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Posted April 17, 2022

Not only are D2C e-bikes eating into what were once IBD price points, they have the long-term possibility of disrupting the entire specialty retail channel

Posted April 15, 2022

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Another of our industry’s elder statesmen has left us. Harry Manko died at 94 on April 13. 

Posted April 14, 2022

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes has laid off about 100 workers as it closes most of its mobile services business and shifts to expanding its stationary retail store locations. 

Posted April 14, 2022

HARRISONBURG, Va. (BRAIN) — Lauf Cycling, an Iceland-based company making frames and forks for gravel riding, is opening a showroom and distribution center here. 

Benedikt Skulason, the founder and CEO of Lauf, attended a City Council meeting Tuesday night.

Posted April 12, 2022
Pam Sayler.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our April magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What could suppliers do to make your life easier, and what are best-in-class suppliers doing that sets them apart?

Posted April 11, 2022

IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Three retailers have joined the board of directors of the National Bicycle Dealers Association, along with two re-elected board members.

Posted April 8, 2022
Nyle Nims.

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Emerging from two years of sequestered gatherings, Nyle Nims eagerly anticipated this year's Sea Otter Classic. The founder of Cycle Force Group has a lot to share with the industry.

Posted April 8, 2022

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — So what is "The State of Magura" following the industry's topsy-turvy past two years dealing with the pandemic, lockdowns, and supply-chain issues?

Posted April 8, 2022
Enduro Bearings brand ambassador and mechanic Dan Large holds his bearing clinic on Thursday.

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Let's talk tech, bearings specifically, with somebody who spent his childhood testing the structural limits of BMX bikes.

Posted April 8, 2022
Woom bikes CEO Mathias Ihlenfeld.

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Woom bikes celebrates a return to in-person events this year after the COVID-19 outbreak with the March announcement it signed a three-year sponsorship agreement to be the official kids bike manufacturer of the Sea Otter Classic.

Posted April 7, 2022

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton follow trends in retail through their podcast, Omnitalk, a leader in that segment. While Wes Allen, owner of Sunlight Sports in Cody, Wyoming, follows the retail experience from the ground floor

Posted April 7, 2022

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Police have recovered stolen prototype bikes valued at $80,000, thanks in part to help from local retailer Full Cycle. The store's owner became suspicious when a man walked in with a $12,000 e-bike and a pair of bolt cutters.

Posted April 7, 2022

NEWARK, N.J.  (BRAIN) — Samuel Mancini, the director of a Denver-based fund that planned to invest in several well-known cycling brands, has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud. 

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