Specialized has released its first long-travel 29er, aimed at the fast-growing market for enduro bikes. The new Enduro Comp SE delivers 155mm of rear wheel travel and adds only 6 millimeters to the wheelbase of the bike’s 26” ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, which represents the bike industry to the UCI and the International Olympic Committee, will hold a public meeting at the Taipei Cycle Show this month. In 2009 the WFSGI created a ...
The Toyota i-Road concept is the company’s vision of a bike-style urban commuter vehicle where you don’t need to wear a helmet, put your feet on the ground or spend a cent on petrol. At just 850mm wide, it can also be parked ...
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A newly formed investment group has purchased carbon wheel manufacturer Mad Fiber, the first of several bike industry acquisitions it's eyeing in 2013. Divine Cycling Group was founded in January by Gary Ullman and Dan Devine, who, ...
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Trek will donate $200 to a rural South African youth program for each Project One Trek sold with a special MTN-Qhubeka team paint job. "By purchasing an MTN-Qhubeka bike, riders will actually be buying two bikes; one for themselves and ...
Sugoi has been named the "Official Performance Apparel" for the Ironman triathlons in North America and Europe. The clothing brand, owned by Dorel Industries, has reached a three-year agreement with Ironman, said Sugoi president Kyle ...
Tags: Sugoi, Official Performance Apparel, Ironman triathlons
The League of American Bicyclists is supporting a program to encourage women to ride in Washington, DC, with a $15,000 grant. The League is announcing the grant for the Women & Bicycle program, on the eve of the National Women's Bicycling ...
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Shimano on Thursday released some details of its new product changes for the first part of this year, including a new mountain bike group with trickle-down technology, some new 11-speed road wheels, gearing options for 650b and 29er bikes ...
For the second year, Tern will provide a bike share service at the SXSW new media and music conferences in Austin, which are held March 8-17 this year. This year Tern's bike share program is being sponsored by NBC’s Revolution TV ...
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SRAM has begun production of a new range of urban bike parts at a factory in Dali, Taiwan. The new line was developed over the course of 22 months at SRAM's facility in Schweinfurt, Germany, where the company has traditionally manufactured ...
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IRONMAN is proud to announce SUGOI Performance Apparel as the new official performance apparel of IRONMAN triathlons in North America and Europe. For the next three years, SUGOI, a division of Dorel Industries, will offer athletes intuitive ...
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Gates Carbon Drive is collaborating with White Industries to create the CDX Freewheel, a screw-on freewheel sprocket for the Gates belt drive system. The CDX Freewheel mates a Carbon Drive CenterTrack sprocket to White’s ENO sealed ...
The first ever British Bike Championship series for toddlers will take place this year. Balance bike supplier Strider has organised the events due to the "growth of interest in balance bike riding and racing in the UK last year". It has ...
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January to December 2012, China's bicycle manufacturing industry accumulated industrial sales output achieved a year-on-year growth of 16.19% (December single-month increase was 22.39%) and the total sales rate was 98.73%, and accumulated ...
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Action Bicycle’s annual expo returns for its 15th edition this Sunday, March 3, with more than 50 vendors, including four first-time brands. New to the East Coast distributor’s show this year are Yakima, Alpinestars, Zym and ...
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