Exhibitors at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show like to talk about the “family” of artisan builders, and in some cases the familial relationship is literal. The show floor at the Colorado Convention Center included ...
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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 ...
Retailers were awash in data Thursday as the second annual IBD Summit wound down with sessions on key performance metrics used by the National Bicycle Dealers Association’s Profitability Project and why the oft-neglected triathlon ...
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Bike shops near Boston were closed Friday morning during a manhunt for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. Landry's Boston store was closed, while the retail chain's locations in Natick, Norwood and Westborough were open, ...
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Bicycle Retailer and Industry News honored industry suppliers and leaders at its annual BRAINy awards dinner Thursday night, marking the end to another successful three-day Bicycle Leadership Conference in this seaside town. Helping ...
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The invention of the rolling bearing, in the form of wooden rollers supporting, or bearing, an object being moved is of great antiquity, and may predate the invention of the wheel. Though it is often claimed that the Egyptians used roller ...
The Nissan Navara ST-X Blackline Edition has been launched at $54,888 driveaway, headlining four new special editions from the Japanese manufacturer. Based on the $56,990 Nissan Navara 4×4 ST-X Dual Cab model with its 170kW/550Nm ...
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On Wednesday the Reuters news service, citing unnamed sources, reported that Easton-Bell Sports owner Fenway Partners was getting ready to sell the company. Easton-Bell Sports executives at the Bicycle Leadership Conference in Monterey, ...
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Homing in on many brick-and-mortar retailers' most daunting concerns—how to survive and thrive amid online price slashing and better market themselves in the crowded digital marketplace—the second edition of the IBD Summit ...
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Using more than 60 coffee bags, this Italian designer has created the perfect addition to any coffee house. After collecting coffee bags from multiple Italian coffee bars and salavaging a damaged bicycle rim, yellow glass stones, nylon ...
Tony Lo offered a thumbnail sketch of the global cycling market through Tony’s Report — a short weather report for the industry. Europe? The weather has been cloudy, rainy and windy. First quarter sales were hammered by bad ...
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A recent international design competition has redesigned Milwaukee's Erie Street waterfront plaza into a spacious, glowing and sustainable social area. The?Erie Street Plaza runs along?the Milwaukee Riverwalk and?connects downtown?Milwaukee ...
Bike geeks and computer geeks (and one and the same) will come together next month at a "Hackfest" here, where developers will be challenged to come up with bike-themed mobile or web applications in three hours or less. The event is being ...
The industry has a new company in town — Accell Group North America. And its new structure is taking aim at the industry's top three brands — Trek, Specialized and Giant. At a small dealer meeting Tuesday morning, Steve ...
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Trek dealers are being invited to a webinar on improving sales hosted by Harvest Retail Marketing, a marketing agency exclusively serving independent Trek Bicycle retailers. The webinar will be held Tuesday, April 30 at 11:00 am and wil ...
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