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Posted January 14, 2008

"We had the biggest turnout of cycling celebrities of any of the Pro Nights we've ever put on. But for me, the highlight of the night was hearing about Project Rwanda from Tom Ritchey and Jonathan Boyer. It gives the event a significance that goes beyond bikes and racing."

Posted January 14, 2008

MACON, GA (BRAIN)—Ronnie Thomson didn't live to see 69 this Thursday, but he did live long enough to touch everyone in the bicycle industry including most of all his employees.

Posted January 13, 2008

"You can point the finger at him (Tony Romo), you can talk about the vacation (with Jessica Simpson), and if you do that, it's really unfair. That's my teammate."

Posted January 13, 2008

Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino): You know, we are sitting here, you and I, like a couple of regular fellas. You do what you do, and I do what I gotta do. And now that we've been face to face, if I'm there and I gotta put you away, I won't like it.

Posted January 13, 2008

LAKE FOREST, CA (BRAIN)—Mountain biking legend Hans Rey has decided to stay put for at least two more years with main sponsors GT Bicycles and Fox Racing Shox.

Rey has some new sponsorships for 2008 as well including Italian-based Met Helmets and Ergon Bike Ergonomics for grips and backpacks.

Posted January 13, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN)—Dispatch, a San Francisco-based marketing communications agency, broadened its presence in the bicycle industry by announcing its working relationship with Shimano American Corp.

Posted January 13, 2008

MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN)—In the search for a pedal-powered solution to offset climate change, you may remember Specialized partnered with Google and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to host the Innovate or Die Pedal-Powered Machine Contest.

Posted January 13, 2008

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Selling Cycling 2008 consists of 28 three-to-five-minute training modules, available either on DVD or online.

There is also online Product Category training for 32 different bike and accessory categories, and over 4,000 individual product SKUs from 75 top brands.

Posted January 13, 2008

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Bicycle Retailer and Industry News has contracted with Growth Cycle of Boulder, CO, producer of the Selling Cycling staff training program, creating two types of retailer-specific content for the print and online editions.

Posted January 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN)—Local blogger Will Campbell and Cato Institute senior fellow Randal O'Toole compare and evaluate other cities' bicycle infrastructures in the L.A. Times.

Visit link to read the debate.

Posted January 10, 2008

PORTLAND, ORE (BRAIN)—What do Shimano, SRAM, Chris King, Zipp and Rolf Prima have in common? They will all have booths at this year's North American Handmade Bike Show.

Posted January 10, 2008

HOUSTON, TX (BRAIN)—Bike Medicine has increased its distributorship relationships by adding two additional wholesale suppliers for 2008.

Posted January 10, 2008

BETHEL, CT (BRAIN)—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Cannondale, has announced a voluntary recall of roughly 150 Scalpel mountain bikes from the 2008 model year.

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