By Steve Frothingham BOCA RATON, Fla. (BRAIN) — Split Peak LLC, a private investment firm, has acquired Clean Designs, LLC, the parent company of Clean Bottle. Clean Bottle was launched in 2010 with a guerrilla marketing campaign at that summer’s Tour de France and later appeared on the ABC series “Shark Tank.” Brandon Bernardo, the …
By Steve Frothingham STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 11, 2018) – SBT GRVL, Colorado’s first large-scale gravel event, sold out for its inaugural year within seven days of registration opening. The cycling community has been buzzing about the new two-day event, which boasts three courses of beautiful, high-altitude gravel roads winding through Steamboat Springs, Colo., since …
By Steve Frothingham BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Donnelly Cycling new gravel tires is called the EMP, in honor of Emporia, Kansas, the home of the Dirty Kanza race. The EMP has the more aggresive tread of Donnelly’s gravel tires. Beefy side knobs borrowed from Donnelly’s BOS cyclocross tire offer cornering control and the integrated protection …
By Steve Frothingham Editor’s note: This column appeared first in the December issue of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. Making Asia Great Again: Tariffs are a great way to teach geography, as well as a smattering of international economics. Maps of China and Southeast Asia haven’t been in such demand since World War II. Executives …
By Steve Frothingham Co-op will offer snowshoe rentals this winter and expand to other categories in 2019 SEATTLE – REI customers can enjoy snowy adventures this winter at a fraction of the cost. Starting this month, outdoor enthusiasts from kids to adults can rent snowshoes in 70 REI stores around the country. To help more …
By Steve Frothingham SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro, Inc. plans to move most of its US-bound camera production out of China by next summer to mitigate the potential impact of new tariff lists. Production of cameras bound for non-U.S. markets will remain in China. “Today’s geopolitical business environment requires agility, and we’re proactively addressing …
By Toby Hill The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association and PeopleForBikes are pleased to invite you to the 5th E-Bike Summit – a gathering of industry leaders on all things e-bikes. The summit is an opportunity for anyone making or selling e-bikes to network, learn about legal and legislative work that helps grow the e-bike market, …
By Steve Frothingham Former industry member Trey Richardson looks at the Interbike cancellation and more. By Trey Richardson Industry veteran? I prefer “heavily seasoned,” but for those that don’t know me or think I’m just a loud mouth that likes to nurture arguments, I am ultimately on the same side as everyone despite occasionally disagreeing. …
By Steve Frothingham COLUMBUS, Ohio (BRAIN) — Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill making Ohio the 11th state with an e-bike law supported by the industry. It took four years for PeopleForBikes and the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association to shepherd the model legislation onto the desks of 11 governors, but the groups said they …
By Steve Frothingham Scheels megastores make huge impact on local retail when they come to town. Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared in the December issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. LOVELAND, Colo. (BRAIN) — When Scheels All Sports opens one of its gargantuan sporting goods stores in a new community, the …
By Steve Frothingham LONDON (BRAIN) — Carpegna LTD, the parent company of Rapha, has filed an audited financial statement with Companies House, the United Kingdom’s registrar of companies, showing an operating loss of nearly 20 million pounds ($25 million) last year. The statement covers the six-month period starting in August 2017, when Carpegna, a group …
By Toby Hill Long-time North Vancouver bicycle parts and soft goods distributor Orange Sport Supply has been appointed as the exclusive national distributor in Canada for the Box Components range of MTB parts and accessories. Box Components was created with a rebellious vision and towering objective: to chart new courses and promote forward-thinking products. The …
By Steve Frothingham COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling announced today the 2019 and 2020 USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships location. The race will be held in the same location for both years in Palo Duro Canyon outside of Amarillo TX. The 2019 edition will be held on April 27. “USA Cycling is …
By Steve Frothingham By Brad Hill Editor’s note: Brad Hill owns three Goodale’s Bike Shops in New Hampshire. Hill worked for the founder’s son, Roscoe, and later bought the shop and expanded it. Founded in 1919, Goodale’s sells Trek, Specialized, Cannondale and other brands. Anyone can say what they want about Interbike. But I don’t …
By Toby Hill Date: Date: May 5, 2019 The most unique cycling event in the country, the Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride, is back for its eighth edition of pedaling perversity. Created as an extremely challenging cycling event in the spirit of the great one-day spring classics of Belgium, the Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride (BWR) will …