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Borealis Founder and CEO Steve Kaczmarek said "responsible planning" is impossible in the current climate.

(BRAIN) — A report by a national nonprofit outdoors organization to quantify the economic impact of U.S. mountain biking tourists estimated that an average of $416 is spent per visit toward lodging, restaurants, and retailers.

TREVIGLIO, Italy (BRAIN) — Alberto Cavaggioni has been named general manager and CEO of Bianchi.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Despite surveys and many conversations with industry stakeholders, Emerald Expositions has not made a decision about bringing back the Interbike trade show in the near future, the company told BRAIN.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM said it has hired outside specialists to investigate an IT systems outage that caused the company to shut down its wholesale ordering system and other systems last month.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Longtime industry member John Neugent died recently at age 76. Neugent worked for Service Cycle, led Sachs USA and worked with several other brands before opening his own consumer-direct wheel brand, Neuvation, in about 2004.

IWATA, Japan (BRAIN) — Yamaha Motor Co. has agreed to buy Brose's e-bike drive unit subsidiary.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Bicycles showed off its latest technology at Taipei Cycle show on Wednesday, and despite its small size, it was hard to miss at the Nangang Exhibition Center.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI announced Thursday that its retail store will be offering mountain bikes from Rocky Mountain and road and gravel bikes from Van Rysel this year.

LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — This is CABDA’s first show in Las Vegas. On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you rate Vegas as a host city for a bicycle trade show?

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — When Bob Forgrave read the guidelines of the Taipei Cycle d&i Awards, he knew his Flatbike Pop-Off Pedals had to be a favorite in the Parts and Components category.

TUCSON, Ariz. (BRAIN) — A speaker at last week’s Bicycle Leadership Conference declared “uncertainty” the Word of the Year for this industry and others, with much of the prevailing unease related to U.S. tariffs that have taken effect or been threatened.