Retailers, will you be open on Black Friday?
By Stephen Frothingham Choices Yes No Yes 74% (37 votes) No 26% (13 votes) Total votes: 50 …read more Via:: Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
REI to close on Black Friday, promoting outdoor activity instead
By Stephen Frothingham SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Outdoor co-op REI will not open its stores on “Black Friday,” Nov. 27 this year. Instead of promoting retail consumption on the day after Thanksgiving, REI is channeling the attention the move is getting toward promoting increased outdoor activity that day. “On November 27, we’ll be closing all 143 …
Bike shop visits down sharply, report says
By Stephen Frothingham Gluskin Townley report finds shop visits have declined 17 percent since 2012. ALLENTOWN, Pa. (BRAIN) — Bike shop visits by consumers declined 17 percent between 2012 and 2014, according to a new report based on consumer research by the industry consulting group Gluskin Townley. Besides the decline in shop visits, the American …
Motorcycle industry speaker to kick off 2016 IBD Summit
By Stephen Frothingham SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Organizers have fleshed out the full agenda for next year’s IBD Summit, which will be held near Phoenix in January. The event’s keynote speaker will be Sam Dantzler, a consultant to the motorcycle industry. Dantzler’s presentation will be titled, “Discounts Suck. Loyalty Rocks.” It will look …
G-Form hires DeLeon as VP of global marketing
By Lynette Carpiet PROVIDENCE, R.I. (BRAIN) — Protective gear company G-Form has hired Michael DeLeon as VP of global marketing. DeLeon comes from Dorel Sports where he was director of integrated marketing and communications for the company’s three global bike divisions — Cycling Sports Group, Pacific Cycle Group and Apparel Footwear Group — and each …
Retailers, do you sell used bikes?
By Stephen Frothingham Choices Yes, we sell used bikes we own Yes, we sell used bikes on consignment No, we don’t buy or sell them Yes, we sell used bikes we own …read more Via:: Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
Rider Profile: Sofia Torres
By Pretty Fast Interview with Sofia by Tayler Rae Dubé, Photography by Sofia Torres I first met Sofia when she started working as a mechanic at my friend Brendan’s bike shop, Silk Road Cycles, in Brooklyn. It took a while for us to get to know each other, but once I got to know Sofia …
Wolf Tooth offers 1-by chainrings for Shimano four-arm road cranks
By Stephen Frothingham MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Wolf Tooth Components is now offering its wide-narrow Drop-Stop 1-by chainrings to fit Shimano’s Dura-Ace, Ultegra, 105, and Tiagra road cranks with Shimano’s asymmetric 4 x 110mm bolt pattern. Machined in Minneapolis from 7075-T6 aluminum, the 110BCD Asymmetric 4-Bolt chainrings use Wolf Tooth’sDrop-Stop tooth profile for chain retention and …
CSG joins SmartEtailing Supplier Sync program
By Stephen Frothingham WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Cycling Sports Group announced Monday that it has joined SmartEtailing’s Supplier Sync service. Through Supplier Sync, CSG’s independent bike dealers will have the ability to blend their in-store and online inventory with real-time availability from the company’s brands, which include Cannondale, GT and Schwinn. CSG’s relationship with SmartEtailing …
Morning Links: Ask for your $1,100 road rebate, and SGV Bicycle Education Center officially opens
By bikinginla The next time someone says bicyclists need to pay their share of the road, ask them to give you $1,100 instead. That’s the amount a new report says every household pays to subsidize car ownership, whether or not they drive. Which means, instead of not …read more Via:: BikingInLA
Weekend Links: Scary head-on GMR driver, bikes for the zombie apocalypse, and a beer keg messenger bag
By bikinginla Halloween is just a week away. So let’s start with something scary. Like an SUV driver coming around a blind curve on the wrong side of the road on Glendora Mountain Road after an ill-advised pass, courtesy of Ron. ……… Washington Bikes spells out what …read more Via:: BikingInLA
IBD Summit,
By Stephen Frothingham Start: January 12, 2016 1:00 am End: January 14, 2016 1:00 am Location: Marriott Phoenix Tempe at the Buttes, Tempe, AZ http://www.theibdsummit.com Our event arms shop owners, managers and other key staff with the information needed to help them shift to a gear that makes …read more Via:: Bicycle Retailer and Industry …
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Expo
By Stephen Frothingham Start: January 7, 2016 1:00 am End: January 10, 2016 1:00 am Location: Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. http://www.outdoorretailer.com Meet leading winter sports equipment retailers, manufacturers and outdoor industry professionals. Discover new winter sports products, apparel and gear. Join us at …read more Via:: Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
Soma’s Gator Bar ready for adventure riding, touring
By Stephen Frothingham SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Soma Fabrications’ Gator Bar is an alternative to “alternative drop bars,” with drops that flare out at a 20-degree angle. It’s 655mm wide and works with mountain grips as well as bar tape. The grip area is long enough to run grip shifters and flat-bar levers, but the …
Wiggle sales up 12% last year to $276 million
By Stephen Frothingham Sales grew steeply in the UK and Europe, but declined in the rest of the world in the year ending in February 2015. LONDON (BRAIN) — Wiggle’s sales for the 12 months that ended in February 2015 totaled £179 million ($276 million), up 11.5 percent from the prior period, the company announced …