Events
WHISTLER, British Columbia (BRAIN)—Area riders are tuning their bikes and getting out their gear as the Whistler Mountain Bike Park opens for daily operations Saturday, May 15 with 16 trails and two skills centers to feed their adrenaline lust.
AUGUSTA, GA (BRAIN)—A big topic of conversation at this year’s International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit were bike clubs, and how they can work more closely with retailers and IMBA itself.
NEWBURY PARK, CA (BRAIN)—Following the success of the first “Ride Like King Day” last May, Giant will once again honor its founder King Liu with a second annual running of the event.
SPRINGFIELD, OR (BRAIN)—The Springfield High Cycling Club is preparing for a long distance bike ride this summer. Four high school students, led by history teacher James March, will experience American history firsthand by traveling the entire route of the historic Lewis and Clark expedition west by bike.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA (BRAIN)—Lifeboat Events says registration for DealerCamp is on track for a filled event, with more than a dozen strong brands on board and many targeted retail shops already signed up to attend.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN)—Key industry suppliers are making plans for December’s Taichung Bike Week and Colmax’s Erik Kimble has announced his schedule for the annual event.
MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN)—For the 12th straight year, Specialized is inviting industry friends to take part in the annual Bike to Work Day Industry Commuter Cup Challenge on Thursday, May 13.
DAVIS, CA (BRAIN)—The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame has officially moved to Davis, California.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN)—RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) has stepped up to be the main sponsor for the first ever RBC GranFondo Whistler mass cycling event. It will be held September 11, along the picturesque Sea to Sky Highway.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN)—There was plenty of new eye candy to drool over at the SRAM booth at Sea Otter on Friday as the component maker unveiled its latest and greatest to the public.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN)—Trek’s John Burke and Specialized’s Mike Sinyard shared the podium at the Bicycle Leadership Conference yesterday morning and rallied the industry behind them to raise a whopping $573,000 for the IMBA Public Lands Initiative.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN)—Bicycle Retailer and Industry News handed out its BRAINy awards with an emphasis on individual achievement and industry service at the Bicycle Leadership Conference yesterday.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN)—Mike Sinyard, founder and president of Specialized Bicycles, prompted a round of resounding applause when he reminded attendees at the Bicycle Leadership Conference that the industry—whether manufacturing products, supporting racing or selling products at retail—requires passion if it’s to succe