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Posted March 11, 2022

MILAN (BRAIN) — Pirelli has begun making its high-end P Zero Race road and mountain bike tires at its factory in Bollate, Italy. The factory, first opened in 1962, was recently modernized to accommodate production of the brand's high-end models. 

Posted March 11, 2022

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (BRAIN) — Life Time Group Holdings, the health club operator that also owns major cycling events such as Sea Otter Classic, UNBOUND Gravel, and the Leadville 100, recovered from pandemic club shutdowns in 2021 to see a 57.8% increase in company-wide revenues, to $1.3 billion.

Posted March 11, 2022

MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries is reporting that its Dorel Sports division recorded a 12.2% increase in revenues last year, its final year before the bike division's sale to Pon Holdings. The acquisition was completed on Jan. 4.

Posted March 11, 2022
Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign the $1.3 billion transportation bill.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (BRAIN) — The state legislature here passed its largest bicycling infrastructure and bike education funding bill Thursday

Posted March 10, 2022
The Merida Scultura 5 Team

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — The Awards Pavillion at the Taipei Cycle show features 33 awards winners across several categories, including electrification, IoT, systematic solutions, and green elements in product design

Posted March 10, 2022
BRAIN talks with Leonor Lin, the president of TAITRA, the trade group that organizes the shows.
Leonor Lin, President of TAITRA

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — As the industry struggles to overcome supply chain challenges that are likely to increase due to the war in Ukraine, the Asian industry gathers this week at the TAIPEI Cycle trade show and its DigitalGo virtual show.

Posted March 10, 2022
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AMES, Iowa (BRAIN) — Austria’s Head Sport GmbH assigned its North American licensing and distribution agreement for bikes and accessories to Cycle Force Group.

Posted March 10, 2022

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation reported record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue gains of more than 80% year-over-year despite what it said were challenging global supply-chain conditions.

Posted March 9, 2022

(BRAIN) — Tern's new, $2,999 Quick Haul is a compact, cargo-carrying e-bike is priced to maximize a proposed federal e-bike subsidy.

Posted March 9, 2022
Heather Mason

The president of the National Bicycle Dealers Association has tips on keeping the bike boom alive.

Posted March 9, 2022

BERLIN (BRAIN) — Signa Sports United has taken a stake in Buzzbike, a U.K.-based bike subscription service. The company said the deal will enable Buzzbike to expand into U.S. and European cities, starting with a planned community in Florida.

Posted March 9, 2022

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM is acquiring the cycling apparel brand Velocio, according to Velocio's owners.

The purchase closed on March 3 and was announced publicly on Wednesday, Andrew Gardner, Velocio's chief marketing officer, told BRAIN and VeloNews.

Posted March 8, 2022

Retailer James Moore says as gas prices quickly increase to unprecedented levels, the industry needs to prepare to serve people needing inexpensive transportation.

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