Enduro Bearings Announces 2023 Sponsored Athletes/Teams 

Enduro Bearings’ 2023 ambassador program includes returning teams, individuals, and new U.S. and UK athletes. While the list is rider-centric, the company said it would announce its ambassador mechanics in an upcoming release. Athletes will compete in various cycling disciplines using Enduro’s XD15 bearings and components, patent-pending Maxhit bottom brackets and headsets, Max pivot bearings, and Directline derailleur pulleys. Enduro’s […]

NGF Sees Biggest Golf Participation Jump Coming In Juniors

The National Golf Foundation is reporting that the overall golfer base has gotten more diverse as participation levels have increased the past several years. NGF sees the biggest participation increases over the past three years have come in the junior ranks.

Fox Factory Sees Q4 Sales Dip In Specialty Sports Group Segment

Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales grew 19.4 percent in the fourth quarter ended December 30 as a gain of a 38.5 percent increase in its Powered Vehicles Group segment offset a 1.9 percent decrease in sales in Specialty Sports Group bicycle components segment. The weakness in the Specialty Sports Group was attributed to a return to seasonality.

NSGA Hall of Famer, Augie Nieto, Passes Away

Augie Nieto was one of the most successful innovators in the fitness industry who turned his efforts toward finding a cure for ALS after he was diagnosed with the disease 18 years ago. Nieto, a 2008 Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame inductee, passed away on February 22.

Steve Madden Posts Sharp Drop In Q4 Wholesale Revenues

Steve Madden’s fourth quarter 2022 revenue decreased 18.6 percent to $470.6 million in the period ended December 31, compared to $578.5 million in the prior-year comparable period. Revenue for the wholesale business was $308.8 million, a 24.8 percent decrease.