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Shimano Reported Sales for The Nine Months Ended Sept. 30 Were up Nearly 21 Percent

Oct 31, 2014

Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...

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Softride Says Its Hang2 and Hang5 Bike Racks Are Well Suited to Carrying Fat Bikes

Dec 4, 2013

Softride says its Hang2 and Hang5 bike racks are well suited to carrying fat bikes without adapters or extra tools. "The Hang5 was purpose-built to haul flat-bar bikes. Because of how we designed it, it handles 38mm tires just as well as ...

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Parlee Is Launching Its First Aero Road Bike, The ESX

Nov 27, 2013

Parlee is launching its first aero road bike, the ESX. The ESX is all new design that the company has been working on for several years in the lab, in the wind tunnel and on the road. "Aero bikes are not a new category, but a lot of dealers ...

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September Bikes Sales at IBDs Weren't Quite So Bad Asinitially Reported

Nov 27, 2013

September bikes sales at IBDs weren't quite so bad asinitially reported. Leisure Trends has corrected and restated its RetailTrak IBD sales summary for the month. "Shortly after we published September data last week, we noticed anomalies ...

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IBD Merchandise Sales Fell 11 Percent in September to Land at $252 Million

Nov 7, 2013

IBD merchandise sales fell 11 percent in September to land at $252 million, and units were down 13 percent compared to the same period in 2012 according to Leisure Trends Group's RetailTrak IBD sales summary. About 167,000 bicycles were ...

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Total Imports Were Down Almost 2 Million Bikes

Oct 29, 2013

No matter how you look at it, suppliers who imported bikes lost business through August. Total imports were down almost 2 million bikes, a 15 percent drop in units, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. ...

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Total Imports Were Down Almost Two Million Bikes

Oct 25, 2013

No matter how you look at it, suppliers who imported bikes lost business through August. Total imports were down almost two million bikes, a 15 percent drop in units and $53.3 million loss in business, according to the latest figures from ...

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BMC's Urban Commuter, The AC01, Was Redesigned for 2014

Oct 1, 2013

BMC's urban commuter, the AC01, was redesigned for 2014. As with the previous edition, fast commuting was the goal. The AC01 borrows aero technology from BMC's timemachine aero road bikes, and geometry from the company's gran fondo bikes. ...

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Demo Would Offer The Special Pricing

Sep 17, 2013

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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The Bikes Feature The Countervail Vibration Canceling Material in Its Layup

Sep 13, 2013

Bianchi USA executives are calling the launch of the brand's Infiniti CV road bikes one of its more important product launches ever. The bikes feature the Countervail vibration canceling material in its layup. Bianchi recently began ...

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A Wet and Cold Spring and Summer Dampened Bike Sales and Inflated Supplier Inventories

Aug 26, 2013

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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Dorel Industries Bought a 70 Percent Interest in Caloi

Aug 22, 2013

Dorel Industries bought a 70 percent interest in Caloi, a major Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and equipment and one of the largest bike brands in Latin America, the company announced Thursday. Caloi's sales in 2012 were close to R$ ...

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Retail Sales for June Were Down 2 Percent in Units But up 1 Percent in Dollars

Aug 5, 2013

Retail sales for June were down 2 percent in units but up 1 percent in dollars, coming in at $391 million, according to Leisure Trends Group's RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Year-to-date sales are still down 5 percent and off by $88 million ...

Tags: Bicycle, Mountain bike

Retail Sales for June Were Down 2 Percent in Units But up 1 Percent in Dollars

Aug 5, 2013

Retail sales for June were down 2 percent in units but up 1 percent in dollars, coming in at $391 million, according to Leisure Trends Group's RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Year-to-date sales are still down 5 percent and off by $88 million ...

Tags: Retail Sales, bike, Bicycle, Mountain bike

It Is Unlikely That The Industry Will Recover From Weak Sales Early in The Year

Jul 26, 2013

Suppliers sold fewer bikes in June compared to last year, suggesting it is unlikely that the industry will recover from weak sales early in the year. Suppliers were unable to continue momentum from a strong May. Bike sales to IBDs were ...

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