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Posted October 16, 2007

EDGEWATER, CO (BRAIN)–Optic Nerve, the Colorado-based sport sunglass manufacturer and its parent company, Mountain Shades, recently promoted three employees while adding three new sales representatives.

Posted October 16, 2007

"Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my heart's delight.
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail." —Jerry Garcia

Posted October 16, 2007

SAN JOSE, CA (BRAIN)—Bike Spring Bicycle Shop closed its Mountain View store on Sunday, Sept. 30.

On Monday, Oct. 1, Bike Spring filed a motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, to convert its previous Chapter 11 reorganization to Chapter 7 liquidation.

Posted October 16, 2007

MILWAUKEE, WI (BRAIN)—The Web site created to support the launch of Trek Bicycle’s Lime Bike has been named Best Marketing Web Site in the Web Marketing Association’s eleventh annual WebAwards.

Posted October 16, 2007

MILL VALLEY, CA (BRAIN)—Wilderness Trail Bikes recently launched its new Web site, www.WTB.com.

Posted October 16, 2007

PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)–When a handful of cyclists left Portland, Oregon bound for Salt Lake City, Utah in July 2007, Hybrid.Pedal took on a life of its own.

Posted October 16, 2007

“As yesterday’s positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured.” President Bush recently said at a recent event in New York City to discuss advances students have made in the National Assessment of Education Progress.

Posted October 16, 2007

HANCOCK, MA (BRAIN)—Pedro’s might have taken its name off the event, but that doesn’t mean the show won’t go on.

Posted October 16, 2007

TAMPA BAY, FL (BRAIN)—An alliance of seven of the biggest retail bicycle stores in the Tampa Bay area are staging a region-wide bicycle festival in downtown St. Petersburg on November 4 to promote and celebrate bicycling as a healthy lifestyle and effective mode of transportation.

Posted October 16, 2007

EUGENE, OR, (BRAIN)—Burley Design announced a partnership with Hawley Company for the distribution of Burley trailers and accessories in the United States.

Posted October 16, 2007

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (BRAIN)—Organizers of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross (USGP), presented by Crank Brothers, recently announced its new partnership with BikeClicks.com to create a powerful new online presence for the Series.

Posted October 16, 2007

"Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights..." -Rush from "Subdivisions"

Posted October 16, 2007

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (BRAIN)—Shopatron just announced the completion of a $6 million Series B funding round.

San Francisco-based private equity firm Kern Whelan Capital,
led the round, with participation from existing investors, including Rivenrock Capital, a Los Angeles based private equity firm.

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