Interbike’s OutDoor Demo Evolves…

Preliminary reports from Eurobike and the Milan Bicycle show seem to be pointing to an exciting week at Interbike, and as the industry evolves Interbike’s management team has created more opportunities for the show to evolve as well. Each year, the Inter

Vail Revenues Increase Despite Decline in Skier Days…

Vail Resorts continued its march toward higher efficiency in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, with Mountain revenue decreasing 4.8%, from $32.3 million to $30.8 million this year. However, Mountain expense decreased $7.1 million, or 11.7%, to $53.3 m

Bell Sports / Riddell Merger Complete…

Fenway Partners has completed its acquisition and merger of Bell Sports, which includes both the Bell and Giro brands of Bicycle and Snow Sports helmets, with Riddell. The new company produces more than eight million helmets annually and will have project

Race Face Increases Focus on Apparel…

Race Face has decided to put more emphasis on the brand’s apparel line, seeing some real opportunity for growth in what the company describes as “all the fairly ubiquitous cycling apparel on the market.” The Vancouver based component company made their fi

Adopt-A-Crag Surpasses Goal…

The Access Fund's fifth annual nationwide Adopt-a-Crag program surpassed its goal of 89 events around the country. Adopt-a-Crag began in 2000 as part of the Access Fund's 10th anniversary celebration. Since its inception, Adopt-a-Crag has drawn

Trek Extends True Temper to Titanium…

True Temper Sports and Trek Bicycle Corporation have inked a strategic supplier partnership in which TRUE will supply its new T3 titanium tubesets for Trek’s LeMond brand of road bikes. The deal makes Trek the first major manufacturer to announce adoption

Golite Expands Licensing Efforts in Bike Market…

Golite has been stepping up their efforts in the bicycle industry, and has inked three new licensing deals for sublimated jerseys for the 2005 product season. The company launched their first cycling apparel line at Interbike 2003, and quickly realized th

Sporting Goods Real Estate Moves…

Scheels All Sports has reportedly accelerated construction of its new 265,000 sf flagship store and corporate headquarters in Fargo, North Dakota, due primarily to a strengthening economy. Work on the $32 million project was to begin in a year, but will

Accell Acquires Second German Parts Distributor…

The Accel group has taken yet another step in consolidating the bicycle, bicycle parts, and accessories distribution market in Europe. Over the past year, Accel has acquired two Dutch bicycle distributors – Junker, and F. Van Buuren – as well as a German

Accell Acquires German Bike Parts Distributor

Accell Group N.V. has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of Julius Holz GmbH & Co. KG in Munich, a firm trading in bicycles, bicycle parts and bicycle accessories. After the acquisition of Juncker B.V. and Van Buuren & Co. B.V. in The Netherlan