BRAIN Staff

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January 17, 2013

SAN MARCOS, CA (BRAIN) — Drew Engelmann is the new national sales manager for Kinetik Compression Sportswear USA, the company announced.

Engelmann is a former territory sales manager and 2012 Sales Rep of the Year for Specialized.

Posted in Industry News
January 16, 2013
Jim Harman

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Jim Harman, the retired CEO and president of Norco Products, died Saturday from complications following a stroke. He was 69.

Posted in Industry News
January 16, 2013
The Rudy Project Deewhy

DENVER, CO (BRAIN) — Rudy Project has added a new line of casual, sports-inspired sunglasses, the Deewhy line.

The line is named for an Australian beach and the company says the line "gives an unmistakable and stylish sport style to those carefree moments."

Posted in New Products
January 16, 2013
Cyclists in Copenhagen. Photo courtesy European Cyclists' Federation

BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — Nantes, France, will host the 2015 Velo-city conference, a meeting of more than 1,000 bike advocates and planners from around the world.

Posted in International
January 16, 2013
Shaun Jackson

SARASOTA, FL (BRAIN) — Shaun Jackson, a former bike industry designer who co-founded the Eclipse company in the 1970s, died Tuesday after being injured in a small plane crash here on Saturday.

Posted in Industry News
January 15, 2013

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Bike advocacy group Bikes Belong has signed with Verde PR & Consulting, a Colorado agency that represents several major brands in the bike and outdoors industries.

Posted in Industry News
January 15, 2013

SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN) — Outdoor retailer REI is the new title sponsor of the Muddy Buddy Adventure Series and the presenting sponsor of TriRock Triathlon Series; both series are owned by San Diego-based Competitor Group Inc.

The sponsorship agreement includes in-store classes for event participants.

Posted in Industry News
January 15, 2013

Recent industry job changes at Garmin, Profile Design, Wheels Manufacturing, Interbike and Todson

Posted in Industry News
January 15, 2013

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (BRAIN) — Outdoorindustry  jobs website Malakye is hosting a job fair at next week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Salt Lake City, and the company says bike companies Specialized and Pearl Izumi will be among the participants.

Posted in Industry News
January 15, 2013

WATERLOO, Quebec (BRAIN) — Raleigh Canada Ltd. will end bike manufacturing and assembly at its facility here by the end of the year, the company announced Monday.

Posted in Industry News

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