News

Posted July 15, 2008

DELTA, British Columbia (BRAIN)—Rocky Mountain Bicycles has appointed Charles Russell as its director of sales, marketing and products for the brand globally, effective Aug 5.

Posted July 15, 2008

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (BRAIN)—Erich Reiss, the man behind Eurobike, is now telling people to go fly a kite—or to surf one, more accurately. He’s floating the idea of Kiteworld Europe, a kite surfing trade fair, as an adjunct to next year’s Interboot boat and water sports show.

Posted July 15, 2008

MIAMI, FL (BRAIN)—J&B Importers will now be distributing Hudz “Enhancement Brake Hoods."

Hudz come in an assortment of 12 different colors and four models to fit levers by Shimano Dura-Ace, Ultegra, SRAM and Campagnolo.

Posted July 15, 2008

"Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again..."

—Cat Stevens, who e-mailed BRAIN yesterday after reading about Portland's road rage incident.

Posted July 15, 2008

BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — Tenneco Inc. has entered into a preliminary agreement to purchase the suspension business of Gruppo Marzocchi, an Italian-based worldwide leader in supplying suspension technology in the two-wheeler market.

Posted July 14, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN)—Sugoi Performance Apparel, a division of Dorel Industries, has hired Scott Parr as vice president of sales for North America.

Posted July 14, 2008

NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN)—Two Giant Bicycle dealers are to be featured in a news story for the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" tonight.

Broadcast news schedules are subject to change and the story may get moved to another date, depending on coverage of breaking news events.

Posted July 14, 2008

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—After it went live last month, cycling enthusiasts are flocking to Cyclist Village, a social-networking platform that connects all things cycling on a global scale.

Posted July 14, 2008

PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)—Wheels4Life, the charity started by mountain biking legend Hans Rey, has joined forces with Phil Sundbaum and the Summer Of Shred.

Posted July 14, 2008

This road rage incident has to be read to be believed. Oddly enough, it just so happened to take place in bicycle friendly Portland, Oregon.

Posted July 13, 2008

REDMOND, WA (BRAIN)—Microsoft has formed a partnership with media company Rodale to deliver targeted advertising across Rodale's portfolio of health and fitness properties.

Posted July 13, 2008

GREENVILLE, SC (BRAIN)—Hincapie Sportswear has hired Nikole Rock as its new director of design and development.

Rock will be responsible for all aspects of design, development and sourcing of the Hincapie retail apparel line.

Posted July 13, 2008

MONTREAL, Quebec (BRAIN)—ExpoCycle, one of the top ranked tradeshows in Canada, is hoping for another big turnout this September.

ExpoCycle, with 90,000 square feet of space, features more than 800 cycling brands.

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