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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · May 20

Wolf Tooth comes out with Made in USA bottom brackets. These are high precision bottom brackets designed to never creak. They come in a wide number of variations to cover most frames and cranksets.

#WolftoothComponents #BicycleParts #Cycling

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · May 14

SRAM offers wireless conversion kit for Eagle 90/70 drivetrains. These are the new mechanical transmission drivetrains they just released a few months ago. Does this make sense? Who knows?!

#Derailleur #BicycleDrivetrain #SRAM

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · May 10

Rocky Mountain Bikes is now under new ownership.

#BicycleNews #Canada #PNW

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Rocky Mountain Bikes Sold to New Owners

Announced on its Instagram today, Rocky Mountain Bikes has been sold to Canadian entrepreneur group Chaos Sports Inc. Three of the four members of Chaos Sports Inc. are behind Maui Bikes, a Quebec-bas...

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · May 6

Canyon releases a new Sender CFR. It now has a high pivot with claims that it's race ready out of the box.

#DownhillMountainBiking #HighPivot #Canyon

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Canyon Finally Releases the New Sender CFR

It started with a mystery bike, shrouded in a black diaper in early 2024. The stealth steed was a Canyon and it was clear they were working on a new downhill bike. This prototype, with linkage and sho...

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · May 3

Mike Kazimer is the new Editor-In-Chief at Pinkbike. This is the guy known for saying people posting on YouTube just bumbling along shouldn't waste their time. He is definitely known for having an elitist attitude.

#BumbleGate #MountainBiking

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · May 2

Canyon is now selling some of its bicycles on Amazon.

#Amazon #BicycleIndustry #DirectToConsumer

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Canyon is now selling bikes on Amazon – but only a select few models | BikeRadar

US consumers can now buy Canyon bikes via Amazon. The German direct-to-consumer bike brand has listed a selection of urban, recreational and mountain bikes.

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 26

Kona Bicycles releases a newly redesigned Hei Hei XC race model with 130mm front, 120mm rear travel. This is the OG high end XC race model dating all the way back to 1991. The geometry is very aggressive for an XC bike.

#MountainBiking #KonaBikes #XCRacing

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 26

30 years later Intense Cycles is still innovating in DH. Hear all about it in an exclusive interview with Jeff Steber at the beginning of this GMBN Tech episode.

#Downhill #MountainBiking #IntenseCycles #PinionGearbox

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INTENSE Goes Gearbox? Exclusive Jeff Steber Interview | GMBN Tech Show 382

YouTube video by GMBN Tech

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 24

Lance Canfield's message about Revel Bikes closing. "Now is the time to support the bicycle brands you love if you still want them around tomorrow."

#BicycleIndustry #CanfieldBikes #COVID #Tariffs

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Revel Bikes Winds Down – Here’s Why It Matters to Riders in 2025 – Lance Canfield explains...

YouTube video by Canfield Bikes

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 22

Canyon releases a new line of more affordable Spectral AL trail bikes starting at $2499.

As the bicycle industry is dealing with tariff uncertainty and higher prices, Canyon has managed to still offer some more affordable full suspension trail bikes.

#MountainBiking

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Spectral 6

Fun doesn’t need to be complicated. Spectral AL is our ultimate trail bike made metal. Award winning handling and grin inducing capability. Equipped and engineered to deliver high fives and hollas eve...

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 21

S&M Bikes welcomes 50 year old BMX rider Jason Enns to their team.

They are promoting the idea that riding bikes is about having fun!

#BMX

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Welcome to the Team Enns!

YouTube video by S&M Bikes

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 20

Bob Haro, known as the Inventor of Freestyle BMX, has released a limited run of 100 Ikonix framesets that resemble the first ever Haro Freestyler frame made in 1981. More framesets and complete bikes are planned in the future.

#BMX #Ikonix #Freestyle

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IKONIX BIKES – BOB HARO’S NEXT CHAPTER IN BMX

Bob Haro’s got something new cooking via IKONIX BIKES. I’m sure some of the old school heads will be sooo stoked on these. The color scheme and classic look are […]

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 18

Revel Bikes is closing its doors after just 6 years in business.

#RevelBikes #Cycling #BicycleIndustry

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Revel Bikes Is Apparently Closing, Just After Launching Three New Bikes

Say it ain't so. Revel Bikes is apparently closing its doors according to various LinkedIn posts and an email sent to dealers.

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Another 4 Bar?! Santa Cruz introduces another new E-Bike, the Bullet, with more travel while doing away with VPP suspension.just like they did with the Vala.

#E-Bike #MountainBiking #FullSuspension

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Bullit - ebike I Santa Cruz Bicycles

The Bullit is a big-hitting ebike with a Bosch CX Performance line motor, MX wheels and 170mm-travel. It’s a DH bike with a built-in chairlift. See full specs.

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 14

Odyssey, well known for their high end BMX parts, has introduced an interesting MTB tire insert called the Optis. All the details can be found in the video.

#MountainBiking #Odyssey #TireInsert

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Introducing OPTIS by Odyssey.

YouTube video by Odyssey BMX

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 12

Salsa Cycles updates the popular Blackthorn while making it even more adaptable to changing travel and the option to run a 27.5 rear wheel via a flip chip.

#SalsaCycles #MountainBiking #SeaOtter

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Blackthorn

Adventure comes in all sizes, from mountain biking for the first time to pedaling around the world. Whatever "Adventure by Bike" means to you, we help you live it.

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 12

We are starting to see more and more E-Bikes with the new DJI Avinox motor. It looks like Bosch and Shimano have some serious competition in the E-MTB space.

#DJI #EBike #MountainBiking #SeaOtter

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 11

DT Swiss adds the DEG system from the more expensive 240 hub to the lower priced 350 hub now with 72 engagement points for 5 degrees of movement between clicks. It also simplifies serviceability of the bearings and ratchet system.

#DTSwiss #BicycleHub #SeaOtter

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 11

Trump backs down on most Tariffs for 90 days which reduces the Taiwan tariff to just 10%, down from the announced 32%. Meanwhile China Tariffs continue to increase.

This should give the bicycle industry a little relie, but for how long we don't know.

#Trump #Tariffs #BicycleIndustry #Economy

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 11

The 2025 Sea Otter Classic has started! Check out this Apogee One found at the Wolf Tooth booth!

#MountainBiking #SeaOtter #BikeShow

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2025 Sea Otter Classic: Stunning Wolf Tooth Apogee One Full Suspension – John Watson

John and Spencer are walking the dusty aisles of Laguna Seca for the 2025 Sea Otter Classic. Today, John's mind was blasted with a nuclear shock wave by this Apogee One full suspension, laced with Int...

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 3

Trump institutes tariffs on all countries including a 32% tariff on Taiwan which is where the bicycle industry imports most of its products from. We are already dealing with high prices in the bicycle industry and this is likely to make it worse.

#TradeWar #Trump #Tariffs #Cycling #BicycleIndustry

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Apr 2

S&M Bikes is now taking pre-orders on their Big Jumper (BJ) frame. The last time they were known to make a 26" Dirt Jumper was when they manufactured the Black Market DJ frame in the 2000s. These are U.S.A. made out of Santa Ana, CA!

#BMX #26InchDJ #DirtJump

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BIG JUMPER 26″ FRAME – S&M Bikes / Fitbikeco.

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Mar 30

GCN points out the many benefits of having your bars higher. The misconception is that the lower the front end the faster a rider is. But this isn't necessarily the case. It's not always about being aero, there are other factors to consider.

#Cycling #RoadRacing #DropBar

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Your Handlebars Are Too Low. Here’s Why

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Mar 30

We were able to capture a photo of the Haro Greer in carbon form on social media. Could Haro Bikes, known for their BMX past, become a top MTB brand?

#HaroBikes #MountainBiking #CarbonFrame

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Bicycle Industry News @bicyclenews.bsky.social · Mar 29

Haro Bikes has been on a roll lately coming out with a full line of Daley and Greer aluminum full suspension bikes, but word on the street is there are carbon versions on the way! They are not listed on their website yet, but we saw a sneak peak clip.

#MountainBike

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Full Suspension

When you want to go full send, you need full suspension. Meet our all-new alloy Daley and Greer models, both featuring long wheelbases and slack headtubes. The long-travel Greer models are perfect for...

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