HAYWARD, CA (BRAIN) — Minoura will start offering dealers the option of buying some of its products directly from its California warehouse. Minoura's North American manager Jeff Zell said not all products would be available direct, ...
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BOISE, IDAHO (BRAIN) — With an eye toward aggressive trail riding, retailer Alan Klarc is setting up in-house fabrication for a line of steel mountain bikes to be sold through his Boise shop, Velomech, starting this spring or summer. ...
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POSTFACH, Germany (BRAIN) — Disc brakes on road bikes? Not so fast, says Germany’s brake specialist, Magura. Magura has launched a study logging how a number of test riders use disc brakes over miles of European roads before ...
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NOIDA, India (BRAIN) — U.K. trade show organizer ITE Group is launching India Bicycle Expo in November as the first international exhibition of bikes and bike parts for the growing premium market. The show is scheduled for Nov. 28 ...
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NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN) — Interbike owner Nielsen Holdings has acquired The Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show and the Tailgating Industry Association. The 6-year-old annual trade show is holding its next show Jan. 17-19 in Las Vegas. ...
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LEXINGTON,SC(BRAIN)—Hawley announced Thursday that it will be distributing Tacx trainers,bottles and cages to U.S.dealers. "Tacx is a brand that that has a lot to offer and we're very happy to partner with them to make their ...
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HAYWARD,CA(BRAIN)—Minoura's iH-400 will hold a smart phone,regular cell phone or a GPS unit on bike handlebars.The device is supported at three points and is softly padded.A small lever on the backside detaches the phone.A new ...
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Pound for pound, spider silk is one of the strongest materials known: Research by MIT’s Markus Buehler has helped explain that this strength arises from silk’s unusual hierarchical arrangement of protein building blocks. Now ...
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BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — REI has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Bikes Belong Foundation to expand its Green Lane Project. The Green Lane Project is with six focus cities – Austin, Texas, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, Ore., San ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The early months of this year could bring resolutions on one or more duty and subsidy related investigations currently under consideration by the European Commission relative to trade between Asia and the ...
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MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — The mountain bike racing community on Thursday mourned the loss of South African racer Burry Stander, who died after being hit by a car while training in his home country on Thursday. Stander, 25, was a ...
BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN) — QBP is lowering its minimum order size from $600 to $475 effective Jan. 17. QBP will pay ground shipping costs for most orders that meet the minimum amount, except in the case of especially heavy or bulky ...
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NEWPORT, VT (BRAIN) Louis Garneau USA is partnering with Tsunami Sales Group for sales representation in Southern California, from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, effective this month. The agency includes principal rep Nick Henjum, Demany ...
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MILAN, Italy (BRAIN) — Deda Elementi is offering a line of 31.7 mm diameter stems and handlebars for 2013, including a sub-100 gram stem. The company claims its Superleggero stem is the lightest production stem on the market at 99 ...
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HONG KONG, China (BRAIN) — Starting at this month's Tour Down Under and for the next three three years, Team Lampre-Merida will be racing in Champion System cycling clothing, the team announced Wednesday. The new kit features Lampre's ...
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