By Stephen Frothingham BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Unior USA has announced that its Bicycle Mechanics Handbook, Volume 1, is now in stock. The handbook was written by Denise Belzil, owner of and instructor at Techno Cycle in Montreal. Volume 1 is 274 pages with detailed instructions on the maintenance of hubs, bottom brackets, and …
By Stephen Frothingham GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (BRAIN) — Village Bike & Fitness, a four-store chain in the greater Grand Rapids area, has announced that 25-year veteran employee Cory Bultman has purchased the company from owners Dale Phelps and Pam Kruse. Bultman began working for Village Bike Shop on Kalamazoo Avenue and 44th Street in 1993 …
By Stephen Frothingham BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Jennifer Harned, the president and general manager of Bell and Giro, and Justin Gottlieb, the vice president of Interbike, were recently elected to the PeopleForBikes Coalition board of directors. Harned has worked in the cycling industry since she joined Easton-Bell Sports in 2007. She previously held positions at …
By Stephen Frothingham EUGENE, Ore. (BRAIN) — Burley Design’s new Coho XC trailer is designed for everything from single-track bikepacking to long distance touring. The trailer is designed to be compatible with hubs with axles 126-197 millimeters. “Our mission is to enable adventure, and we believe we’ve made a trailer that does just that: enable …
By Stephen Frothingham GUNDELFINGEN, Germany (BRAIN) — Tout Terrain, a maker of custom touring, bikepacking, city and e-bikes and single-wheel, suspended child and cargo trailers, is transitioning to a dealer-direct sales model in North America effective Sept. 1. Previously, Tout Terrain products were distributed by Cyclemonkey and Peter White Cycles in the United States. All …
By Stephen Frothingham SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based direct to consumer e-bike brand, says it will increase the price of its U.S. e-bike models by $200, and its commercial-grade e-trike model by $800. The price increases will take effect Sept. 23, the day a new 25 percent tariff on China-made e-bike goes …
By Stephen Frothingham Online sales up 11 percent year-over-year. One of the only categories to show a decline was sporting goods stores, which were down 5.7 percent. WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — July retail sales were up 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted from June and increased 4.9 percent unadjusted year-over-year, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau …
By Stephen Frothingham LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association has decided to widen its membership to include mobile-only operators. “The NBDA works to represent the best in bicycle retail, and including the best in mobile operators is a natural extension of that goal,” said Brandee Lepak, the NBDA’s chair. “Although mobile …
By Stephen Frothingham FORT COLLINS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Niner Bicycles is investing in enhanced operational capabilities to provide partially assembled bikes to its U.S. dealers. The company also announced that it is expanding its global operations with a new facility in the Netherlands to make bikes and frames more readily available internationally. “Niner continues to …
By Stephen Frothingham SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike has announced the schedule for the 2018 edition of its Electric Theatre, which includes e-bike education sessions offered each day during the trade show. The Electric Theatre’s presenting sponsor is Bosch. Electric Theatre events will take place in Hall 3 of the Reno-Sparks Convention Center …
By Stephen Frothingham Donnelly also providing frames for the foundation’s racers. BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Donnelly Cycling will be donating a portion of all proceeds from the sales of their new C//C cyclocross bikes and frames in the Amy D. blue color to the Amy D. Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to encourage and support …
By Stephen Frothingham SAN CARLOS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Ritchey Design is expanding its agreements with Quality Bicycle Products and Bicycle Technologies International for the sale and fulfillment of Ritchey products. Both distributors will expand their distribution of Ritchey’s products to include all frames, parts, tools and accessories (excluding complete bikes), and will serve virtually all …
By Stephen Frothingham Arkansas frame maker also hires Will Stoffel as IBD and export manager. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BRAIN) — Allied Cycle Works, the domestic carbon fiber framemaker, has released a new “high margin” program for U.S. IBDs. The company also has hired Will Stoffel as IBD & export manager. Stoffel was in territory management …
By Stephen Frothingham WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — A three-day meeting of over 100 women bike advocates is taking place this week at the Trek headquarters here. The third annual Trek Women’s Advocates includes seminars with Trek’s marketing, engineering, design, retail, manufacturing, and product development teams. Advocates will learn tools that will help strengthen the relationship …
By Stephen Frothingham BRISTOL, U.K. (BRAIN) — Tailfin has launched a new rear bag for mountain bikes on Kickstarter. The company said the product solves some of the challenges of carrying a medium amount of stuff on a mountain bike: it attaches quickly and is stable, is compatible with dropper posts, carbon posts and small …