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2 weeks ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Allied Cycle Works' parent company, HIA Velo, was founded in 2016 as a domestic carbon fiber manufacturer, originally re-purposing equipment acquired from Montreal's bankrupt manufacturer Guru Cycles. The brand, now backed by a Walton family investment group, has received considerable media attention for its U.S. production over the years.
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2 weeks ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
BERKELEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — The owners of Wrench Science, the custom bike e-commerce site that closed earlier this winter, are looking to sell its remaining assets, including two custom-built online platforms: one that facilitates online bike sizing and a configurator that lets customers spec custom bikes with compatible parts.
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2 weeks ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
LAKEWOOD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Taiwan-based Tern Bicycles’ U.S. office will be on the hook for about $1 million in unexpected tariff fees if shipments that are currently in transit don’t clear customs before next Wednesday. Until Wednesday this week, e-bikes from Vietnam were subject to no tariffs at all. But the reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump raised the tariff to 47% (57% for standard bikes).
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2 weeks ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
(BRAIN) — Since the European Union first imposed anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese e-bike more than a decade ago, Portugal has become the bike-making capital of Europe, producing about 3 million bikes and e-bikes a year. The nation has built a bike industry cluster where suppliers of various components work with assembly factories to efficiently make and assemble bikes, much like Taiwan's famed manufacturing cluster.
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3 weeks ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
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1 month ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
PeopleForBikes released its 2024 U.S. Bicycling Participation Study, offering new insights into bicycling trends across the country. This biennial report reveals that 112 million Americans — 35% of those ages 3 and older — rode a bike at least once in 2024. This marks the highest participation rate since the study began in 2014, underscoring an increasing interest in bicycling propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1 month ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
Editor's note: A version of this article ran in the March edition of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (BRAIN) — If the U.S. imposed reciprocal tariffs, it would create higher U.S. import tariffs on bikes and e-bikes from Vietnam, a key sourcing nation for the industry in recent years, although Vietnam imports relatively few U.S. bike products.
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1 month ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Brompton, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has made some major updates to its iconic C Line of folding bikes. The C Line is the original Brompton model invented in 1975 by founder Andrew Ritchie. It continues to be made in London. The newly expanded range now includes 2-speed, 6-speed and 12-speed options; the new 12-speed has three exclusive colors: Flamingo Pink, Amethyst Lacquer and Turkish Green.
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1 month ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
Temecula, Calif, March 4, 2025 – Today, INTENSE announced the implementation of a new and unique independent bicycle dealer (IBD) focused program designed to maximize dealer retail velocity and profitability for US based retailers. INTENSE has created an IBD program that provides a unique custom purchase experience that delivers maximum profitability to retailers.
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1 month ago | 
bicycleretailer.com | Steve Frothingham
Published February 27, 2025 Topics associated with this article: Tariffs Sign up for our newsletter Up Next Posted in Industry News ago Posted in Recalls ago Posted in Industry News ago Posted in Industry News ago Posted in Industry News ago Posted in Announcements ago
