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MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries has agreed to a buy-out offer from a group backed by Cerberus Capital led by a family group that includes CEO Martin Schwartz and other current Dorel executives.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (BRAIN) — A federal judge dismissed a suit Olympic medalist Marty Nothstein had filed against USA Cycling. The suit stemmed from sexual misconduct allegations — later found to be false — that emerged after Nothstein announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in 2018.
HAMBURG, Germany (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle shut down its European Electra headquarters here on Tuesday and consolidated its functions at the Trek office in Switzerland.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Protective equipment manufacturer Leatt Corp. reported its best third quarter in company history with revenue increasing 18% and net income by 22% year-over-year.

HOVE, England (BRAIN) — The company that offers the Bike Rental Manager software is planning a app that will allow consumers to find and book rental bikes online from across all participating rental operations.

MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — After having to cancel its 2020 events, organizers of the Outerbike bike demo series have announced a calendar of events for next year, starting in the third quarter. Outerbike also is releasing more details of the online bike-finder feature it originally announced in July.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — Accell Group N.V. said its sales were up 38% between July and October compared to the same period last year. The company has revised up its forecast, now saying its full-year earnings before interest and taxes will exceed last year's EBIT.
Dear Rick,
You said suppliers are getting fat and happy while shorting their retail channel partners. Maybe some are! Giant is not.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products issued a recall of Salsa Cycles Cutthroat bikes because the fork legs can crack or break. The recall affects about 600 bikes in the U.S., and another 100 sold in Canada.

BRASELTON, Ga. (BRAIN) — Fox Factory said it was able to meet heightened consumer demand while also improving gross margin despite "an uncertain and complex manufacturing environment."

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (BRAIN) — The U.S. office of Gazelle Bikes will be distributing Urban Arrow Family e-cargo bikes in North America in 2021.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Erik's Bike Board and Ski is moving its headquarters from Bloomington to the Minneapolis University neighborhood this month.