THE HPS MAY LETTER: BIG TRENDS FOR APRIL 2023
4/07/23 Can we call monetary policy a “blunt tool” anymore … Marketplace. The Fed raised interest rates from basically zero…
HOW INTEREST RATES AND CREDIT POLICIES ARE IMPACTING THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY
The recent failure of two banks, Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York, didn’t have much of…
NBDA NEWS HOUR – MAY 2023 PODCAST
The NBDA News Hour focuses on the news and articles contained within The Micromobility Reporter, getting a more in-depth view…
SCORCHED EARTH AND THE FUTURE
Rick Vosper’s Op Ed in the March 13 online issue of BRAIN shined a bright light on the fact that…
THE HPS MARCH LETTER: THE MAJOR TRENDS FOR EARLY 2023
2/28/23 Trying to replace china’s supply chain? Don’t bother. Vietnamese factories were supposed to save globalization. It doesn’t look like…
CHANGING THE GAME
Electric bicycles have fundamentally changed the bicycle business in America. Europe has a mature e-bike business and country markets, compared…
SIGN OF LIFE
It’s Wednesday, January 11, and I am walking down an aisle of the CABDA West Expo with my long-time friend,…
GOOD DECISIONS DEMAND GOOD DATA
This is the slogan of the Pew Research Center that refers to itself as a nonpartisan fact tank: Good Decisions…
JAY TOWNLEY RECOGNIZED FOR DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY
At the CABDA Midwest Expo Awards Ceremony February 7, Jim Kersten, CABDA show director, presented a special award to 66-year…
IT IS OUR PROBLEM!
54 years ago, the American bicycle industry faced the specter of the federal government regulating bicycles as products sold to…