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6 hours ago · WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The import threshold exemption cited most often as a loophole for allowing e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries to enter the U.S. marketplace without scrutiny no longer will apply to those products valued at under $800 coming from China and Canada beginning Tuesday.

Jan 23, 2025 · CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Radio Flyer is expanding its independent bike dealer network by hiring Justin Gottlieb as e-bike sales director and adding several sales agencies.

5 days ago · CHICAGO (BRAIN) — Bike Index released its annual 2025 report showing a 15% increase in reported thefts of the 1.3 million bikes it registered, and more than two million are stolen annually in the U.S. with a value of more than a billion dollars.

Jan 21, 2025 · SECAUCUS, N.J. (BRAIN) — We sent New York-based journalist JP Partland to CABDA East last week to talk to retailers about what they expect for 2025 and how recent trends might affect their business. This is what he heard from a …

Dec 17, 2024 · A version of this article ran in the December issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. This version has been updated with additional comments from Arnold Kamler.(BRAIN) — Of the many expected changes when the new presidential administration takes over, the least speculative notion is increased tariffs on goods from China and perhaps from all other countries. President-elect Donald Trump ...

Jan 23, 2025 · (BRAIN) — Electric trike brand Mooncool released a folding model that it says is specifically designed for riders 50 and over. The TK1 Folding Electric Trike has various features that make it safer and more practical for those riders seeking mobility options, the brand said.

Oct 15, 2024 · BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our October magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How’s profitability compared to last year, and how do you measure it? What tactics have been producing the largest …

Jan 23, 2025 · MURRIETA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Pierer New Mobility GmbH — the e-bike business unit of Pierer Mobility AG — says it will consolidate its functions to headquarters in Munderfing, Austria, and Murrieta, California, and phase out its operations in South Africa, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Nov 12, 2024 · BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our November magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How would you gauge the current consumer demand for bikes, service, apparel, parts, accessories?