Sampson Sports' new Rock pedal?features an alloy body with heat treated steel entry/release mechanics along with a stainless steel top plate under the cleat. Additional features include micro-adjustable tension adjustment, cold-forged and ...
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Apparel brand Sombrio announced it has suspended business, citing financial difficulties stemming from a failed retail expansion plan in which Sombrio would have opened its own branded stores. “With these challenges we’re in ...
The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy with low prices and convenient shipping. Now, stores are fighting to get customers back during the busiest shopping period of the year. Story ...
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Wheelhouse Detroit Bike Shop and Detroit Bikes have partnered to open a retail residency in collaboration with Eastern Market Corp.'s Thanksgiving market. The bicycle boutique is housed in a shipping container located in Shed 4 of ...
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Tiny cars can’t literally afford to be prime innovators, but the Toyota i-Road is an exception to that rule. This ’1+1′ seat three-wheeler is a brilliant, and genuine, glimpse at the future of city motoring – or at ...
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Unless you’ve been living in South America these past few years, the Ford EcoSport will be an unfamiliar name. With the popularity of SUVs showing no signs of waning, however, the new-generation version of the EcoSport, like most ...
IMBA is holding its biennial World Summit in its home state of Colorado next year, in Steamboat Springs. The get-together is planned for Aug. 20-24, 2014. It brings together mountain bike enthusiasts, volunteers, trail builders, bike ...
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Dan Peters, owner of Lancaster Bicycle, passed away Nov. 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was 41. Before opening Lancaster Bicycle four years ago, Peters managed Bike Source in Columbus and at one time worked for Kenda as a sales ...
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Lately, I’ve been in full-blown grumpy old man mode. It started a couple of weeks ago when someone’s administrator asked me if I was planning to spend Thanksgiving with my grand kids. I will admit my mustache is greyer than it ...
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Parlee is launching its first aero road bike, the ESX. The ESX is all new design that the company has been working on for several years in the lab, in the wind tunnel and on the road. "Aero bikes are not a new category, but a lot of dealers ...
The Outdoor Industry Association is reporting flat sales of outdoor products last month compared withthe same month last year. However, the OIA said sales of bikes and bike equipment through sportings goods retailers increased during the ...
Steven’s Bicycles has been a Fresno fixture at its Palm and Shields location since 1955, but the retailer will be closing its store there Nov. 22 to move to the Figarden Loop in Northwest Fresno at Brawley. Construction is in its ...
Gina Kavesh and Dorothy Nichols have been elected to fill two vacant positions on the USA Cycling Board of Directors, USAC announced this week. Kavesh is also a member of the USAC road committee and Nichols is a menber of the mountain ...
Ridley co-owner and CEO Jochim Aerts and an investment group have bought out the Kumpen family's share of the Belgium bike brand. The Kumpen family stepped in as "angel" investors 12 years ago to help the brand grow. Paul Kumpen is the ...
September bikes sales at IBDs weren't quite so bad asinitially reported. Leisure Trends has corrected and restated its RetailTrak IBD sales summary for the month. "Shortly after we published September data last week, we noticed anomalies ...