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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 53,000 Jetson Rogue hoverboards that were sold for between $100 and $150.

If you want a sneak peek at where bicycle technology is headed, consider patent applications. Last year Shimano filed for 69 patents, more than any other bike component brand.

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Despite California’s record amount of rain and snow, Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, home to the Sea Otter Classic, is in good shape and should pose no issues for exhibitors and consumers at the April 19 through April 22 show, said Frank Yohannan, Sea Otter’s chief executive officer.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (BRAIN) — SRAM LLC has requested a new trial after a jury handed Princeton Carbon Works a win last month in a patent infringement suit.

(BRAIN) — A marketplace website will offer consumers a way to buy and sell pre-owned Kitsbow Cycling Apparel. The Kitsbow Experienced Apparel website — created and operated by Treet — recently uploaded design and photo-shoot samples, and items from its gear library, including

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Canyon Bicycles has started working with a titanium manufacturer that specializes in a recycled and low-carbon process to develop a more sustainable way to produce future components, including frames.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation recorded record revenue for 2022 despite a fourth-quarter losses of 53%. The protective gear brand reported full-year revenue of $76.3 million, up 5% year-over-year.

GOUDHURST, England (BRAIN) — Whyte Bikes acquired Quench Cycles after the retailer shut down over the holidays following 18 years in business.

PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Chris King Precision Components announced it will withdraw from the B Corporation recertification process, a designation from B Lab that a company meets sustainability standards while balancing profit with purpose.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (BRAIN) — Time Bicycles announced plans Thursday for the nation's largest carbon fiber bicycle manufacturing facility after acquiring a 140,000 square-foot factory in nearby Landrum.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Andreani doesn’t consider its new U.S. distribution center here a typical clearinghouse for suspension products and tools for mountain bikes and motorcycles.

OLD FORT, N.C. (BRAIN) — Kitsbow Cycling Apparel, an employee-owned benefit corp that manufactures locally here east of Asheville, will close in about three weeks after failing to raise enough capital during a community financing round.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Democratic congressmen have reintroduced the E-BIKE Act, renewing hope that Congress can pass federal tax credit for e-bike purchases.