Last year was a tough one for Taiwan exporters as they continued to see bike shipments to Europe—its biggest market, representing 58 percent of export volume and 45 percent of export value—decline. But strong business in North ...
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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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"Maternity Leave" is a new novel by Florida cyclist, lawyer and bike importer Trish Felice Cohen. The novel's protagonist is a lawyer who fakes a pregnancy in order to take leave from her job and race her bike. This is the first novel by ...
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Cervélo on Thursday unveiled the second frameset to come out of its Southern California R & D facility, the Rca. The company previewed the limited-production frame to a dozen journalists last week during a two-day media camp in ...
Paceline Products Inc. announced Thursday that it will be distributing the HeadsUp Systems Wireless Gear Alert System, which warns drivers before they smash their roof racks into garage doors. The $169 system includes an LED alert sign ...
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When you walk into the new Las Vegas Cyclery store, the pleasing aesthetics of the building are striking.The 34-foot-tall ceiling with the wooden décor gives the bike shop an open, airy feel, reminiscent of a ski lodge. The nearly ...
Motor City startup Shinola, which sells high-end bikes, watches and leather goods made in Detroit, is ready to start taking orders for its watches, which will ship in July. The company also is showing off a one-off brass-finish steel bike ...
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The Light Electric Vehicle Association is working with organizers of DealerCamp to bring e-bikes to the event, which is being held July 25-27 in Park City, Utah. DealerCamp will feature the "LEVA E-Bike Charge," an area of the show ...
By Adeline Bash, Public Relations Associate for Product Architects, Inc.? — the manufacturer of the Polar Bottle insulated water bottles.? Last week Polar Bottle asked our Facebook fans to tell us the name and location of their ...
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Felt Bicycles has made two key hires at its headquarters in Irvine, California, bringing aboard former downhill pro Scott Sharples as mountain bike product manager and marketing and advertising veteran Brian Darney as brand marketing ...
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Pivot Cycles has selected Shock Therapy as its new distributor for the German and Austrian markets. Shock Therapy has been in business for 16 years. The company started out rebuilding suspension and more recently has added Pivot bikes to ...
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Saris is now shipping its best-selling Bones rack in a new color – black. The arms and legs of the Black Bones are enhanced by the addition of a black anodized center adjustment spline for a “blackout” look. In addition ...
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Niner Bikes has hired Ian Hylands as its full-time photographer and videographer. “Ian’s work speaks for itself — he’s had images in every major U.S. mountain bike publication and his pictures live on the computer ...
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Sales got off to a slow start at independent bicycle dealers this year. While total dollar sales held steady at $145 million, unit sales slipped 2 percent in January, according to sell-through data from Leisure Trends Group. Complete bike ...
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BMC is producing 50 Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Edition impec bikes to celebrate the Italian car company's anniversary this year. The Swiss bike brand will sell the special bikes for 25,000 euros ($32,525). They will feature Italian ...
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