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Posted May 2, 2017
Pon said it was surprised by the 'sudden' end to discussions.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands (BRAIN) — Accell Group said it will not continue talks with Pon Holdings about Pon's takeover offer, which was made April 11. Accell informed Pon at the end of trading Monday that it was ending the talks. 

Posted May 1, 2017

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (BRAIN) — Jared Fisher, who owns Las Vegas Cyclery and the Escape Adventures bike tour company, is running for the GOP nomination for the governor's race in Nevada.

Posted May 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — A budget deal reached by Congress this weekend includes funding for bike projects including the U.S. Department of Transportation's TIGER grant program, said Katy Hartnett, the director of government relations for PeopleForBikes.

Posted May 1, 2017

BALTIMORE (BRAIN) — The bike industry is marking National Bike Month with various promotions, including giveaways and events. 

Posted May 1, 2017

EMMAUS, Pa. (BRAIN) — Bicycling recently announced its annual Editors' Choice Awards for road and mountain bikes. The award winners for the best road bikes will be featured in Bicycling's June issue (on newsstands May 9); the best mountain bikes will be in the July issue (on newsstands June 6).

Posted May 1, 2017

TAMPA, Fla. (BRAIN) — American Classic has hired Xavier Scheepers as its sales manager for Europe.

Posted May 1, 2017

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — The latest issue of BRAIN features a look at a growing trend in the bike media world: podcasts. Retailers, suppliers, media organizations and industry gadflies all are launching the downloadable audio shows, and many are seeing growth in recent years, Doug McClellan reports.

Posted April 28, 2017
Chef Chris Cosentino

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — It had been a number of years since renowned Bay Area chef Chris Cosentino attended Sea Otter. But as a former pro 24-hour mountain biker who raced in the singlespeed category at events all over the U.S. and the world, Cosentino is no stranger to the bike industry.

Posted April 28, 2017

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Retail trade groups are applauding the re-introduction of federal legislation that would allow states to collect taxes on goods and services purchased by their residents online, even if the seller was out of state.

Posted April 28, 2017

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) —GoPro on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $111.2 million on revenue that rose 19 percent to $218.6 million, topping the company’s guidance for the period.

Posted April 28, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Four years after its pioneering survey of e-bike riders in North America, Portland State University has launched a second online survey to gauge how the market is maturing.

Posted April 28, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International, the wholesale arm of Advanced Sports Enterprises, is reorganizing staff in its sales and marketing departments.

Posted April 28, 2017

Drive Revenue and Sell Service. One simple idea from James Stanfill.

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