NOVATO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Marin Mountain Bikes Inc. has hired Scott Anderson to represent Marin Bikes in Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, and the Western Slope of Colorado. Anderson comes to Marin with over 20 years of industry experience, including owning an IBD and ski shop for eight years. Since moving to the supplier side, he …
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Organizers of the IBD Summit announced that they’ve added another speaker to a panel at next week’s conference in Tempe, Arizona. Stuart MacLennan, managing director of Specialized USA, will join the panel discussion on omnichannel retail. The session, titled “How IBDs Are Losing Customers Without Even Knowing It — And …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (BRAIN) — G-Form has hired Bill Rudell as the brand’s new sales and marketing manager. Rudell was most recently the North American PR manager for Cycling Sports Group. “I’m very excited to welcome Bill to the G-Form family,” said Mark Ray, the company’s VP of sales. “His dynamic energy, knowledge of the sport and …
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WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Team Cycling Academy, Israel’s first international pro cycling team, has announced that Cannondale will be its official bike sponsor for 2016. Following a 2015 inaugural season with 14 wins, Team Cycling Academy will open its 2016 racing campaign in February at Italy’s GP Costa degli Etruschi, and will continue with a …
VENTURA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Startup distributor Zeitbike has hired Brent Childress as its sales representative for Northern California. Based in the Bay Area (San Anselmo), Childress will represent the entire line of Zeitbike, including De Marchi clothing, ASS Savers fenders, Green Oil cleaners and lubricants, Knog locks, VDO cycling computers, FIKS:REFLECTIVE wheel reflectors, Hirzl gloves, TWO …
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (BRAIN) — Infinit Nutrition is joining The Bike Cooperative as a supplier partner of the retailer-owned co-op. Infinit is The Bike Co-op’s first supplier in the nutrition category. Through this partnership the member retailers of The Bike Co-op will earn rebates on their purchases of Infinit Nutrition products, both direct and through distributors. Bike …
DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Cycling media veteran Mark Gouge is joining Australia-based CyclingTips.com as its North American sales director. CyclingTips, which recently merged with BikeExchange, is expanding in the U.S. The website recently hired former VeloNews editor in chief Neal Rogers and technical editor James Huang, who is joining from BikeRadar.com. Gouge spent six years at …
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Layne Rigney named as new president. PETALUMA, Calif (BRAIN) — CamelBak’s longtime CEO Sally McCoy is stepping down after nine years in her role. Layne Rigney, currently the brand’s senior vice president of global sales, will take over as president on Feb. 1, the company announced Tuesday. “Layne is a proven and respected leader at CamelBak …
DETROIT (BRAIN) — Shinola, known for its Detroit-built watches, bicycles and leather goods, has brought its retail store count to 12 with the recent opening of two locations in Miami and Portland, Oregon. Shinola’s 1,200-square-foot Portland store opened early fall in the city’s southwest quadrant. Located on the ground floor of the historic Black Box building …
LEADVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Mavic will provide neutral support to racers at this year’s Leadville 100 mountain bike race, as well as at two other races in the Leadville Trail MTB series. This year’s 100 mile race is sponsored by Blueprint for Athletes and Lifetime Fitness, which owns the event. The partnership with Mavic is multi-year …
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