December 2012

Issue Highlights: 

BRAIN Dealer Tour: Portland, Oregon

Interbike steps softly into consumer day

Dorel forecasts a merry holiday

Industry rebuilds after Sandy

Magura studies road disc safety

EU dumping duty reviews could see closure in first part of 2013

A sample of articles in this issue:

Posted January 3, 2013
From the December 2012 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
From the December 2012 BRAIN

POSTFACH, Germany (BRAIN) — Disc brakes on road bikes? Not so fast, says Germany’s brake specialist, Magura.

Magura has launched a study logging how a number of test riders use disc brakes over miles of European roads before deciding whether the technology is an option for the company.

Posted in Product/Tech
Posted January 3, 2013
From the December 2012 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
From the December 2012 BRAIN

BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The early months of this year could bring resolutions on one or more duty- and subsidy-related investigations currently under consideration by the European Commission relative to trade between Asia and the European Union.

Posted in International