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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Retailer Jenson USA is expanding into bike shipping by collaborating with UPS to provide shipping labels that offer as much as a 50% discount.
LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Segway is accepting pre-orders for its two new e-bikes and offering more details about each at the CES consumer electronics trade show, running this week in Las Vegas.
WESTPORT, Conn. (BRAIN) — Fifteen years after acquiring the juvenile products brand Ergobaby, Compass Diversified Holdings has sold the brand to Highlander Partners, a Dallas-based private investment firm.
BOULDER, Colo. (VELO) — Police in Colorado say the use of Apple AirTags by some bike owners led to the recovery of stolen bikes and the arrest of suspects.
WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle says sourcing aluminum from manufacturers who use less fossil fuel has lowered the carbon impact of its alloy bikes.
TWICKENHAM, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — Folding bike brand Brompton Bicycle Limited recorded a 5.3% decline in revenues in the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2024, according to filings made in the U.K. recently.
MIAMI (BRAIN) — Randy Ross, the former CEO of Ross Bicycles and a member of one of the first families of the U.S. bicycle industry, died suddenly on Christmas day while celebrating the holiday with family. He was 67.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (BRAIN) — Revelyst, the former Vista Outdoor business unit that includes its bicycle-related brands, has been sold to Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates in an all-cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion.
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — Following a recapitalization agreement in October and a 390 million euro loss in 2023, Accell Group's CEO said the company's recovery is on the way.
FAIRFAX, Calif. (BRAIN) — A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturer Super73 for selling e-bikes that can exceed the maximum speed allowance for a micromobility device.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle's leaked news about "right-sizing" in March, and Kona Bicycles' sudden "pause" at the Sea Otter Classic, followed by the brand's rebirth with its founders, were the most-read industry stories in 2024.
RICHMOND, Calif. (BRAIN) — Noted framebuilder Ed Litton died on Dec. 16 following a bike accident near his shop two weeks earlier.