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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — An Administrative Law Judge issued an initial finding that a Chinese company violated federal law by importing and selling cameras that infringed on GoPro's intellectual property.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group’s revenues in the first half of the year totaled NT$32.6 billion ($1.1 billion), down 12.4% from the same period last year.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — About 200 SPPTTY kids bikes sold at Walmart are being recalled because of a risk of death or injury from lead poisoning. The recall involves the 14- and 18-inch models that have multiple components containing lead levels exceeding the federal lead content ban.

MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products will hold its Frostbike show next winter for the first time since 2022.
The long-running distributor show will be held at QBP headquarters in Minneapolis, February 26–28.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Giant Bicycle is recalling about 6,200 Momentum Vida E+ e-bikes because a faulty steerer tube poses a fall hazard. Four cases of a broken steerer tube have been reported, but no injuries resulted.

EL PASO, Texas (BRAIN) — Helen of Troy, parent company of Osprey and Hydro Flask, reported net sales decreased 10.8% year-over-year in the first quarter with the interim CEO saying tariffs impacted the bottom line.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our July magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How would you describe relations with key suppliers and sales reps, and what supplier actions have most impacted your shop’s success?

(BRAIN) — Michael Larson, who worked for Accell, Trek, Giant and others in a long career in the bike industry, died on June 22 at age 66,

VARESE, Italy (BRAIN) — SRAM has acquired the Italian chainring spider manufacturer Ochain, whose chain-dampening component has become a staple on World Cup downhill and enduro bikes.
Fabrizio Dragoni, who founded Ochain in 2019, will continue to lead the brand from a new facility in Italy.
Like many in the nonprofit and bicycle sectors, we're facing a crossroads.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — More than 225,000 helmets branded "509" and "509 for Polaris" are being recalled because they don't provide sufficient protection.

DENVER (BRAIN) — Fox Factory’s three-year-old patent lawsuit against SRAM will be fought over narrower ground after a Patent Office board sided with SRAM and found that all the relevant claims in a Fox patent are unpatentable.