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NANTUCKET, MA (BRAIN) — Greg LeMond will be among 58 presenters at The Nantucket Project this weekend.

MUNICH, Germany (BRAIN) — It appears that ISPO, the Munich trade show organizer, is pulling the plug on Bike ISPO and instead is encouraging suppliers to participate in its annual Travel and Leisure expo held in February.

Tagged Tradeshows and conferences / Eurobike

VALENCIA, VA (BRAIN) — Hi-Torque Publications has hired Kirk “KB” Bausch as advertising manager for all eight Hi-Torque titles, including its titles in the cycling and motorcycle fields.

COSTA MESA, CA – James Moore is the newly-elected president of the National Bicycle Dealers Association, elected by dealer members via online balloting.

Moore is owner of Moore's Bicycle Shop in Hattiesburg, Miss. He will serve a two-year term ending in September, 2015.

Tagged Advocacy/Non-profits

SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN) — Triathlon and wetsuit brand De Soto Sport will continue its policy of not selling to "non-traditional" retail outlets, including Amazon.com, company founder Emilio De Soto II said Wednesday.

SANTA FE, NM (BRAIN) — New Mexico distributor BTI is now stocking CycleOps trainers and accessories. 

Tagged Distributor news

BERKELEY, CA (BRAIN) — GU Energy Labs has named Laura O'Meara its new national sales manager for IBDs.

O'Meara most recently served as Powerbar's NorCal Nutrition Tech Rep. She also is a four-time IronMan finisher, and recently claimed the top amateur podium at the Leadville 100 MTB.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (BRAIN) — USA Cycling has announced dates and host communities for national championship events for various disciplines and age groups next year. The events extend from cyclocross nationals in Colorado in January on through to the collegiate mountain bike championships next October.

Tagged Racing & Sponsorship

ASHEVILLE, NC (BRAIN) — North Carolina-based suspension service center Suspension Experts is now selling products from Push Industries.

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Polar Bottle is donating a special edition Colorado flag insulated water bottle to folks who donate $5 or more to The Colorado Flood Relief Project, to benefit those affected by floods in the Boulder area earlier this month.

The Thule RideAlong

SEYMOUR, CT (BRAIN) — Thule is changing the name of its child-carrier division from Chariot to Thule Chariot and expanding its offerings in a product category the company is calling "Active with Kids."

Change in bike commuting by state. Data is below.

WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — Bike commuting grew about 10 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to U.S. Census Burea data released this week.

Tagged Advocacy/Non-profits

BURNABY, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Sugoi, a brand of Dorel Industries, will supply the USA Cycling Team with race-day apparel, starting at the world road championships later this month.

Tagged Racing & Sponsorship
Gene Smith with a banner signed at Interbike by Cohen's friends

Industry figure Howie Cohen was remembered at a service in Erie, Colo., Saturday, where family and friends laughed and cried as stories of Cohen's generosity, enthusiasm and loving spirit were shared.

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — You, who left your air-conditioned room one morning last week, walked through the gently perfumed, climate-controlled corridors, and stopped for your half-caff latte at the Starbucks along the way (extra ice, please!) before strolling into the cool confines of the Mandalay Bay Conv

Tagged Interbike
Ed Dalton

OXNARD, CA (BRAIN) — Albabici, the California-based distributor of Italian brands, has hired former Showers Pass owner Ed Dalton to try and expand sales of the Nalini clothing line in the U.S.

Redline's Multi Space Design allows 130mm or 135mm rear spacing.

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — SBS's Redline has been a go-to brand for U.S. cyclocross racers for decades and the company — now part of the Accell Group — is continuing to do its own thing when it comes to 'cross, even though Accell's Raleigh and Lapierre brands have their own cyclocross ambitions.

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Wahoo Fitness has exceeded its goal of raising $100,000 through a crowd-funding site to put a new version of its bike computer into production.

Tagged Interbike

By Alan Snel

LAS VEGAS, NV  (BRAIN) — NICA is expanding its high school mountain bike racing league into Georgia.

Tagged Interbike
Serotta at Interbike Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Ben Serotta finds himself at this Interbike without a place to call home. The industry veteran, who was fired this summer from the company he founded 41 years ago, had new business cards printed two days ago. 

Tagged Interbike

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