MANHATTAN, NY (BRAIN) — Who needs electricity to run a bike shop? A handful of Manhattan bike shops re-opened Wednesday following post-tropical storm Sandy, as the city was flooded with bike commuters. Bicycle Habitat opened ...
Tags: electricity, bike shop, New York, bike commuter, bike industry
EL DORADO HILLS, CA (BRAIN) — Just ahead of its three-year anniversary, Folsom Bike has expanded to a second location with the opening of Town Center Bike & Tri. While the new location has a greater emphasis on triathlon than the ...
Tags: Folsom Bike, Tri Shop, wetsuits, goggles, running shoes
COSTA MESA, CA (BRAIN) — The Unlikely Cyclist is not only Lisa Kanno’s new women’s-specific shop, it is Kanno herself. After spending eight years as an indoor cycling instructor in her spare time, Kanno took up road ...
Tags: Cyclist, Orange County, women's specific shop, bike fix
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (BRAIN) — “Custom” and “local” are the guiding forces at One of a Kind Cycle, a new boutique shop opening this week in Traverse City. “It’s a definite commitment to more ...
Tags: custom shop, local product, boutique shop, bike
BOSTON, MA (BRAIN) — The Community Spoke, a bicycle co-op that provides free access to tools, parts and maintenance assistance, has closed indefinitely following a burglary in which thousands of dollars in bikes, tools and other shop ...
Tags: Bike Co Op, Boston, theft, seek donation, reopen the shop
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN) — Interbike is opening its door to the public next September, but just a crack. Organizers are testing the concept of a restricted consumer day where consumers would pay $50 in advance and register ...
Tags: interbike, restricted consumer day, retail VIP guest, bike retail
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — With 50 percent chance of rain and expected afternoon showers, Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors will likely get a little wet today as they embark on a three-day tour of bike shops in ...
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PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Whether it’s dealing in used bikes, specializing in parts and accessories, or serving up beer and coffee and hosting cycling-related events, retailers visited on the first day of the BRAIN Portland Dealer ...
Tags: Bike Retai, used bike, bike industry, bike business
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)—While Portland is a commuter market, it also has a thriving mountain bike, tri and road scene. New shops offering only service are also finding success in this crowded retail market, as are Internet-based ...
Tags: mountain bike, road scene, retail market, Internet based businesse
OLYMPIA, WA (BRAIN) — The bike retail business lost two members recently. Each was killed in a vehicle accident while bicycling. Trent Graham, 30, an employee at Gregg's Cycle in Washington, was killed after being struck by a truck ...
Tags: bike accidents, bike retail business, vehicle accident, employee die
BELMONT, MA (BRAIN) — Hurricane Sandy has shut down most bike shops and suppliers from North Carolina to Southern New England, as high winds and heavy rain precede the storm's landfall, expected later Monday. Most shops from ...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy, Mid Atlantic, shop close, bike shop
BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — A recent European Parliament decision about electric bike regulation was lauded by some cyclists' advocacy groups and industry groups, but a retailer group, ETRA, slammed the decision on Monday. The ...
Tags: E Bike decision, supplier group, electric bike regulation, electric bike
ATHENS, GA (BRAIN) – Organizers of the Southeast Bike Expo say after a successful inaugural year they will hold the show again in February 2013, but are adding a day for dealers only. The dealer day will precede the show, Friday, ...
Tags: Southeast Bike Expo, Consumer Show in Southeast, dealers only
CARLSBAD, CA (BRAIN) —Focus Bicycles USA has named Tim Jackson as its new marketing manager. Jackson was previously brand manager of Masi Bicycles before becoming a product manager for ASI, and most recently marketing manager for ...
Tags: ocus Bicycles USA, Jackson, marketing manager, Pivot Cycles
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — The outdoor industry is reaching out to the bike business to encourage sustainable practices in an effort to develop standards for equipment manufacturing before international regulators mandate such standards. ...
Tags: outdoor industry, bike business, bike, ustainable practice