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HONOLULU (BRAIN) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday signed into law an e-mobility bill that defines and bans e-motos in certain locations while regulating low-speed e-bikes the same as non-electric bikes.
STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — MIPS net sales increased 72% year-over-year in the second quarter with the Sports category — which includes bike and snow helmet sub-categories — growing by 51%.
WINTER PARK, Colo. — San Util Design, a company that handcrafts bags and gear for backcountry travel, bikepacking, and mountain biking, is moving operations from Colorado to Bellingham, Washington. The move, which was planned for the end of June, coincides with changes to San Util’s business model.
Digital marketing presents our best opportunity to reach new riders, cultivate occasional ones, and ultimately lower some of the barriers to entry.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — SwissStop, which built its reputation providing special rim brake pads for carbon rims, is taking a fresh approach to the U.S. market as Canada-based distributor Helvetia Sports Ltd. takes over from previous distributors.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week that importers of regulated consumer products like e-bikes and other e-mobility devices must submit compliance certificates electronically before their products enter the U.S.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group’s operating revenue in June was nearly 16% higher than in the same month last year, according to a statement the company filed with the Taipei stock exchange on Thursday.
ASHLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Professional bicycle mechanic school United Bicycle Institute has been acquired by the father and son team of Ryan Bedford and Phil Bedford.
SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman will provide $20 million in financing through the purchase of common stock as the company considers either selling or merging to maximize value for stockholders.
The financing is subject to certain closing conditions.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A suit filed by Amazon and UL against five e-bike and e-scooter companies for allegedly falsely claiming their e-bikes and scooters were UL-certified has ended in a court order barring the companies from doing it anymore.
What do you wish they'd start — or stop — doing?
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our July magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How have your bicycle suppliers' policies evolved in recent years? What do you wish they'd start — or stop — doing?
Remember the COVID-era bike bump? Well, those riders are still out there. They're just not buying new bikes.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (BRAIN) — MIPS will pay $3.25 million to fellow helmet technology company BrainGuard Technologies as part of a patent infringement lawsuit settlement brought against Revelyst and its helmet brands.
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