Serotta this week released a new titanium road bike model, the Fondo SG. "Our goal with the Fondo was to meet or exceed cyclists' expectations in ride performance, design and manufacturing integrity — all while keeping an eye on ...
Tags: Road Bike, bike model, titanium road bike
Consumer magazine Cycling Utah is promoting this Saturday, Dec. 8, as the inaugural Bike Shop Saturday, conceived as a bicycle retail alternative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Recognizing that local bike shops and bike-related ...
Tags: Bike Shop Saturday, bike shops, holiday shopping season
AOL-owned Engadget.com is one of the most-read technology sites on the internet. People paid attention this week when its former editorial director penned a column recounting his dismal shopping experience at two bike shops on Black Friday ...
Tags: Discussion, bike shops, Black Friday
U.K. distributor 2x2 Worldwide has added Roux Bicycles to its portfolio and will begin delivery later this month. Roux road bikes are designed in the U.K. with a focus on various 700c models including touring, racing and cyclocross ...
Tags: Roux Bicycles, commuter bike, road bikes
The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association (BPSA) and the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) are working together to look at identifying and implementing best practices in environmental and social responsibility in bicycle manufacturing. ...
Tags: Bicycle Product, bicycle manufacturing, Outdoor Industry
When most people think of cardboard thoughts of a slightly durable brown packaging materials may come to mind. Not thoughts of a waterproof bicycle. In an attempt to go beyond ordinary cardboard designs, the Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni ...
Tags: bicycle, waterproof, fireproof cardboard bicycle, cardboard material
Denver's Turin Bicycles returns to its roots in more ways than one as it readies a new retail location in Chicago that will sell its own brand of bicycles as well as products and accessories from Asia and Europe that currently do not have ...
After nearly 40 years in bicycle retail, Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves has retired and handed over the reins of his Portland chain to Mike Olson, owner of Trek Bicycle Superstore of San Diego, California. Graves is the ...
Tags: Bike Gallery, Portland's bicycle retailer, bicycle retail
LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN) — Nine out of 10 dentists would likely approve. Brian Riley and Kyle Jansen stopped in at BRAIN's offices this week on the final stretch of their "Save Your Teeth Tour," a 40-day road trip that stopped by ...
Tags: road trip, Slidepad brakes, bike models
Editor's note: The following story first ran in the November issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. It was published before Interbike's decision to allow consumers to attend the show and has been edited slightly as a result. LAS ...
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Benchmark Drives develops e-bike drivetrains and lightweight, low-maintenance belt-drive systems that hold a lot of appeal. But the high belt tension of current designs stresses bearings and makes it difficult to read drivetrain tension, an ...
Tags: low-maintenance belt-drive systems, Belt Drive, bicycle drive belt
The U.S.-based Light Electric Vehicle Association has made its first hire in Europe to help broaden its reach into the e-bike crazed EU. Peter Hildering joins the team to recruit new members and support current members from his base in ...
Tags: e-bike, LEVA, bicycle industry
Yet another Brandix factory, Brandix Casualwear Ltd., - Giritale, has been accorded an 'Eco Factory Attribute' by Marks & Spencer (M&S), in recognition of its achievements in environmental sustainability and preservation. Strategically ...
Tags: Brandix factory, Brandix Casualwear, M&S, environmental sustainability
More than 40 percent of independent bicycle dealers report stronger Black Friday sales this year than in 2011, according to research firm Leisure Trends Group. Leisure Trends broke out the IBD data for BRAIN from a broader survey of ...
Tags: bicycle, IBD data, Black Friday, sporting goods, footwear
The Grinch stole Argentina's bike market this year, but the industry hopes the spirit of Christmas softens the government's stance and import laws are softened in time for the holidays, the traditional start of the Argentine bike season. ...
Tags: Argentina's bike market, consumer products, import requirements