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BLACKSBURG, Va. (BRAIN) — East Coasters Bike Shops co-owner Wesley Best was unusually busy Tuesday, but it had little to do with running the two stores that he and Chris Betz have operated since 2005.

Tagged Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments
Mark Mattei, right, with longtime employee Earl Russell.

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — For Mark Mattei, it's simply time. "Being 71 and still having reasonable mental faculties, I thought it would be wise to retire when I could still consciously appreciate retiring," said Mattei, Cycle Smithy's owner since 1973. "And I wouldn't mind a little time off."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (BRAIN) — Erik's broke new ground last month when the Midwestern retailer branched out to open its first location in Arizona. The store in Scottsdale is also Erik's first e-bike specific location.

FOLSOM, Calif. (BRAIN) — Folsom Bike owners Wilson and Erin Gorrell have announced they have sold their two stores to Trek Bicycle, effective Sept. 1.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes will open its sixth store on July 8, in Salt Lake City. The company said it plans to open stores in Huntington Beach, California; Brooklyn, New York; and St. Petersburg, Florida, later this summer. 

Tagged Electric bike

(BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association has announced the 2022 Bicycle Retailer Excellence Awards winners. One hundred and eleven retailers from North America were awarded at Platinium, Gold, Silver and Bronze levels.

BERKELEY, Calif. (Outside Business Journal) — Employees of the REI's store here are seeking to unionize, just four months after the company's Manhattan, N.Y., location passed a vote to do the same in March.

FITCHBURG, Wis. (BRAIN) — Milwaukee’s Wheel & Sprocket will have two locations in the Madison area with the acquisition of Fitchburg Cycles from its long-time owner Edwin Benet.

Tagged Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments

LINCOLN, Neb. (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle has acquired The Bike Race, a two-store chain in Lincoln and Omaha.

Tagged Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Wheat Ridge Cyclery, a nearly 50 year old Denver-area retailer, is opening a second location. 

The new location will be in Littleton, in the Ken Caryl region south of Denver.  WRC's original location is in Wheat Ridge, north of Denver.

Trek decides to stop sales to the stores that have long been associated with the brand.
Elevation Cycles' Parker, Colorado, location.

DENVER (BRAIN) — Mike’s Bikes, the California retailer acquired by Pon.Bike last August, has bought the four-store Elevation Cycles chain in the Denver area.

The Ledger building features external bike ramps up to the sixth floor.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Specialized plans to open its third Experience Center in the U.S. this fall, in this bike-hub city; the company also has acquired a store in nearby Fayetteville called The Bike Route.

ARLINGTON, Va. (BRAIN) — Conte's Bike Shop will open its eighth location in the District of Columbia region at the National Landing Amazon HQ2 offices early next year.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — A two-alarm fire at a Queens bike shop on Monday was caused by a charging lithium-ion battery, according to FDNY.

Tagged Electric bike
The most recent CODB Study was released in 2014.

Participants will receive a copy of the $400 report, which has not been updated for seven years.

PRAGUE (BRAIN) — Czech carbon frame and bike manufacturer Festka will provide bikes to Bangkok retailer Concept Speed, which is trying to meet demand in the growing Asian market. And Concept Speed is not starting small with Festka's pricy carbon models.

Landry's Bicycles in Boston bucks industry trend by forming ESOP.

BOSTON (BRAIN) — Mark Vautour doesn't get his coffee from Starbucks or dine at nearby Legal Seafood. When a Landry's Bicycles customer knocks on the door 10 minutes after closing, he'll open the door. That's what a neighborhood businessman does.

ORLANDO, Fla. (BRAIN) — The owners of David’s World Cycle have announced a transaction rumored for several months: They have sold the 21-store Florida chain to Trek Bicycle.

CUTLER BAY, Fla. (BRAIN) — An e-bike battery charging unattended at a longtime South Florida bike shop caught fire and destroyed the interior and much of the inventory, but no injuries were reported.

Tagged Electric bike

IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Three retailers have joined the board of directors of the National Bicycle Dealers Association, along with two re-elected board members.

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