BRAIN Staff

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October 10, 2012

TREVISO, Italy (BRAIN) — Dart Frog is a new Italian downhill and freeride mountain bike component brand created by the Pozza family, whose primary business is manufacturing hubs for Go Kart wheels and stirrups for horseback riding saddles.

Posted in New Products
October 9, 2012
Andrew Juskaitis (left) and James Hibbard.

NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN) — Giant has named James Hibbard as its new global road product marketing specialist.

Posted in Industry News
October 9, 2012

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwanese manufacturer Velocite Bikes has partnered with electronics giant Acer to demonstrate in real time the airflow benefits of its new aero road frame. 

Posted in International
October 8, 2012

GRANGER, IL (BRAIN) — SportCrafters' newest rollers features a single drum that provides simulated real-world resistance.

The feature uses patent-pending eddy current technology completely enclosed in the rear drum, so there's no external devices, and no noise. 

Posted in New Products
October 5, 2012
Prestacycle's Prestaflator

ASHLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Prestacycle, llc. has added United Bicycle Supply as a distributor, the companies announced Friday.

UBS specializes in tools, as does Prestacycle, which offers various inflator tools and a small ratchet wrench system.

Posted in Industry News
October 5, 2012
Küat Racks's Vagabond X roof top cargo box

SPRINGFIELD, MO (BRAIN) — Küat Racks's Vagabond X is the brand's newest roof cargo basket. The company said the $489 black chrome basket is "a bit showier than the original." Like the original, it's a cargo basket that incorporates two fork-mount bike attachments.

Posted in New Products
October 5, 2012

DENVER, CO (BRAIN) — Primal Cycling Apparel will be the official apparel provider to Bike MS, its 50 state chapters and its more than 100 annual charity rides.

Posted in Industry News
October 4, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — Over the past year, Road ID has quietly grown its U.S. retail sales program to more than 900 dealers, a third of which are IBDs.

Posted in Industry News
October 4, 2012
Squishing geckos during BRAIN's 2012 Manhattan Dealer Tour

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer & Industry News staff will visit retailers in San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle next year as part of the magazine’s popular Dealer Tour, now entering its fifth year.

Posted in Retail News
October 3, 2012

LOS GATOS, CA (BRAIN) — Robert Tetzlaff, a two-time Olympic cyclist, multi-time national champion and a beloved elementary school teacher for more than 40 years, died at home last Thursday at 76

Posted in Industry News

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