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Posted October 7, 2022

MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — Pon's Pacific Cycle has reduced its North American workforce in an attempt to restructure operations in response to what it called challenging economic conditions in the retail mass market segment.

Posted October 6, 2022
CEO says there is no "time clock" to turn around the company.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Peloton has eliminated another 500 employees globally, in what the company's CEO termed "the final phase of the company's transformation journey."

Posted October 6, 2022

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Swift Industries is recalling about 1,800 rubber straps that were sold with some of its bike bags and separately this year. The company has received 129 reports of the straps breaking.

Posted October 5, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — State Farm Fire & Casualty and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is jointly suing Rad Power Bikes on behalf of an insured client for property damage after his Rad Power e-bike caught fire.

Posted October 5, 2022
Yamaha YDX-MORO 07.

CYPRESS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Two new e-MTB models have been added to Yamaha Bicycles' full-suspension lineup. The YDX-MORO 07 and YDX-MORO 05 are spec'd with Yamaha's PW-X3 mid-drive unit, Dual Twin frame, and Quad Sensor system.

Posted October 5, 2022
Company owns Osprey and Hydro Flask.
An Osprey hydration reservoir.

EL PASO, Texas (BRAIN) — Helen of Troy reported second-quarter net sales growth of 9.7% year-over-year, with its Home & Outdoor group experiencing an 11.8% increase.

Posted October 4, 2022
Fort Myers Beach following Hurricane Ian. Getty photo.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (BRAIN) — Hurricane Ian left at least one bike shop "utterly destroyed"— the Fort Myers Pedego store. It's likely that many more stores and the homes of their owners and employees were damaged or destroyed. Retailers who have been able to re-open are trying to quickly rescue customers' bikes that were submerged. And they are contemplating how their market will be affected as the area rebuilds.

Posted October 4, 2022

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — PeopleForBikes on Tuesday released a final full agenda for its upcoming SHIFT '22 Conference in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Posted October 3, 2022
Bonaslabs' Disc-O-Matic. Photo by Lucent Productions.

A Massachusetts startup and a Slovenian brake pad manufacturer are each coming out with devices to speed up and standardize the process of bedding-in new disc brake pads and rotors.

Posted October 3, 2022

(BRAIN) — The fourth annual Ebike Future Conference, an online event, will be held next week and boasts more than 50 speakers, including some well-known names in the U.S. industry.

Posted September 30, 2022

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — David Schriber, formerly with Nike, Burton, and Masterclass, will be joining Specialized as chief marketing officer effective Monday.

Posted September 30, 2022

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — More than 100 Dick's Sporting Goods stores will soon sell Peloton stationary bikes, treadmills and accessories starting this holiday season. It will be Peloton's first distribution agreement with a brick-and-mortar retailers. Dick's will also sell the products on its website.

Posted September 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Rockgeist Bikepack USA is recalling about 420 BarJam Brackets, which allow cyclists to attach gear or bags to handlebars, because they can crack or break during use.

The company received three reports of incidents of the brackets breaking and cracking. No injuries have been reported.

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