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FELIXSTOWE, England (BRAIN) — Merida Bikes reported the theft of 133 bikes on Thursday from a container at a Southampton port that was on its way to its logistics facility here.
SCHLITTERS, Austria (BRAIN) — E-bike brand Nox Cycles officially opened its new headquarters in the Austrian Alps on Friday, combining production, administration, warehouse, showroom, and an in-house demo center.
The cost of the facility was 3 million euros ($3.1 million).
MONTEREY, Calif. — Peter Arlein looked out at the swelling Friday crowd at the Sea Otter Classic last month and told a dirty truth.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group revenues in the first quarter was NT$22.26 billion ($746 million), up 8% from the same quarter last year.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Nukeproof Industries is making plans to come home. The longtime gravity brand known for utilizing titanium and carbon fiber — including those iconic carbon-aluminum hubs — began in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the 1990s before Irish downhill racer Michael Cowan acquired the brand a decade later.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation reported its seventh consecutive quarter of record-breaking revenue, with first-quarter revenue increasing 88% year-over-year, led by mountain bike and moto helmet sales.
(BRAIN) — Zwift has announced significant staff layoffs and a "pause" to its much-anticipated hardware development program for developing its own range of smart bike and direct-drive trainer offerings.
Common bicycle industry chatter: “That product is a rip-off, a total copycat.” Yet also heard frequently: “Patents stifle new ideas – only the lawyers win.” Which of these opposing points hits the mark?
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized on Tuesday announced a new line of e-bikes under the Globe brand, which Specialized has used in the past for city bikes. The company said Globe will let independent bike shops compete with D2C-only e-bike brands.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — A two-alarm fire at a Queens bike shop on Monday was caused by a charging lithium-ion battery, according to FDNY.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our May magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What are the most — and least — effective things you’ve done to recruit, hire, and retain staff?
Participants will receive a copy of the $400 report, which has not been updated for seven years.
ERMUA, Spain (BRAIN) — Orbea, the Basque co-op bike manufacturer, had its sixth consecutive record sales year in 2021, hitting 282 million euros ($298 million). The co-op added 170 news jobs in the year, bringing its total workforce to nearly 1,000, with 90% of its workers in Europe.
