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Posted September 15, 2008

HOUSTON, TX (BRAIN)—Many Houston and Galveston area retailers were still closed on Monday without electricity due to the devastating Hurricane Ike, which has left more than 17 dead across nine states.

Posted September 15, 2008

CHICAGO, IL (BRAIN)—The Chapter 11 filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings (LBHI), the largest bankruptcy filing in history, rocked the financial world Monday, will have little impact on SRAM’s equity partnership deal with Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking (LBMB), according to Stan Day, SRAM’s chief executive officer.

Posted September 15, 2008

"Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond."

—Pink Floyd. Richard Wright, a founding member of the band died yesterday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He was 65.

Posted September 15, 2008

BY MEGAN TOMPKINS

SAN PIETRO DI STABIO, Switzerland—Assos of Switzerland is laying a foundation in North America in hopes of capturing a larger slice of the premium cycling apparel sales pie.

Posted September 15, 2008

BY JASON NORMAN

Posted September 15, 2008

BY NICOLE FORMOSA

HOLBROOK, NY—Iron Horse Bicycles has acquired the license for the Instant Center Tracking suspension design from Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles, which will replace the DW Link on the brand’s high-end bikes in 2010.

Posted September 14, 2008

"LRMR (Lebron James' company) owned about 10 percent of big bicycle manufacturer Cannondale with private-equity firm Pegasus. Sold it a few months ago. 'Lebron and I came up with the idea," said Maverick Carter, one of James' partners in LRMR.

Posted September 12, 2008

WATERLOO, WI (BRAIN)—Trek Bicycle recently recognized three retailers at the company’s annual Trek World convention in Madison, Wisconsin for a combined six decades of success selling Trek bicycles and accessories.

Posted September 12, 2008

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN)—Interbike has set up a Twitter account to keep attendees abreast of show happenings with event reminders, schedule updates and news about the show.

Posted September 12, 2008

HOLBROOK, NY (BRAIN)—Stew Barnett has left World Wide Cycle Supply after spending nearly 30 years with the company.

Barnett’s final day was last Thursday, said Cliff Weidberg, chief executive officer of World Wide Cycle Supply, which owns Iron Horse Bicycles.

Posted September 12, 2008

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—When dealers descend on Interbike next week, they can look forward to reading the fattest Show Dailies the BRAIN staff has ever produced—56 pages of new products, show stoppers, photo pages, our annual Beer Guide and more.

Posted September 12, 2008

Real estate agents around the country are touting the two-wheeled appeal of their listings. Click on link for full story.

Posted September 11, 2008

"I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven, I told Bill that if Sandra is going to listen to her headphones while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn down the radio because I enjoy listenin

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