OCEANSIDE, CA (BRAIN) — Southern California's Pacific Coast Cycles has been awarded the 2012 Sam Braxton Bike Shop Award by Adventure Cycling Association. Owner Chuck Hoefer, a master mechanic and wheel builder, opened his shop in ...
Tags: Chuck Hoefer, travel by bicycle, Adventure Cycling Association
BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The European TwoWheel Retailers' Association is hosting a meeting on Jan. 10 in Brussels to clear up any confusion around the new e-bike legislation. The six-hour schedule includes time with ...
Tags: e-bikes, The European TwoWheel Retailers'Association, battery
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — Norco and Wilier Triestina each separately issued bike recall notices Tuesday in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Norco is recalling some 24- and 26-inch-wheeled dirt jumping bikes ...
Tags: Norco, 26-inch-wheeled dirt jumping bikes, Havoc bicycles, XP Bicycles
LAGUNA BEACH, CA (BRAIN) — With plans to launch a new industry venture, Crankbrothers president Andrew Herrick will leave the company and parent Selle Royal Group at the end of June 2013. Herrick will continue his day-to-day role at ...
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NORCROSS, GA (BRAIN) — Steven Harad is crafting a business plan to bring Blue Competition Cycles back to profitability as its new chief executive officer. Lake Rudd Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Rhode Island, ...
Tags: bike brands, Sports International, Elite Bicycles, Bicycles
NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN) — Giant has delivered 20 of the 100 mountain bikes that it is donating to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.?The 20 bicycles will help Occupy Sandy's team of medics travel around Brooklyn and the Rockaways treating ...
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QBP brand Salsa Cycles will be the presenting sponsor of the Fat Bike Summit and Festival Event,slated for January 25-28 in Island Park,Idaho. Organizers said the event will be"politically oriented"with a focus on gaining fat bike access ...
Tags: Salsa Cycles, Fat Bike Summit and Festival Event, Fitzgerald's Bicycles
Swobo has opened a seasonal store in Old Town Fort Collins located in the Opiate Gallery at 237 Linden Street. “This will be an introduction of the brand and company to our new hometown and be the first chance for the Fort Collins ...
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The first diesel version of Stadler Rail's Flirt family of multiple units was unveiled by Tallinn passenger operator Elektriraudtee on December 13. Elektriraudtee signed two contracts with Stadler for new trains in August 2010.An order ...
Tags: Diesel Flirt, Stadler Rail, Elektriraudtee, EMU
IRVINE, CA (BRAIN) — Felt Bicycles has released a new iPad app on the Apple iTunes store. The app is intended to help improve communications between consumers, dealers, Felt's sales force and others. The company said the app will ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 6, 2012 — United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States has requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute settlement panel regarding ...
Tags: WTO, restrictive measures, import licensing, trade balancing commitments
Reuters reported that China's production of refined copper rose in November to a record high for the second straight month as more domestic manufacturers turned to local smelters for supplies that traders said were cheaper than imports. ...
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What cities really are the best cities for urban cycling? The Copenhagenize Index – bicycle friendly cities Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Tokyo and Berlin topped the list of best cycling cities worldwide compiled by ...
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(i)Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity ...
Tags: Tianjin municipality, survey, economy, investment
Automakers are eliminating spare tires to save space, weight, and cost, instead providing run-flats or just a can of sealant and an inflator for emergencies. And as we saw at the recent SEMA show, aftermarket suppliers are getting into the ...
Tags: spare tires, SEMA show, emergency kits for car, punctured tire