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Posted July 8, 2026

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman will provide $20 million in financing through the purchase of common stock as the company considers either selling or merging to maximize value for stockholders.

The financing is subject to certain closing conditions.

Posted July 7, 2026
A screenshot from Amazon's complaint.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A suit filed by Amazon and UL against five e-bike and e-scooter companies for allegedly falsely claiming their e-bikes and scooters were UL-certified has ended in a court order barring the companies from doing it anymore.

Posted July 7, 2026
What do you wish they'd start — or stop — doing?
Laurie Simpson.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our July magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How have your bicycle suppliers' policies evolved in recent years? What do you wish they'd start — or stop — doing?

Posted July 6, 2026
Getty image.

Remember the COVID-era bike bump? Well, those riders are still out there. They're just not buying new bikes.

Posted July 2, 2026

SANTA ANA, Calif. (BRAIN) — MIPS will pay $3.25 million to fellow helmet technology company BrainGuard Technologies as part of a patent infringement lawsuit settlement brought against Revelyst and its helmet brands.

Posted July 2, 2026

With the first half of 2026 complete, we are conducting a survey of bicycle retailers to better understand the current state of the industry. Your feedback will be featured in upcoming articles both in print and online.

Posted July 1, 2026

BETHESDA, Md. (BRAIN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission's e-mobility device and lithium-ion battery testing standards proposal finally is available for review and comment, more than a year after approval by a commission that's since been dismantled and a new procedure created by executive order that contributed to the delay.

Posted July 1, 2026

The template for a successful grassroots cycling campaign already exists. All we need is the will to make it happen.

Posted June 30, 2026

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (BRAIN) — Rad Life Mobility announced Monday night that it has acquired QuietKat, an e-bike brand tailored for hunters and anglers. Terms were not disclosed.

Posted June 30, 2026
Brompton bikes to be sold in 'Brompton corners' in some Decathlon stores.
Will Butler-Adams, Brompton's CEO. Photo courtesy of Brompton.

SHEFFIELD, U.K. (BRAIN) — Decathlon Pulse, the investment unit of the French sporting goods retailer Decathlon, and BA Capital, a Shanghai, China-based venture capital firm, have each acquired shares in Brompton, the UK folding bike brand.

Posted June 29, 2026

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — City Councilman Frank Morano and several residents are suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for overturning a criminal enforcement policy for e-vehicle violations in March.

Posted June 26, 2026
Eurobike head Philipp Ferger, center.

FRANKFURT (BRAIN) — Eurobike will become a biannual event after next year, the latest change with the long-running trade show that's experiencing growing apathy within the industry.

Posted June 26, 2026

FRANKFURT (BRAIN) — Rad Life Mobility is exploring purchasing QuietKat, a development which comes three months after the subsidiary of Life Electric Vehicles Holdings acquired Rad Power Bikes.

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