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Posted November 18, 2022
Left to right: Nyle Nims, Pat Cunnane and Dennis Schöemburg.

AMES, Iowa (BRAIN) – Messingschlager USA has named industry veteran Pat Cunnane as its CEO. Cunnane most recently was president and chief operating officer of Yuba Bicycles.

Posted November 17, 2022
Founder Mike Radenbaugh will become chairman of the board.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Mike Radenbaugh, who built his first e-bike in his garage 15 years ago, will step down as Rad Power Bikes CEO and transition to chairman of the board to focus on e-bike advocacy and innovation.

Posted November 17, 2022

LONDON (VELONEWS) — Rapha's CEO William Kim will step down, with Francois Convercey and Daniel Blumire taking over as joint managing directors, the company announced.

Posted November 17, 2022

SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — The annual bicycle-inspired food drive Cranksgiving will be in full swing this weekend with 43 events scheduled across the U.S.

Posted November 16, 2022

(CYCLINGTIPS) — The scammers are at it again. Sramcycling-dot-com is the latest in a string of websites offering cycling components at prices just too good to be true.

Posted November 16, 2022

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Kitsbow Cycling Apparel has emphasized community since relocating three years ago from California to the tiny textile town east of here in Old Fort. From helping with a mural project celebrating efforts to desegregate schools in the South to creating living wage jobs, Kitsbow quickly became a neighborhood business leader.

Posted November 16, 2022

New patents are often in the news. But for a few special patents, their expirations lead to big changes in the industry.

Posted November 16, 2022

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Outside Inc., the parent company of BRAIN, VeloNews, Pinkbike, Cyclingtips and other cycling-related titles and events, announced a round of staff layoffs Wednesday.

 

Posted November 15, 2022
SaferCharging held a news conference Monday.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — New York fire officials say they agree with five bills that the City Council is considering to address lithium-ion battery fires. A group calling for solutions to the city's charging-related fires held a news conference before the meeting.

Posted November 15, 2022
Jannie Fitzgerald.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our November magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How’s inventory, and what preparations are you making for the end-of-year sales season?

Posted November 14, 2022

Slack sales collide with ever-growing inventory to spell a long, hard winter for retailers and suppliers alike. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Posted November 11, 2022

WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Cannondale announced a new global unified organizational structure that will eliminate regional general managers and, the company said, leverage Pon.Bike to enhance operations and growth.

Posted November 10, 2022

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — After issuing "stop-ride" notices in August and September to some e-bike owners, Rad Power Bikes is now working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to conduct a recall on what appears to be the same issue. Almost 30,000 bikes are involved in the recall.

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