Shimano's total sales inched up to $636.1 million (63.3 billion yen) from $628.1 million over the first quarter of last year. Sales at Shimano's bicycle division grew 3 percent to $514 million (51.1 billion yen), and account for 81 ...
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Mavic parent Amer Sports reported a 2 percent increase in sales for the first quarter on Thursday, and said it expected full-year sales to rise by at least 5 percent. For Amer's Mavic cycling brand, sales rose slightly to $47.6 million ...
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Sensation Lawn Mowers was a commercial lawnmower brand created by Howard Phelps in 1944. The Sensation Lawn Mower Company was located in Ralston, Nebraska, USA. History Howard Phelps received patent number 2,265,545 on his mowing ...
There's a technology race going on in the bicycle industry, and it's leaving retailers in a scramble to keep up. Frame and component makers have introduced a slew of new axle, bottom bracket and fork interfaces in the past few years as they ...
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Training with power remains one of the most elite market niches in cycling: so expensive that even some ProTour teams limit their riders' access to power meters, keeping them under lock and key and lending them out for limited tests. In the ...
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De Marchi is introducing a line of historical jersey reproductions from cycling's golden age. The limited edition series features jerseys that were originally manufactured by the Italian clothing brand, which has been designing and ...
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USA Cycling athletes can now add information from their Strava account to their member page on the USA Cycling website. Athlete pages on the USAC site already list race results, but now members can add a Strava "widget" that will show their ...
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Mavic parent Amer Sports reported a 2 percent increase in sales for the first quarter on Thursday, and said it expected full-year sales to rise by at least 5 percent. For Amer's Mavic cycling brand, sales rose slightly to $47.6 million ...
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The European Cycling Federation's Cycling Industry Club has announced six grant recipients for 2013 as part of its Leadership Program. The six organizations selected for grants, in Italy, Austria, Sweden, Ukraine, Ireland and the Czech ...
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Specialty Sports Venture, the retail division of Vail Resorts, Inc., announced the acquisition of Hoigaards's, a leader in the outdoor equipment and apparel industry since 1895. Located outside of Minneapolis in St. Louis Park, this 20,000 ...
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Dog is your good friend, when you travel, you will bear it alone at home? Why don't you enjoy a happy journey together? Dog Travel Products Collection(click pictures for details) Dog Seat Belts Dog seat belts are a good idea ...
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In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...
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Some bicycle parts, particularly hub-based gearing systems, are complex. Self-service, assisted-service, and full-service bicycle maintenance and repair options exist. Some cyclists choose self-service: they maintain their own bicycles, ...
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Some components, which are often optional accessories on sports bicycles, are standard features on utility bicycles to enhance their usefulness and comfort. Mudguards, or fenders, protect the cyclist and moving parts from spray when riding ...
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The great majority of today's bicycles have a frame with upright seating which looks much like the first chain-driven bike. Such upright bicycles almost always feature the diamond frame, a truss consisting of two triangles: the front ...