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That’s right I didn’t see anything in the product area that blew me away. And, of course, I’m sure I’ll get comments from some manufacturer that says they had the new "XYZ" wheel, bars, stem, frame material or saddle profile. Sorry I missed your freaking innovation.

TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN)—Duke’s Cycles hosted a showcase of Cannondale’s 2012 road and mountain bikes last Thursday night in its new building along Toronto’s historic Queen Street West.

A total of 34 teams from 10 states entered the Oregon Manifest Constructor's Design Challenge. The bikes were displayed at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in the Pearl District.
RICHMOND, VA (BRAIN)—Richmond, Virginia, has been selected to host the World Cycling Championships for 2015.
NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN)—Giant global director of product development Dennis Lane has decided to leave the company at the end of September.
MEMPHIS, TN (BRAIN) — Victory Bicycle Studio is set to move only three miles from its current home next month, but the new location opens the year-old retailer to a whole new world of possibilities.

PHOENIX, AZ (BRAIN)—BMX rider Rickey Bates died last week in a car crash. He was 23.
"If I bike and raise money for pediatric cancer research, I might be able to save someone's life."
SAN CLEMENTE, CA (BRAIN)—Derek DeJonge, publisher of Bike and Paved magazines, has left the company. He had been with Bike for more than a decade.
The search for a new publisher is currently underway, according to the company.
The company didn't respond for further comment on the matter.
AMERICAN FORK, UT (BRAIN)—Three Utah retailers were hit within weeks of each other by bike thieves who targeted high end models, according to police.
"You're just sick. You're heartbroken. You feel violated," said Jeff Nolte, owner of Trek Bicycle of American Fork, to a Utah news outlet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Bridgeway International, has issued a voluntary recall of about 91,000 bikes.
The bicycle chain can break, causing a rider to lose control and fall.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Specialized, has issued a voluntary recall of about 14,200 bicycles with Advanced Group carbon forks.
Specialized was unavailable for further comment.
HEERENVEN, the Netherlands (BRAIN)—Accell Group N.V. has taken notice of the intention of Pon Holdings B.V. to make a public offer for all outstanding shares of Derby Cycle
at a price of € 28 per share.