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Posted July 20, 2015

DENVER (BRAIN) — Rapha is making Denver the first stop for its new traveling club house and retail shop program.

Posted July 20, 2015

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike has announced the second round of categories and nominees for the 2015 Interbike Awards, including Advocacy and Triathlon designations. The first round of nominees was announced last month.

Posted July 20, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Timbuk2 has hired several new specialty cycling sales representatives to serve the brand in Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain states, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

Posted July 20, 2015
Swiss brand touts merits of new wheel standard at media launch.
Scott Genius LT Plus

PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) —Scott Sports announced in June that it would be launching five 27.5-plus bikes in the U.S. and 11 in Europe this year, including an electric model for the international market. But the enthusiastic dealer response to the initial announcement spurred Scott to quickly add a trio of bikes to the U.S. launch. So the three-model Genius LT Plus range, with 160 millimeters of adjustable rear travel via a Fox Nude rear shock, complements Scott’s three Genius Plus 140-millimeter full-suspension rigs and two Scale Plus aluminum hardtails.

Posted July 20, 2015

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Voting is now open for the industry to select the winners of the second annual Interbike Awards (IB Awards) in five retail categories.

Posted July 20, 2015

DAYTON, Ohio (BRAIN) — System Cycle is now carrying and distributing Cult Crew BMX products. 

Posted July 17, 2015

MONTREAL (BRAIN) — Guru Cycles and the Canadian bike clothing brand Marc De Storm are releasing a limited run of handcrafted jerseys that go on sale Friday. A portion of the sales will go to Quebec-based charity Cyclo Nord-Sud.

Posted July 17, 2015
A blog by the NBDA's executive director.

The number of bike shops continues to drop each year, but a new survey shows that several other dealer metrics are trending up.

Posted July 17, 2015

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — SDG Components is now being distributed by Western Power Sports as well as its existing U.S. bicycle distributors, BTI and QBP.

Posted July 17, 2015

MANCHESTER, N.H. (BRAIN) — The Bike Cooperative has added insulated water bottle supplier Polar Bottle to its network of suppliers. Through this new partnership with the Colorado-based manufacturer, members of The Bike Co-op will now earn rebates on their purchases of Polar Bottle-branded water bottles.

Posted July 17, 2015

WOLVERHAMPTON, U.K. (BRAIN) — The U.K.-based e-commerce retailer Wiggle will let its customers pick up orders at Doddle's 35 parcel store locations, which are located near railway stations and other commuter hubs across the country.

Posted July 17, 2015

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (BRAIN) — The National BMX Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a ceremony to be held here on Oct. 10.

Posted July 16, 2015

SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — Andrew Wright, the president and co-owner of the Santa Fe-based distributor Bicycle Technologies International, died Wednesday after colliding with another vehicle while commuting home from BTI, the company announced in a statement.

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