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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our June magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: Do you have rider programs designed to appeal to new and returning riders, and if so, what do they look like?
FAIRFAX, Calif. (BRAIN) — Mountain bike pioneer Charlie Cunningham has passed away at the age of 78.
As the Big Four continue to focus on ever-more expensive models with ever-more incremental levels of improvement, there's a whole blue ocean of new riders out there.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — About 520 Gudook Outdoor Sports adult helmets are being recalled because they fail to meet mandatory federal safety standards.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (BRAIN) — A Florida man is suing Amazon and a Chinese direct-to-consumer "e-bike" brand sold on its website for injuries and damages after the battery exploded and caused a residential fire two years ago.
FERNDALE, Wash. (BRAIN) — When Kona Bike’s founders re-acquired the brand from the private equity group that had bought it in 2022, they called the re-launch "Kona 3.0." This month, the brand might be entering the Kona 3.1 era as co-founders, Jake Heilbron and Dan Gerhard step out of their day-to-day roles and join the board. Charles Russell replaces Heilbron as President and CEO.
PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Helped by its acquisition of Foot Locker last year, Dick's Sporting Goods' net sales increased 63% year-over-year in the first quarter.
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. (BRAIN) — The KHS U.S. distribution business is closing down for good this week, seven months after the company announced it would close unless it found a buyer.
SEATTLE, Wash. (BRAIN) — The judge in a product liability case over a Specialized e-MTB’s alleged “over-run” refused to enforce a proposed $175,000 settlement, which fell apart when Specialized demanded the return of the bike.
CARSON, Calif. (BRAIN) — The family and friends of motorcycle and mountain bike legend Mert Lawwill, who died earlier this month at 85, have set a date for a Celebration of Life in his honor.
The event will be Aug. 30 at the Carson Center in Carson, California.
(BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle has reached a confidential settlement in a case filed in California over so-called "junk fees" charged to online customers.
BRUSSELS (BRAIN) — Belgium’s Market Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down the UCI’s rule limiting the maximum gear in pro road races to a 54 x 11 ratio.
SRAM CEO Ken Lousberg called the decision “groundbreaking.”
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) – Firsthand Framebuilding, a Portland framebuilding supply and education company, has purchased the assets of Paragon Machine Works, the California framebuilding supply company that announced in March that it was closing after 43 years in business.
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APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Torker Racing and Vans are selling a limited edition BMX shoe to mark Torker's 50th anniversary.
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