jenn Dice, vice president of government relations for Bikes Belong, at ...
DUO Brand is now offering an 18-inch version of its SVS BMX street/park tire. The tire is available in 18 x 2.1-inch size in black or white sidewalls. “The 18-inch BMX bike market has continued to grow. This tire addresses a need ...
Thanks to 2012’s unseasonably warm winter, IBD sales suffered from unfavorable year-ago comparisons this February but showed strength when viewed against the more realistic 2011 period, according to data from research firm Leisure ...
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Currie Technologies announced Wednesday that it has launched an online store in partnership with Shopatron. Consumers will be able to buy directly from the currietech.com website and the orders will be sent to Currie’s dealers for ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — It came at the end of Tony Lo's speech at the opening ceremony for the Taipei Cycle Show. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), he said, is exploring a major shakeup in the international ...
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Organizers are anticipating another packed house this year at Taipei Cycle, which kicked off Wednesday. The 26th?edition should draw nearly 1,100 companies to the Nangang Exhibition Hall for the four-day trade show, March 20-23. ...
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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 ...
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Canadian electric bike manufacturer OHM Cycles is developing a new model aimed at the developing North American market for electric bikes. OHM will show the new Urban XU450 E2 electric bike at the Taipei International Cycle Show later ...
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Tour de France hero Greg LeMond said he expects to begin selling bicycles again, possibly showing prototype models as early as this year's Interbike. "I've got quite a few different ideas," LeMond said in a Skype interview with BRAIN this ...
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Accell Group reported that revenues surged in 2012 largely due to bike brand acquisitions and growth in the electric bike market. Accell Group purchased Raleigh, Currie and Van Nicholas in 2012, and their acquisitions added 123 million ...
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They came, they rode, they smiled. “This is sooooo much fun,” enthused a writer for O, the Oprah magazine, as she returned from a spin on a new Electra electric bike. A handful of mainstream media representatives, from ...
Sub-900-gram carbon frames built with Campagnolo’s Super Record group are rare, but what gets the double-take and holds it is the Diamondback logo on the downtube. And when, if ever, was an $8,000 Diamondback road bike ...
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MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — Specialized is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 12,200 bikes due to faulty carbon forks. Models affected are the 2012 and 2013 Tarmac SL4, 2013 Crux and 2013 Secteur Disc ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The early months of this year could bring resolutions on one or more duty and subsidy related investigations currently under consideration by the European Commission relative to trade between Asia and the ...
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Taipei, Dec. 28, 2012 (CENS)--Tong Lo, president of Taiwan Bicycle Exporters` Association (TBEA) and CEO of Taiwan`s largest bicycle manufacturer Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., recently warned that the island’s bike exports may be ...
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