VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Norco Bicycles has signed on a four-member enduro team that will compete in the burgeoning all-mountain race discipline aboard the Canadian brand’s new line of 650b, or 27.5-inch-wheeled, ...
Tags: Norco Bicycles, new line, SRAM
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Whether it’s dealing in used bikes, specializing in parts and accessories, or serving up beer and coffee and hosting cycling-related events, retailers visited on the first day of the BRAIN Portland Dealer ...
Tags: Bike Retai, used bike, bike industry, bike business
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)—While Portland is a commuter market, it also has a thriving mountain bike, tri and road scene. New shops offering only service are also finding success in this crowded retail market, as are Internet-based ...
Tags: mountain bike, road scene, retail market, Internet based businesse
Once viewed as less-extreme alternative to the 29er, perhaps suitable for longer travel and/or smaller frame sizes, 650B is quickly emerging as the staple size of mountain bikes of the near future. At Taichung Bike Week earlier this month, ...
Tags: alternative, bike, bike industry, mountain bike
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Six-Fifty-Bee? Twenty-Seven-Five? Whether the industry knows what to call it yet is in doubt, but one thing is clear after spending a week with suppliers and product managers in Taiwan at the Taichung Bike ...