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Posted May 9, 2025

DULUTH, Ga. (BRAIN) — Fox Factory saw first-quarter year-over-year sales growth across its three divisions, including a 6.6% increase in sales in its Speciality Sports Group, which contains its bicycle and baseball/softball brands. Company-wide the growth exceeded estimates.

Posted May 9, 2025

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — President Donald Trump is attempting to fire the three Democratic Consumer Product Safety Commissioners after they objected to staff firings at the agency.

Posted May 9, 2025

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI Co-op net sales for 2024 declined 6.2% year-over-year with new CEO Mary Beth Laughton acknowledging a challenging marketplace "and yet I remain hopeful."

Posted May 8, 2025

(BRAIN) — Halfway into the Trump administration's 90-day grace period, U.S. retailers and suppliers are grappling with how to account for their increased import costs.

Posted May 8, 2025

BETHESDA, Md. (BRAIN) — Industry experts pointed out to BRAIN in the past week that existing e-bike inventory will not necessarily be devalued if the Consumer Product Safety Commission's proposed e-bike and lithium-ion regulation testing standards become federal law.

Posted May 7, 2025

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — Bikebook, a free online platform that helps consumers find bike service businesses, has come to the U.S. and Canada.

Posted May 6, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Park Tool is releasing seven 3D-printing models allowing anyone to print out custom pegboard holders for some of its tools.

Posted May 6, 2025

SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — Hearing Brett Lindstrom talk, one might recall Steve Job’s 2007 introduction of the first iPhone.

Posted May 6, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY (BRAIN) — Rotor America, Inc, the North American subsidiary of Spanish bike part manufacturer Rotor Bike Components, has announced they will be closing their doors effective June 15.

Posted May 5, 2025

LONG BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — ACT Lab is offering new pricing programs for its independent third-party testing services that include ISO/IEC 17025 certification for consumer product compliance, including e-bikes.

Posted May 2, 2025

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) —PeopleForBikes is preparing a letter to President Trump asking for tariff relief on behalf of its 340 U.S. coalition members of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.

Posted May 1, 2025
Pierer is evaluating options for Felt.

(BRAIN) — The Pierer Mobility Group will withdraw from the bicycle and e-bike business in its 2025 fiscal year, the company announced in a preliminary 2024 fiscal report this week. The company said it will sell off its remaining inventory of Husqvarna and GasGas bikes.

Posted May 1, 2025

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Santa Cruz Bicycles is recalling some Heckler 9 e-mountain bikes because the lithium-ion battery can overheat. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received three reports of fires — including some property damage — but no injuries.

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