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Posted March 7, 2008

OAKLAND, CA (BRAIN)—For Tip Top Bike Shop in Oakland, high gas prices are a godsend.

“We cheer every rise in prices,” said Richard Oelerich, owner of Tip Top Bike Shop. “We get one person a week coming in here and saying they’re not driving anymore.”

Posted March 6, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (BRAIN)—Ardea Beverage Company, creators of Nutrisoda, launched the Good to Go promotional partnership with Giant Bicycle to elevate the importance of living healthier lifestyles.

Posted March 6, 2008

TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN)—Trek Bicycle Corporation delivered good news to the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) on the eve of one of North America’s largest bicycle show, the Toronto International Bicycle show, which starts today.

Posted March 6, 2008

BEREA, OH (BRAIN)—Endura appointed Mark Ashley to its newly created position of national sales manager for the United States.

Posted March 6, 2008

City Councilman Kevin Fogarty: Kevin Fogarty, City Council. I hope I have your vote on election day.

Dr. Frasier Crane: And why exactly should I vote for you, Mr. Fogarty?

Fogarty: Well, because I'm a hard worker, and I take a stand.

Frasier: On what, exactly?

Posted March 5, 2008

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Google is being petitioned where a "Bike There" feature would be added to Google Maps—to go with the current "Drive There" and "Take Public Transit" options.

To learn more about this petition and to sign it, click on link.

Posted March 5, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (BRAIN)—3point5.com recently launched Isis, the online retail training company’s first women’s-specific apparel brand.

Posted March 5, 2008

IRVINE, CA (BRAIN)—Shimano American Corporation and the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) have teamed up to promote mountain biking during the National Bike Summit, by releasing their study, The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking.

Posted March 4, 2008

Publisher Marc Sani sent out a newsletter yesterday via e-mail that stated Selle Italia had bought Crankbrothers recently, when in fact he meant to say Selle Royal had bought Crankbrothers.

Posted March 4, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—In its eighth year running, the National Bike Summit is setting new records this year with more than 500 registered attendees including more than 70 retailers, more than double the number of retailers from previous years.

Posted March 4, 2008

WATSONVILLE, CA (BRAIN)—Fox Racing Shox has hired David Haugen as general counsel and chief patent counsel. Haugen will be located at the Fox headquarters in Watsonville, California.

Posted March 4, 2008

WILKES-BARRE, PA (BRAIN)—Loren Sickler, a five-decade fixture in the Pennsylvania bicycle industry, passed away on Feb. 10.

He was 95.

Sickler’s brother, Leo, opened a bike shop called Sickler’s in 1933, and in 1947 Loren Sickler joined the business.

Posted March 4, 2008

Surf's up, kiddies! The Surf Cycle is the only bike out there with a patented aluminum surfboard toptube, courtesy of the American Flyer Bicycle Company.

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