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Posted February 9, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components added to its growing list of company-owned retail stores by acquiring the four-store Gray Goat Bicycle Co. chain, two sources have told BRAIN.

Specialized and Gray Goat Bicycle Co. President/Owner Brian Gootee declined comment.

Posted February 9, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — London-based private equity group Inflexion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire enviolo Inc., the maker of stepless gear drivetrain components used primarily on e-bikes.

Posted February 9, 2022

SACRAMENTO (BRAIN) — The group of trail and forest advocates settled its federal lawsuit filed in 2019 against the U.S. Forest Service, whom it said allowed Class 1 e-bikes on non-motorized trails in the Tahoe National Forest without conducting a public study.

Posted February 9, 2022

STOCKHOLM (BRAIN) — Thule Group's fourth-quarter net sales increased 15% year-over-year, with 2021 net sales rising 32.7%, despite rising costs for raw materials, freight prices, and COVID-19 employee absenteeism.

Posted February 8, 2022
Also: We provide a bit of a primer on data available in the industry. And look! A ship photo.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Bike imports continued to skyrocket last year, as the industry brought in bikes with a customs value of $1.96 billion, a record that is 40% higher than in 2020.

Posted February 8, 2022
The company also ditched plans for a factory in Ohio.
John Foley

NEW YORK (BRAIN) —  Peloton Interactive on Tuesday announced that its revenues grew 6% in its recently completed second quarter, to $1.1 billion; the company recorded a net loss for the quarter of $439.4 million but could point to a 66% increase in Connected Fitness Subscriptions and a 26% increase in recorded worko

Posted February 8, 2022
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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — VeloNews has appointed Daniel Benson as its new editor-In-chief. Benson brings a background rich in cycling storytelling and over two decades of global media experience, the title said.

Posted February 8, 2022

OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — In the year the company celebrated its 100th anniversary, Shimano Inc.’s sales and operating income hit an all-time record, driven primarily by its business in the bike industry.

Company-wide, Shimano's sales last year were up 44.6% over 2020, while operating income was up 79.3%.

Posted February 7, 2022

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is asking the Biden administration to establish "a more comprehensive" process to exclude some products from the current Section 301 tariffs on the import of some products from China.

Posted February 7, 2022

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Retül is updating its bike fit service with a digital, markerless body measurement system that the company said is more accurate and repeatable than other measurement methods.

Posted February 5, 2022
Mike Kalmbach

BREMERTON, Wash. (BRAIN) — In an industry of hard workers, Mike Kalmbach was among the most industrious.

Posted February 3, 2022
Vista Outdoor bought QuietKat last May.

ANOKA, Minn. (BRAIN) — Vista Outdoor — the parent of Bell, Giro, Blackburn, CamelBak, and now the QuietKat e-bike brand — is reporting record third-quarter sales and raised its full-year guidance.

Posted February 3, 2022

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenue increased 9% year-over-year, while its 2021 full-year revenue jumped 30%.

For the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, GoPro revenue was $391 million, compared with $358 million at the same time last year.

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