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Posted November 12, 2007

LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN)—Calfee Design's bamboo bike got some love in yesterday's LA Times.

The LA Times highlighted different outdoor equipment for being green including surfboards, skateboards, snowboards and Calfee Design's bamboo bike.

Posted November 12, 2007

LAKE FOREST, CA (BRAIN)—As a result of the recent Southern California wildfires, many parks popular to mountain bikers suffered extensive damage like Orange County's Whiting Ranch.

Whiting Ranch hasn't reopened yet.

Posted November 12, 2007

GREENVILLE, SC (BRAIN)—Blue Competition Cycles, Hincapie Sportswear and SRAM are hosting the first annual Q-Fest tomorrow at SRAM's Chicago headquarters.

Posted November 12, 2007

"He was a class act, the kind of guy who stood by his word." —Len Rohde, talking about former 49ers coach Dick Nolan, who passed away at the age of 75.

Posted November 11, 2007

TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN)—The Ontario government is helping families get more active with a retail sales tax exemption for bikes and helmets.

Posted November 11, 2007

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Bianchi has partnered with the Barloworld Race Team. Bianchi will supply bicycles for the team in 2008.

Barloworld had been with Cannondale.

Posted November 11, 2007

GRAND JUNCTION, CO (BRAIN)—DT Swiss has launched its first outside representative in the country to represent the brand in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Posted November 11, 2007

PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN)—Pro Cycling Tour, organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, have hired The Shipon Group of Philadelphia to market the three-event international cycling series including next year's 24th annual Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship scheduled for June 8.

Posted November 11, 2007

"He could do anything he wanted to do — the movie business, writing, theater, politics. He never thought the boundaries were restricted. He'd go anywhere and try anything.

Posted November 9, 2007

MILAN, Italy (BRAIN)—Some exhibitors might have frowned on the Milan bicycle show’s later dates and dropped out, but that didn’t seem to hamper the crowds of buyers and press that filled the halls and subway stations into the Fiera Milano and at nearby cafes and restaurants yesterday—when it opened to industry buyer

Posted November 8, 2007

"Hey devil boy
We're going to blow your house in
Hey devil boy
What do you think of that?"
-Seven Mary Three

Posted November 8, 2007

VICTORIA, British Columbia (BRAIN)—Schwalbe and Lambert have announced that Schwalbe tires will be made available across Canada via a distribution partnership between both companies.

Lambert will be the direct sales and service link between Schwalbe North America, Victoria BC and Canadian IBDs.

Posted November 8, 2007

AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN)—Marcin Sochacki, founder and chief executive officer of triathlon/cycling product manufacturer Rocket Science Sports, has made a move to assure brand quality.

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