Orange County Specialized dealer Rock N Road Cyclery has opened redesigned Body Geometry Fit studios at three of its four locations, part of the retailer’s increased focus on high-end bike fitting. “We had been offering Body ...
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HAUPPAUGE, NY (BRAIN) —Finish Line Technologies Inc.’s new rust-busting product, Chill Zone, is designed to free bike parts that are rusted stiff and would normally need to be replaced. Chill Zone works on frozen seat posts, ...
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While the Velo saddle brand is little known among U.S. bike consumers, the Taiwanese company behind the brand is a powerhouse in Asian OEM production, making saddles, grips and handlebar tape for a variety of major brands over the years. ...
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Shimano is continuing as a sponsor of this month's North American Handmade Bicycle Show and will use the show to promote its Alfine internal gear components, including its Alfine Di2 electronic shifting parts. The company also is supporting ...
Selle San Marco North America has opened a new headquarters here, with Tom Petrie as the company's new operating manager. The company will maintain a separate shipping and receiving warehouse in Massachusetts. "Dealers will be able to ...
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Belgian bike manufacturer Ridley Bikes has hired Richard Wittenberg as vice president of international operations. Wittenberg, who has worked at Cannondale, Asahi, Seattle Bike Supply, Pacific and elsewhere in the bike industry, will split ...
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USA BMX has hired Jason “Shooter” McGuire as editor and photographer of Pull Magazine, which goes out to the race association’s more than 65,000 members. McGuire is an avid BMX racer who grew up on his bike, spending ...
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President Obama on Wednesday nominated REI's chief executive, Sally Jewell, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Jewell, who has been at REI for eight years, also has experience in the banking and oil industries. The nomination must ...
Retailers this week are receiving Bicycle Technologies International's 20th anniversary parts and accessories catalog. To mark the anniversary, the cover features 20 years of BTI cover art, highlighting how far the company has come from ...
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Wheels Manufacturing wrapped up 2012 with a $10,000 matching funds campaign to benefit Boulder, Colorado-based Community Cycles and is now accepting sponsorship applications from cycling-related organizations and individual cyclists ...
Industry sponsors are being sought for the inaugural CycleSF, a fun ride that will open 24 miles of San Francisco’s streets to cyclists and benefit the city’s Recreation and Parks Department. CycleSF is set for Sunday, April ...
Bicycle Product Suppliers Association members’ shipments to bike shops grew a modest 2 percent last year to 2.6 million bikes. Sales dollars were up 6 percent, helped by strong sales of more expensive hybrids, full-suspension 29ers ...
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Industry veteran Johs Huseby has joined Alchemy Bicycle Company as its new vice president of sales, the company announced Monday. Huseby brings more than 12 years of experience in sales and product management for both Cannondale and ...
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Bike New York continues to see exhibitors sign up for its second annual Bike Expo New York show May 3-4. Specialized will return to the show, joining Raleigh, REI, Thule, Timbuk2, Primal Wear, Osprey, Nutcase, Eastern Mountain Sports and ...
Duncan Riffle, a two-time U.S. downhill champion, is joining SRAM's marketing communications team as North American mountain bike PR and media coordinator. Riffle has been racing bicycles for more than 17 years, starting in BMX and ...