By Stephen Frothingham LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — A Linus bike covered in beadwork by South African artist Ralph Ziman will eventually be auctioned to benefit the Venice (California) Family Clinic. The beadwork took craftspeople at Ziman’s Johnnesburg studio four weeks to complete. Ziman now lives in Venice. “Working with Ralph was one of those rare …
By Stephen Frothingham TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN)—Jasper Feng held up RST’s new electric dropper post and told more than a dozen editors that it would retail for $999. Several quickly asked Feng to repeat the price just to be certain they had heard him correctly. They had. It seems adding an “e” function to a product …
By Stephen Frothingham BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The International Mountain Bicycling Association has announced the latest recipients of its IMBA Ride Center designation. IMBA says the designation is given to communities that “feature extensive trail networks, masterfully designed for mountain bikers of every skill level and built by professional trailbuilders and local volunteers. From backcountry …
By Stephen Frothingham WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Cannondale is releasing a new lightweight cross-country frame and fork in time for this weekend’s UCI World Cup race in Albstadt, Germany. Cannondale Factory Racing Team members will use the brand’s new F-Si frame and Lefty Ocho suspension fork at the race. The F-Si was first introduced in …
By Stephen Frothingham DENVER (BRAIN) — Several of Colorado’s largest and longest standing bike events are being operated by new owners this season. Last fall, ClippedIn Events acquired the assets of Rocky Mountain Events, which owned and organized The Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival, Subaru Sunrise-Sunset 12 Hour MTB Race, Primal Colorado Bike Expo, i25 …
By Stephen Frothingham WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — On Friday — Bike to Work Day — Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Joe Crowley released a discussion draft bill that would restore a version of the bicycle commuter federal tax benefit, which was eliminated in the tax bill passed last year. The draft would restore the benefit, which is …
By Stephen Frothingham LOUDON COUNTY, Va. (BRAIN) — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said they were able to use Strava to help identify and arrest a suspect in the assault of a cyclist on a bike path last month. According the Sheriff’s Office, a rider was seriously injured on April 22 when he was struck …
By Stephen Frothingham JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. (BRAIN) — Height of Land Publications, the publisher of Alpinist, Backcountry Magazine, and Cross Country Skier, has acquired Mountain Flyer, the quarterly enthusiast mountain bike title published by Secret Agent Publishing in Gunnison, Colorado. Mountain Flyer’s founder, editor and publisher, Brian Riepe will continue at the helm from his office …
By Stephen Frothingham BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — BPSA supplier members shipped 218,741 bikes to retailers in April, up from 217,980 for the same month in 2017, a nominal 0.3 percent increase. But dollars were way up, about 14 percent, month on month, accounting for $114.7 million. That’s up from $101.1 million in April of 2017. …
By Stephen Frothingham PHOENIX (BRAIN) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday signed an industry-backed three-class e-bike law after vetoing a raft of legislation last month amid an unrelated dispute over teacher pay in the state. The legislation, HB 2652, was signed along with 55 other laws as the governor faced a deadline for signing …
By Stephen Frothingham PHOENIX (BRAIN) — Pivot’s new Trail 429 model is an evolution of the popular Mach 429 Trail. The brand said the new model “introduces an even higher level of stability and control over technical terrain with innovative frame design and progressive geometry.” The Trail 429’s geometry has evolved shorter chainstays, longer reach, …
By Stephen Frothingham BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — VeloNews said its podcasts have seen explosive growth in listeners over the past year — a 162 percent growth in monthly listens from 2017 to 2018. The publisher also said the podcasts have an average listening time of over 45 minutes and an average completion rate of nearly …
By Stephen Frothingham MINNETONKA, Minn. (BRAIN) — Erik’s, the bike and ski retail chain in the Upper Midwest, is now offering Taxa Outdoor Campers at some of its locations. Taxa Outdoors offers lightweight, recreational campers and trailers for off-the-grid adventures. “Like Taxa, all of the products we carry help you to live your adventure – …
By Stephen Frothingham PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association has entered into a new 3-year partnership for stats on the industry with The NPD Group. As part of the deal, BPSA will now gain access to what NPD calls “rest of market data”, which is sell-through of bicycle products at mass retailers …
By Stephen Frothingham SALEM, Ore. (BRAIN) — The Oregon Department of Revenue has collected $34,065 from bike retailers for the state’s $15 bike tax, which went into effect Jan. 1. The figure equates to taxes collected on the sale of 2,271 bikes, a fraction of the number of bikes sold in a state of 4.1 …