Princeton Tec has named Brian McKinney as its outdoor division manager. McKinney is stepping in for longtime employee Justin Kline who will be shifting his focus to leading International sales for the brand. ADVERTISEMENT McKinney will ...
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Advanced Sports International, parent company of Fuji, SE, Kestrel, Breezer and Oval Concepts, has hired Ellen Johnson as its senior product manager. Johnson comes to ASI with more than 30 years working in product and business development ...
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Joe Breeze embraces the latest mountain biking trends—enduro racing and 27.5-inch wheels—while at the same time invoking the sport's roots in introducing the new Breezer Repack all-mountain rig. Likening today's enduro craze ...
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A wet and cold spring and summer dampened bike sales and inflated supplier inventories in Europe and globally, leading to rampant discounting. And with many dealers still sitting on 2013 bikes as 2014 models begin shipping, suppliers may ...
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Advanced Sports International will shift production of bikes destined for the EU to Ideal's China and Poland factories to achieve more competitive pricing, reduce logistics and shorten lead times. Previously, ASI bikes sold in the EU were ...
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After six years in its current space, Santa Fe retailer Mellow Velo is headed downtown next month to a larger location?just 100 yards off the city's historic plaza. Mellow Velo upgrades from 1,700 square feet of retail and storage space ...
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Dallas-based triathlon retailer Playtri is expanding to a second location set to open in May that, the company claims, will be the world’s largest triathlon store. At nearly 11,000 square feet, the new store 25 miles away in ...
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The BRAIN Dealer Tour of San Francisco wrapped up Thursday with a 20-mile jaunt around the city, ably led by folks from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who for the most part managed to route us around the steepest hills as we visited ...
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For 2013 Breezer has brought back the Storm line of hardtails,which includes three models with 29er wheels and one model with 26-inch wheels. The Storm 29er Comp shown has a hydroformed butted aluminum frame with integrated ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International, parent company of Fuji, SE, Kestrel, Breezer and Oval Concepts, has hired five new sales representatives in territories across the U.S. Glen Whipple will represent ASI in ...
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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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