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August 22, 2018
REI's used cycling gear page.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI is all in on its used gear website, which it launched last year as trial, or beta, program. The co-op launched an updated website in March and announced Wednesday that the program is officially out of beta. While the beta site contained some cycling goods, the refreshed site gives cycling its own category page.

Posted in Retail News
August 21, 2018
The Maya 2.0.

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kali Protectives has released its new Maya 2.0 enduro helmet and Alpine full face helmet, both of which feature the brand's Low Density Layer (LDL) padding system.

Posted in New Products
August 21, 2018

PULLMAN, Wash. (BRAIN) — Local news reports say 6-year-old Denny Curran died last month following a bike crash in which he was struck in the stomach by an exposed handlebar. 

The Pullman Police Department announced on its Facebook page that Curran died from internal injuries including a torn artery. 

Posted in Industry News
August 17, 2018

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Unior USA has announced that its Bicycle Mechanics Handbook, Volume 1, is now in stock. The handbook was written by Denise Belzil, owner of and instructor at Techno Cycle in Montreal.

Posted in New Products
August 17, 2018

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (BRAIN) — Village Bike & Fitness, a four-store chain in the greater Grand Rapids area, has announced that 25-year veteran employee Cory Bultman has purchased the company from owners Dale Phelps and Pam Kruse. 

Posted in Retail News
August 16, 2018

EUGENE, Ore. (BRAIN) — Burley Design's new Coho XC trailer is designed for everything from single-track bikepacking to long distance touring. The trailer is designed to be compatible with hubs with axles 126-197 millimeters.

Posted in New Products
August 16, 2018

GUNDELFINGEN, Germany (BRAIN) — Tout Terrain, a maker of custom touring, bikepacking, city and e-bikes and single-wheel, suspended child and cargo trailers, is transitioning to a dealer-direct sales model in North America effective Sept. 1.

Posted in Industry News
August 16, 2018

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based direct to consumer e-bike brand, says it will increase the price of its U.S. e-bike models by $200, and its commercial-grade e-trike model by $800. The price increases will take effect Aug.

Posted in Industry News
August 15, 2018
Online sales up 11 percent year-over-year. One of the only categories to show a decline was sporting goods stores, which were down 5.7 percent.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — July retail sales were up 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted from June and increased 4.9 percent unadjusted year-over-year, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.

Posted in Studies/Reports
August 15, 2018
Online sales up 11 percent year-over-year. One of the only categories to show a decline was sporting goods stores, which were down 5.7 percent.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — July retail sales were up 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted from June and increased 4.9 percent unadjusted year-over-year, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.

Posted in Studies/Reports

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