U.S. Bicycling Hall of Famer Bill Woodul started the race mechanic's clinic because he wanted to share his knowledge and experience. Woodul, who died in 1996, pioneered neutral support at U.S. road races, and is probably best known for ...
If you want to gauge just how much traffic OutDoor Demo gets, one way to do it is by the amount of water that's ingested.? By noon on Tuesday, Park Tool had gone through 100 cases of water bottles. The Twin Cities tool manufacturer has ...
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Park Tool has released the third edition of its Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair. The 241-page manual addresses the most advanced technology used in today's bicycles including electronic shifting, new suspension and disc brake systems and ...
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The Bike Cooperative is working with Channel IQ to offer its supplier partners discounts on MAP monitoring and enforcement, dealer verification, and detection of gray market and counterfeit goods and unauthorized dealers. Channel IQ ...
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Park Tool announced that it won’t be offering its Tech Summit training seminars for professional mechanics in 2014. The company plans to take a year to evaluate the program and return in 2015. The Tech Summit is a collaboration ...
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Traditionally a 50th anniverary is celebrated with gold, but in the home of Park Tool, it could only be blue. Blue suits and jackets for the company men, blue dresses and leggings for the ladies and blue mood lights around the perimeter ...
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Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 1 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News and is part of our series of articles on succession in the bike industry. When Peter Enright agreed to friend Spence Wolf’s ...
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Giant USA has worked with SmartEtailing to create a "Where To Buy" retailer referral program that is now live on the bike company's website. The site now has bright blue "Where To Buy" buttons displayed next to each bike model on the ...
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Action Bicycle’s annual expo returns for its 15th edition this Sunday, March 3, with more than 50 vendors, including four first-time brands. New to the East Coast distributor’s show this year are Yakima, Alpinestars, Zym and ...
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ST. PAUL, MN (BRAIN) — Park Tool began moving into its new factory, warehouse and office building Sunday. The new 68,000-square-foot facility, which sits on 23 acres of land, offers plenty of room for expansion of shipping, ...
Park Tool has sold out its East Coast Tech Summit,planned for Jan.28-29 in Washington,D.C. "It's a great event,and the outstanding participation levels confirm that it meets a real need in the marketplace,"said Bill Armas,Park Tool's ...
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BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) —SRAM is working with SmartEtailing to add a "Buy Local Now!" button to many of the products on the component company's website. The buttons link to participating retailers and allow consumers to see which stores ...
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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 ...
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Recently, the domestic authority of the media Jin Mo CEO Luo Baihui said, after 30 years of rapid development, China has become the world's most important tools manufacturing and consumer market, China's production of hand tools and power ...
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