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BOSTON (BRAIN) — Massachusetts jumped from 10th to fourth in the latest League of American Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly State rankings.

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — A women's cycling clothing brand and a women's art collective are planning a two-week long event at the San Francisco headquarters of the urban cycling brand, Mission Workshop.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Retailer Over the Edge Sports will have a grand opening for its newest location, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Friday, May 22.
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Premium Bike Gear, the website for Tern and BioLogic gear and accessories, has announced a pro deal discount program for members of the bike industry.

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — TriggerPoint Performance Therapy has been issued a U.S. utility patent protecting its GRID foam rollers.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (BRAIN) — The Gravity Cartel, the U.S. sales and service office for Spank Industries and iXS protective gear, has signed pro mountain bike racer Eric Carter.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Outdoor sports retailer REI is donating $100,000 to PeopleForBikes to expand its Green Lane Project.
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — North St. Bags has opened a new retail concept storefront in Southeast Portland.
Nearly tripling its existing showroom area, the North St. Bags SHOP HQ showcases on-hand inventory from the brand's line of made-in-Portland convertible pannier bags and other cycling accessories.
LONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) — Clif Bar has extended its title sponsorship of the CrossVegas cyclocross race by two years, through the 2017 event. This year the event will be designated a UCI World Cup, the first time a cyclocross World Cup has been held outside Europe. The race will be Sept. 16.
TRENTON, N.J. (BRAIN) — Hutchinson Tire North America has hired the OEM brand management firm SpinCycle Consulting, which is headed up by industry veteran Kendall Young, to handle sales to North American OEM brands.
MONTREAL (BRAIN) — While worldwide currencies have somewhat stabilized against the U.S. dollar, foreign exchange rates dealt a major blow to Dorel's first-quarter earnings across all of its business divisions, officials told analysts during a call Thursday morning.
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — CamelBak sales for the first quarter this year were down 4.8 percent from the same period last year, a decline the company attributed to the strong U.S. dollar, the West Coast port shutdown and a continued downsizing of the U.S. military.