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Posted October 30, 2018
Velo’s founder, Stella Yu, thanks several hundred attendees for their support at the company’s 40th anniversary celebration.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taipei Cycle, a key stop on the trade show circuit, opens its doors Wednesday to a wave of uncertainty in the industry.

Posted October 29, 2018

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Next Tuesday, dockless sharebike company Lime will offer free rides to the polls on Election Day.

Lime will make its share bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters available in more than 100 cities in the U.S. to ride to and from a polling station, up to 30 minutes.

Posted October 29, 2018

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — UPS and the Seattle Department of Transportation have introduced a delivery pilot project in the city's downtown and historic Pike Place Market using pedal-assist cargo e-bikes with with modular trailers.

Posted October 29, 2018

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Kent International and Detroit Bikes have withdrawn a petition to the U.S. International Trade Commission that sought protection from complete bike imports in the form of new tariffs of up to 50 percent.

Posted October 26, 2018

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Pacific Cycle is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 17,600 Schwinn mountain bikes because the bikes' frames can crack. 

Posted October 26, 2018

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — PeopleForBikes worked with the Walton Family Foundation and BikeNWA to offer tools making it easier to calculate the economic contribution of bicycling across six categories

Posted October 26, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BRAIN)  — "Officina" Dario Pegoretti, the team of builders that Dario Pegoretti trained for many years — will exhibit at the 2019 North American Handmade Bicycle Show.

Posted October 25, 2018

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Canyon Bicycles is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 820 mountain bikes because the chainstays can crack. 

Posted October 25, 2018

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (BRAIN) — USA Cycling has promoted Chuck Hodge to chief of racing and events, leading USAC’s support of cycling events, elite racing calendars, event sanctioning, race director support, local association services, and officiating for all competitions.

Posted October 25, 2018

COTATI, Calif. (BRAIN) — Yuba Bicycles has hired Jeff Wuerthele as sales representative for the Eastern U.S., effective immediately. Wuerthele will be responsible for developing dealer relations and consumer demand for the cargo bike maker throughout the region.

Posted October 25, 2018

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Longtime Southern California retailers Mark Smits and Dominic Galenti have expanded with a fifth Incycle Bicycles store following the recent acquisition of Performance Cyclery in Santa Clarita, about 20 miles west of the Pasadena Incycle location.

Posted October 25, 2018

HELSINKI (BRAIN) — Amer Sports reported net sales increases of 9 percent for its third quarter and 5 percent year-to-date, compared with the same periods last year. The figures don't include Amer's cycling business with the Mavic and Enve brands because Amer now segments cycling as "discontinued operations" as it looks to sell that business.

Posted October 24, 2018
Reynolds carbon wheels will complement Hayes' Sunringlé line of alloy wheels and rims.

SALT LAKE CITY (BRAIN)—Hayes Performance Systems has bought Reynolds Cycling and said it will aggressively offer dealers three levels of carbon wheels with average aftermarket margins of 40 percent.

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