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Posted September 14, 2010

BROSSARD, Quebec (BRAIN)—Kuota’s first task going into 2011 was to make a great bike better.

Posted September 14, 2010

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ (BRAIN)— Zigo has been granted U.S. Patent # 7,780,184 covering key aspects of the LeaderLink technology used in the Zigo Leader Carrier Bicycle system.

Posted September 14, 2010

LEXINGTON, S.C. (BRAIN)—Lambert, the largest P&A distributor in Canada and The Hawley Company, a leading U.S. P&A distributor based in South Carolina, have signed a letter of intent for Lambert to acquire a majority interest in Hawley.

Posted September 14, 2010

On The Horrible Unintended Consequences Of Moving America’s Bike Show From Sin City To Mousketeerland.

Posted September 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—The League of American Bicyclists has announced 18 new Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and eight renewing BFCs.

Posted September 13, 2010

"There are gyms [in prison], but we didn't get to go to them much because there aren't enough guards on duty to watch you. And there's nowhere to walk and nothing to do."

—Melissa Caraballo, discussing how a bike program is changing the lives of female ex-cons. Click on link for full story.

Posted September 13, 2010

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (BRAIN)—Following the successful inaugural DealerCamp in July, Lifeboat Events has announced some positive changes for the event in 2011, including lower pricing, more subsidized retailers, and the addition of a VIP consumer access program.

Posted September 13, 2010

HAVERHILL, MA (BRAIN)—Pedro’s, Inc. has promoted Matthew Simpson to the role of president/general manager. Simpson previously held the chief of operations role until March of this year when he was asked to step in as the interim CEO/president.

Posted September 13, 2010

MONTREAL, Quebec (BRAIN)—George Hincapie, Ivan Basso and Alessandro Ballan were among the dozen or so professional cyclists who signed autographs at booths yesterday during ExpoCycle. The riders were in town for the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, a UCI Pro Tour event, held Sunday.

Posted September 13, 2010

It’s cool that Trek has hired a new women’s brand manager. Kudos. And the timing couldn’t be better.

Posted September 10, 2010

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Starting next year, the largest U.S. bicycle trade show will be held in Anaheim, California. Bicycle Retailer & Industry News has learned that Interbike is targeting the Orange County city for a possible three-year commitment to host the annual industry gathering.

Posted September 10, 2010

LONG BEACH, CA (BRAIN)—Antonio Cruz, one of America’s most prominent professional cyclists over the past two decades, has launched Cruz Industries, a new bicycle company focused on re-defining high-end bike innovation and design for professional cyclists as well as cycling enthusiast.

Posted September 10, 2010

LONDON, United Kingdom (BRAIN)—Future, the special-interest media group, and world’s leading provider of cycling content, has launched TriRadar.com (click on link)—the brand-new triathlon Web site from the teams behind Triathlon Plus magazine and the popular BikeRadar.com and Cyclingnews.com Web sites.

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