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BRAIN's parent company, Outside Inc., this week launched Find Your Good, a new initiative that enables the company’s audience of 80 million outdoor enthusiasts to donate directly to 14 diverse nonprofit partners, including the cycling organizations Grow Cycling and The Bahati Foundation.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — A consortium planning to acquire Accell Group and take it private has said it will move forward with the offer despite not reaching a threshold of 80% of shares committed to the buyout.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Emerald Expositions will debut The Outdoor Adventure X show next June at a Utah ski resort. The event will include outdoor product demos for cycling, camping, climbing, hiking, watersports and more.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Specialized plans to open its third Experience Center in the U.S. this fall, in this bike-hub city; the company also has acquired a store in nearby Fayetteville called The Bike Route.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles is recalling some 16-inch models because the front mudguard is positioned too close to the wheel.

(BRAIN) — Shimano's REVO shorts, which are made of upcycled airbag material, won an iF Design Award in the Sport/Bicycle product category. The shorts were entered by Shimano Europe in the Netherlands.

BERLIN (BRAIN) — E-commerce retailer Signa Sports United announced a collaboration with third-party logistics company Rhenus Warehousing Solutions and the opening of a 215,278-square-foot parts warehouse.

STUTTGART (BRAIN) — Porsche announced on Wednesday that it acquired the remaining 80% of shares in German e-bike drive system Fazua GmbH.
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — A consortium's bid for Accell Group has failed, at least temporarily.

CUTLER BAY, Fla. (BRAIN) — It hasn't quite been business as usual for Andante Bike Shop, operating under tents in the back of the building that was destroyed by fire in early April.

WESTPORT, Conn. (BRAIN) — Compass Diversified, which owns BOA and Lizard Skins, has agreed to buy PrimaLoft, a Latham, N.Y.-based textile company. PrimaLoft makes synthetic insulation primarily used in sports apparel.

(BRAIN) — Tour de France hero Greg LeMond announced that he has been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.
The 60-year-old said the form of leukemia is treatable and not life-threatening. He will begin treatment later this week in the U.S.