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The Universe Gave You Cruise Control, Now Use It - Jalopnik In many driving situations the most logical thing to do is set your cruise control and let it keep you traveling at a consistent pace.

Just a personal gripe that someone else shares apparently...

How are steel and aluminum tariffs calculated on bikes? (BRAIN) — There are as many ways to calculate Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum as there are companies importing products containing those common materials. It could be come more impo...

Seriously?

Moore said a Customs and Border Protection FAQ page is clear about how to value steel products.

“It’s the ‘price paid’ for the steel content in the form purchased," Moore told BRAIN, paraphrasing the FAQ. "Not the price of the raw material farther up the supply chain.”

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...

We would never want to be hostile to cars.

YouTube video by Berm Peak Express They Say Ford’s $4,500 E-Bike Is Awful—So I Rode It

I can't tell you how many clients I've had who, having never designed a bike, think a non-adjustable seat is a good idea.

New ruling will add steel tariff costs to imported e-bikes and trainers WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The steel used in e-bikes, indoor trainers, exercycles and some hand tools is now subject to the Trump administration's Section 232 tariffs, which are up to 50%.

I'm not sure why the 50% steel tariff would apply to a finished good rather than only the input cost of the raw material.

YouTube video by Business Explains The World What 'Made In America' ACTUALLY Looks Like

Interesting report that focuses on bike manufacturing.

Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare China is limiting US access to critical minerals in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the move isn’t as devastating as Beijing wants it to be.

Interesting article. The last segment on the economics is a little different than I'd realized.

There's enough of a market in the US that a sufficiently automated factory might be viable. And, because of anachronistic rules, the only way to declare a bike "Made in the USA" is if the frame is made here.

Guardian Bikes Powers American Comeback with Nation's First High-Volume Bicycle Frame Manufacturing Plant /PRNewswire/ -- Guardian Bikes, the nation's leading direct-to-consumer kids' bike brand, has announced a $19 million financing with JPMorganChase to launch...

Interesting. Hope they can stand this up and make it work.

Rad Power Bikes' CEO secretly exits amid more layoffs, uncertain future Phil Molyneux, CEO of Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes, has left the company under unclear circumstances, marking another major leadership shake-up...

I'm sorry to see their problems but after watching the way they burned through VC money for years with headcount and expansion rather than focusing on profitability, I'm not really surprised.

A red herring? Low-cost labor is important to bike makers, but not the deciding factor BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The difference between labor costs in Asia and the U.S., while stark, are actually manageable, industry sources tell BRAIN. It turns out that other factors weigh heavier when ...

I get asked almost every week why more bike production doesn't move onshore. While there are options that make sense and companies taking interesting steps, as with most things, the full answer is complicated.

Bicycle Leadership Conference '25 | PeopleForBikes The world’s foremost education and networking event for the bicycle industry. The Bicycle Leadership Conference returns to Tucson, Arizona, March 18-20, 2025.

Anyone else planning to attend? Last year was very informative and valuable.

Tesla Drivers Are The Worst In The Country: Study Tesla surpassed Ram to have the worst drivers in the United States due to a sharp increase in accident rates.

Since the company has a RAM van, it's nice to be bumped down to number 2.

As they were dragging these things across an actual bike path this morning, I feel like they were SO close to a revelation.

Trump closes de minimis loophole for China 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...

If this actually holds up it would ironically do more for ebike safety in the US than every other regulation proposed in the last 10 years.

What’s Next? These Five Topics Will Shape the Bike Industry in 2025 - Show Daily 2024 proved to be a challenging year for the international bike industry. But what does that mean for 2025? Here’s a look at what lies ahead.

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Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again. The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.

Interesting that they started this article with a focus on the bike business.

Larry Pizzi joins Pedego as CEO (BRAIN) — Larry Pizzi is joining Pedego as its chief executive officer. The long-time e-bike industry member most recently was general manager and chief commercial officer of Alta Cycling Group. Pizzi...

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