BRAIN Staff

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May 9, 2025

MONTREAL (BRAIN)  — Four Quebec-based entrepreneurs have acquired the Rocky Mountain bike brand assets, following the brand's court-supervised re-organization that began last year. 

Posted in International
May 8, 2025

BETHESDA, Md. (BRAIN) — Industry experts pointed out to BRAIN in the past week that existing e-bike inventory will not necessarily be devalued if the Consumer Product Safety Commission's proposed e-bike and lithium-ion regulation testing standards become federal law.

Posted in Industry News
May 7, 2025

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — Bikebook, a free online platform that helps consumers find bike service businesses, has come to the U.S. and Canada.

Posted in Retail News
May 1, 2025
Pierer is evaluating options for Felt.

(BRAIN) — The Pierer Mobility Group will withdraw from the bicycle and e-bike business in its 2025 fiscal year, the company announced in a preliminary 2024 fiscal report this week. The company said it will sell off its remaining inventory of Husqvarna and GasGas bikes.

Posted in International
April 28, 2025

(BRAIN) — The Austrian bicycle trade association is calling on the government to renew an e-bike subsidy program as it reports that e-bikes accounted for 57% of bike unit sales last year, up 5% from the year before. 

Posted in International
April 25, 2025

VIENNA (BRAIN) — Privately held kids bike manufacturer woom reported its best quarterly result in company history achieving 44 million euros ($50 million) in sales in the first quarter.

Posted in Industry News
April 8, 2025
Lisa Fleischaker.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our April magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What do you do to earn revenue besides sales and service? What have you tried in the past or plan to implement in the future?

Posted in Industry News
March 31, 2025

IWATA, Japan (BRAIN) — Yamaha Motor Co. has agreed to buy Brose's e-bike drive unit subsidiary. 

Posted in Industry News
March 27, 2025

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI announced Thursday that its retail store will be offering mountain bikes from Rocky Mountain and road and gravel bikes from Van Rysel this year.

Posted in Retail News
February 25, 2025
REI's Sumner, Washington, Distribution Center.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI Co-op accepted a long-term sale-leaseback agreement with Madison Capital for its four distribution center properties. REI said it will maintain and operate the centers without impacting any of its employees.

Posted in Retail News

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