Yuba opens distributor Down Under, adds new hires • U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame launches Legends Gran Fondo May 6 • A social network for bike shops launchedSAUSALITO, CA (BRAIN) Feb 13, 13:06 MT—Cargo bike manufacturer Yuba Bicycles has opened a distributor in Melbourne, Australia, serving Australia and New Zealand, said Benjamin Sarrazin, Yuba’s owner…
Free-Flite donates $ 10,000 to SORBA chapter • Switchback magazine partners with IMBA WOODSTOCK, GA (BRAIN) Jan. 19 Retailer Dan Thonton, the owner of Free-Flite Bicycles, has donated $ 10,000 to the Woodstock, Georgia, chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Thornton’s and Free-Flite have donated $ 25,000 since the chapter\’s inception. \”I just thought \’wow\’,…
Hermes Sport staffs up as product line grows • Still time to register for Park tech summit • Houston launches bike share program • Bike expo planned for Georgia SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—Hermes Sport, a San Diego-based manufacturer of high-end carbon and aluminum wheels for road and mountain bikes, announced several changes to its product…
De Soto enters cycling clothing market • Specialized hires Teixeira De Soto Sport, long known for its triathlon clothing and wetsuits, is entering the high-end cycling side of things with a new line called De Soto Grupo Ciclismo. “We believe there is a tremendous opportunity for us to use our 22 years of technical apparel…
Blue appoints rep in southwest NORCROSS, GA (BRAIN)—Blue Competition Cycles has hired Michael Lax as a rep for the southwest region. Lax will be responsible for sales in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, an area the Norcross, Georgia, company has identified as a growth opportunity. Lax is based in Austin, Texas. He joins Blue less…