Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors roll out Tuesday morning on a three-day tour of bicycle stores in Chicago. The BRAIN Dealer Tour will visit 13 stores by bike this week, sampling the growing infrastructure for bikes ...
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Giant outlined a new unilateral minimum advertised pricing policy in a letter that went out to dealers this week. The new policy forbids the sale of its parts and accessories through third-party websites such as eBay or Craigslist and also ...
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Raleigh is donating $50 to Ride 2 Recovery for certain road bike models sold between now and May 27. Ride 2 Recovery is a national program that uses cycling to help wounded veterans recover. "We think it is fantastic that cycling can be ...
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Aaron Bethlenfalvy, formerly Cycling Sports Group’s global vice president of design, has launched a design consulting business, Alpha Dog Design. Alpha Dog Design specializes in strategic planning and conceptual development of new ...
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Cannondale’s planned mid-summer move of its headquarters from Bethel, Connecticut, a few miles down Route 7 to Norwalk has local dealers cautiously optimistic. While the company hasn't officially announced the move, several local ...
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Specialist balance bike manufacturer Kokua has unveiled two new entry level bikes to its popular Like-a-Bike range. The new Hardy and Rosalie are both suitable for children aged between two and six-years-old. The Hardy has been ...
Federal officials have seized 10 web domains that were allegedly selling counterfeit products including Specialized bikes, clothing and shoes. Officials said other bike vendors including SRAM, Cervelo and Pinarello assisted in their ...
Tern is conducting a voluntary recall of some bike models because the company has discovered a weakness in the frame welds. Affected bike models are Verge S11i, X10, X20, X30h, and Eclipse S11i, produced between September 2011 and March ...
A new study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reflects a 9-percent increase in motorcycle deaths in 2012 to about 5,000 fatalities for the year. That marks the 14th year out of 15 that deaths have risen. The GHSA report ...
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People for Bikes and Volkswagen of America unveiled a new campaign Wednesday called “Roll Together” that asks cyclists and drivers to be aware of each other on the road as National Bike Month begins. People for Bikes and ...
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Guru Cycles will soon be offering complete bikes for the first time. Guru sells framesets in either custom or stock geometry, and as of this week offers the option of purchasing a complete bike. "The decision to offer our customers ...
Hayes Components has hired Zach Highland as sales coordinator for all Hayes Components brands. Highland has 15 years of retail experience as a store manager, buyer, and in sales. Most recently, he worked for Fresh Bikes in Arlington, ...
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Retailer Tony Farrar is riding in the hills of northern New Mexico with his friends, who are also his customers, when their bikes start making noise and their gears mis-shift. “They always blame me,” said Farrar, owner of Bike ...
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With the U.S. launch of its Turbo electric bike this week, Specialized joins the small list of brands that are looking to carve out space at the upper end of the market. E-bike buyers are typically older Baby Boomers, but Specialized is ...
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3T is issuing a voluntary recall of all Aura Pro custom edition aero bars. The bars were fitted as original equipment on certain Cervélo 2013 model-year bikes, including the P3 spec'd with Shimano Ultegra and the P5 Three spec'd with ...
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