Saris's owner said his company has been "abandoned by bicycle trade and industry groups" who sided with importers. COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (BRAIN) — When Ali Yazdian began planning his bike rack company about three years ago, he was determined to manufacture in the U.S., as much as possible near his home in the Salt Lake Valley. …
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LONDON (BRAIN) — Rapha has cut 15 jobs at its headquarters in the name of reducing redundancy and costs, the company said. The company said sales were up significantly last year but that it now focusing on long-term profitable growth rather than short-term sales. The move comes a little over a year since RZC Investments, a …
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Felt Bicycles has rebranded, with a new logo, new corporate colors, and a new website. The company, which was acquired by Rossignol Group early last year, also has a new dealer education platform, developed with Myagi. “We’re thrilled to be taking the Felt brand in an exciting new direction, one …
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HELSINKI (BRAIN) — Amer Sports CEO Heikki Takala made clear Thursday that the company is considering selling off both its cycling brands, Mavic and Enve. In the most gentle but firm way, Takala said there might be a better owner out there, somewhere, for the brands, both of which he called “iconic.” “We are not …
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Editor’s note: This article has been modified to add that Park manufactures 80 percent of its products in the U.S. MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Park Tool is suing Real World Cycling, an Arizona specialty bike tool maker, over the shade of anodizing on three of RWC’s aluminum tools. Park has held a trademark on use of …
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VISTA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Haro Bicycle Corp. has announced organizational changes in sales and product management — promoting its sales director and bringing aboard new product managers for its BMX and lifestyle bike lines. Rickey Strawn, Haro’s director of sales the past four years, has been promoted to vice president of sales. In a release, …
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E-bikes and disc road bikes also driving sales, contributing to 3% growth in IBD revenue. BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Retail sales of 29-inch mountain bikes grew $36 million in the 12 months ending in June, taking dollar share from 27.5-inch bikes, according to The NPD Group. Twenty-niners now account for 41 percent of dollars sold …
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HELSINKI (BRAIN) — Amer Sports says its Mavic cycling business is “under review” as Amer updates its strategy and looks to focus its portfolio of brands, which includes Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, Mavic, Enve, Suunto, Wilson and Precor. It was not clear whether Amer’s other cycling brand, Enve, is also under review. Mavic has been an …
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SALT LAKE CITY — ROTOR America has boosted dealer support at its Salt Lake City headquarters with the addition of Michael Zanetti as lead account executive. Formerly working as an event and outreach manager in the specialty run channel, Michael raced U23 pro XCT and graduated from Lees-McRae College. He has also worked at IBDs …
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Reno, Nevada — Urban transportation specialist Tern, and Stile Products, Tern’s North American distributor, are pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the team: Steve Gluckman and Josh Schlee. “I keep a list called ‘People in the Bike Industry I Think Are Awesome and Who I’d Love to Work with Someday’ and …
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