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Posted January 22, 2021
Luis Valerio

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (BRAIN) — Luis Valerio, a development technician at Ibis Cycles, died recently of COVID-19 after spending 26 days in the hospital.

Posted January 22, 2021
The René Herse Fleece Ridge tire.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A René Herse Cycles gravel bikepacking tire with a tread designed to minimize noise has won a Design & Innovation Award in the European program's road components category.

Posted January 22, 2021
Sun & Ski Sports' location in Avon, Colorado.

HOUSTON (BRAIN) — Sun & Ski Sports, the Houston-based retailer with 30 stores, is giving its employees a thank you bonus of $250-$1,500 in recognition of their work in 2020 during the pandemic. 

Posted January 20, 2021
Deal across all ASO races marks end of era for Mavic and its iconic yellow vehicles.

PARIS (VeloNews) — Shimano will be taking over the neutral support role at the Tour de France and other marquee races this year, replacing longtime partner Mavic that began race support with its distinctive yellow

Posted January 20, 2021

SACRAMENTO (BRAIN) — The California Bicycle Coalition is backing another legislative attempt this year to adopt the Idaho Stop for bicyclists entering intersections.

Posted January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. Small Business Administration approved about 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans in the first week after being reimplemented in December.

Nearly 3,000 lenders submitted applications for more than $5 billion between Jan. 11-17.

Posted January 19, 2021
The original Live Valve system has various sensors, but none on the crank.

Fox Factory may be adding crankarm sensors to its Live Valve suspension control system. Besides the performance advantage, the company is angling to bolster its presence in the OE market through component bundling.

Posted January 16, 2021
Muneer Radi

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For the debut of our new State of Retail panel, we asked each panel member to describe their business and share some thoughts about the upcoming season.

Posted January 14, 2021

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components and Lauren Parenti have agreed to settle the lawsuit that Parenti filed last month. The former graphic designer for the brand had charged that she was terminated in violation of federal and state civil rights and employment laws.

Posted January 14, 2021
Today: Brian Hackford of Keswick Cycle in Philadelphia.
Brian Hackford, Keswick Cycle, Philadelphia, Pa.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Posted January 14, 2021
Today: Dan Shuman of Salem Cycle in Massachusetts.
Dan Shuman, Salem Cycle, Salem, Mass.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — We touched base with 16 retailers to get their take on the 2020 season and their predictions for 2021. We'll be sharing snapshots from those interviews online over the next two weeks.

Posted January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — More than 1.1 million Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven so far, totaling $100 billion, the Small Business Administration said.

Posted January 13, 2021
Bicycle World Texas will replace Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop Austin.

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — City officials here are recommending that Bicycle World Texas provide bikes to the police department, five months after Mellow Johnny's ended its relationship with the department.

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