A non-profit organization is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess possible concussions. The group, Medicine of Cycling, has collaborated with a group of physicians and researchers with a ...
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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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Shimano's overall sales through June were $1.4 billion (133.1 billion yen), up from $1.3 billion (123.6 billion yen) over the first six months last year. And the company's bike business continues to dominate Shimano's good news: bicycle ...
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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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RecoFit Compression Gear is donating $3 from the online sales of its Armcoolers sleeves to help with the completion of the Boulder Valley Velodrome in Erie, Colorado. The outdoor wooden velodrome was due to open later this month. However ...
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Rick Vosper started his new job as global marketing director at Cervélo Cycles this week. Vosper is relocating from Boulder, Colorado, to Toronto, where the bike brand is headquartered. Vosper's last day at SmartEtailing, where he ...
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Apparel brand Club Ride announced a 123 percent increase in sales in the first half the year, to $1.116 million. The privately held company releases some financial data voluntarily each quarter. “With these results we now have ...
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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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Shortly after separating its PowerTap product family from its CycleOps trainer and stationary bike brand, Saris Cycling Group announced steep retail price reductions for the power measurement line effective Thursday. Dealer margins are ...
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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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The Breck Epic MTB Stage Race has drawn several new sponsors including SRAM, organizers said this week. SRAM and its family of brands will assist with all mechanical needs. “As the race has grown the needs of our riders have ...
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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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