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Posted January 30, 2017

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BRAIN) — Box Components' BMX and mountain bike components, including its new Box One drivetrain, are now available nationwide from J&B.

Posted January 30, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Portland Design Works is offering free bracket upgrades for its Dave's Mud Shovel Rear Fat Bike Fenders after determining quality control issues on the most recent production run.

Posted January 30, 2017

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday aired a report on allegations that top racers have been using secret motors in competition.

Posted January 30, 2017

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Brent Wegscheid is leaving Abus at the end of January to pursue other opportunities in Colorado. The company announced that Wegscheid will be replaced by Dan Rocha as Midwest sales manager. Rocha has previously worked at SRAM and Colnago USA.

Posted January 27, 2017

DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Tailwind Nutrition has hired Jeremiah Jackson as its new director of sales. Jackson is a former sales manager at Honey Stinger and sales director for Sweetwood Cattle Company.

Posted January 26, 2017
The distributor now carries Sidi, Forcefield Body Armor and Suomy helmets.

SANTEE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Ciclista-America, formed in 2013 as the exclusive U.S. distributor of Sidi cycling shoes, has expanded with the addition of Forcefield Body Armor, and most recently, Suomy cycling helmets.

Posted January 26, 2017
A screenshot of the Velotooler iOS app.

HAMDEN, Conn. (BRAIN) — Velotooler, a web-based program that matches up consumers with independent bike mechanics, is getting off the ground with a trial run in New England, where about 80 transactions have been completed this month. The company now offers its mechanics a group insurance program.

Posted January 26, 2017

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) – This year's Bicycle Leadership Conference in Monterey will pick up the conversation where it left off last year, examining some of the brutal truths facing our industry.

Posted January 26, 2017

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — The newly formed Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association is working with United Bicycle Institute to develop a standardized mechanic certification. Once completed, the certification process would allow instruction and testing by organizations including UBI and others.

Posted January 25, 2017

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Kent International's Bicycle Corporation of America factory in South Carolina was the subject of a segment on CBS Evening News this week, which emphasized the factory's use of automation to reduce labor costs.

Posted January 25, 2017

WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle will move its major dealer event, Trek World, from its traditional August dates to Oct. 30-Nov. 1 this year.

Posted January 25, 2017
Organizers announced the event's name and logo on Wednesday.

DENVER (BRAIN) — A Colorado company is looking to replace the short-lived USA Pro Challenge stage race with a new race in the state this year. The Colorado Classic will be held August 10-13 and hold a UCI 2HC ranking, the same as the Pro Challenge, which has not been held since 2015.

Posted January 25, 2017
The Elliptigo Arc.

SAN DIEGO (BRAIN) — Traditional bike sales may have been flat — at best — in 2016, but sales of Elliptigo's "elliptical bicycles" were up 30 percent, company says.

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