Wheelbrothers/UCLEAR Christmas Contest: Harold Darling – Entry
by The WheelBrothers
My favorite time of the Texas year is Spring. That is the best bike riding weather and the prettiest flowers on the hillsides. The “Greater Dallas Bike Ride” happens to be the second weekend in April, what a perfect time to see the flowers at a slow pace. This ride heads out from the square in Lancaster, south-south-east of Dallas, with a coordinated start at the old town gazebo. So you better get with your starting group and ready for a fast start…

How to Break Into the Cycling Industry – Pivot’s Chris Cocalis’ Story
posted by Tyler (Editor)        www.bikerumor.com

…beginning with the story of Chris Cocalis, founder of Pivot Cycles and the U.S. importer for BH Bikes. Before that he started Titus. How do you start multiple bike companies from scratch, build them into highly regarded brands and capture distribution rights for one of Europe’s most historic badges? Let’s find out…

BIKERUMOR: Who are you and what are you doing here?

COCALIS: I am the President and founder of Pivot Cycles and also BH Bikes USA. Pivot Cycles is a high end mountain bike company focusing on the very top end of high performance mountain bikes (primarily full suspension). BH Bikes is a 102 year old Spanish bicycle company with a strong history in European cycling…