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It's May and you know what that means, NATIONAL BIKE MONTH! Aside from trying to get out on the old two-wheeled machine as much as possible, come join us on May 17th for our 5th annual Bike To Work Day celebration. After a fun and easy 3.5 mile ride through the neighborhoods of Lexington, we will once again have a delicous pancake breakfast post ride. So what are you waiting for, click the flyer below for more info and sign up today!

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Dealers accross the country will begin receiving their 2013 Hawley Catalogs on Tuesday, January 22nd. This year's catalog features over 17,000 products from more than 220 brands.

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Hawley has added industry veteran Charlie Sachsel to its Northern California account manager force. Along with current Hawley rep, Jeff Kazan, Charlie will be covering a good portion of the Greater Bay Area and as far east as Reno, Nevada.

“Charlie brings with him a high level of bicycle retail and wholesale experience. His attention and passion for customer care are what make him a great addition to our team,” said Sales Direct, Ian Cross.

Starting January 9th, Charlie will begin his employment for the South Carolina-based company with distribution centers in Lexington and Sparks, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Garmin is introducing a variety of new products, including at least two new cycling computers, at this week's massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The new Edge 810 and Edge 510 and Garmin Connect Mobile app connect smart phone features to a handlebar-mounted bike computer.

The devices feature live tracking, social media sharing and real-time weather updates. The devices connect wirelessly by Bluetooth to the user's phone, which can be kept in a saddle bag or jersey pocket.

The Edge 810 features a 2.6-inch color display, up to 17-hours of battery life, and a redesigned and simplified touchscreen interface. The 810 is compatible with optional detailed street or TOPO maps including BirdsEye Satellite Imagery. Its navigation capabilities require no data usage, so those features can be used even without a data connection. Suggested retail is $499.95.

The Edge 510 is a lighter-weight device for performance riders. It has a new 2.2-inch touchscreen display and is compatible with both GPS and GLONASS satellites for faster satellite acquisition and improved signal lock. It has up to a 20 hours of battery life. The touchscreen can be operated even with a gloved finger and when wet, and is visible in direct sunlight. Suggsted retail is $329.95.

Both the Edge 810 and 510 track speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, calories burned, ascent and descent. They sync wirelessly through ANT+ technology with compatible third-party power meters as well as Garmin heart rate monitors and speed/cadence sensors.

Both devices are available with quarter-turn handlebar mounts. Optional mounts position the devices ahead of the handlebars or integrate them with the 3T Integra road stem.

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Today Thule announced the launch of their new mobile fit guide. The new version is completely redesigned to allow for individual carrier selection and carrier overview. Overviews include all product features, multiple product images, instructions and accessories. To check out the new fit guide click here.

Hawley announced today that they are adding two new positions to round out coverage for the western territory. Hawley’s West Coast Sales Team adds a life-long veteran rep, Jim Meininger for the Arizona/New Mexico region and a transfer from an Inside Sales position at Hawley, Michael Bronson for the Colorado region.

With the opening of a new West Coast distribution center earlier in the year, Hawley continues to grow on the West. These additions make a total of 7 reps providing sales coverage to just over 90% of the population in the western states from the Nevada warehouse.

Ian Cross, Director of Sales at Hawley expressed, “Our western growth plan is right on course. We continue to attract the type of sales reps that are a tremendous fit for Hawley- experienced, passionate, life-long service providers that have high expectations from themselves to enrich and enhance their IBD’s.”

Over the last 23 years, Jim Meininger has covered Arizona and New Mexico as a territory manager for Raleigh USA. Jim has been in numerous positions at Raleigh during his 40 year career there but has found sales positions the most satisfying. Jim has a proficiency and passion for sales and customer relationships which have helped him earned many rep awards.

Michael Bronson started with Hawley in 2007. Over the years Michael has distinguished himself as a dedicated and successful inside sales and customer service representative. Michael has over 10 years of industry experience having previously worked in bicycle retail in South Carolina. Michael will start regional coverage in January 2013 and relocate to Denver, Colorado.

“Hawley has made a good deal of progress out west, just as planned. We want to serve the dealer base to the best of our ability and both Jim and Michael have the dedication and experience to take us to a new level,” said Steve Hawley the President at Hawley. “We see plenty of growth opportunities out west with our brands and with next day ground shipping options. The additions of Jim and Michael will add strength to the foundation of our west sales team.”

Hawley Develops West Coast Account Manager Team

With the opening of a new West Coast distribution center in January Hawley announced today that they are forming a West Coast Account Management Team with the hiring of 5 veteran reps: John Eighmey for the Oregon and Washington region, Jeff Kazan for the north California region, Fred Faustman for the greater Los Angeles region, Derek DeJonge for the San Diego and Orange County region, and Dennis Holliday for the Utah, south Nevada, and south Idaho region.

“As news spread about our new West DC, interest in our new sales rep positions kept increasing. We were able to hire an incredibly dedicated account management team to service accounts on the West,” stated Ian Cross Director of Sales. “This is likely the strongest and most experienced group of people we have ever hired. We have high expectations of customized service to dealers and representation for our vendors from our Account Managers, and I believe these new reps envision the same standard we do.”

John Eighmey started with Hawley in January of 2007. John was Account Manager of the year for Hawley in 2007. John has over 15 years industry experience having previously worked in bicycle retail and as a sales rep for GT. John relocated to Portland, Oregon.

Hawley rehired highly regarded rep, Jeff Kazan. He has previously worked for Pearl Izumi, Avocet, Raleigh, and others in north California over the last 25 years. He has won numerous rep awards over his career.

Over the last 15 years, Fred has covered greater Los Angeles for Serfas, Scott USA, Raleigh, Schwinn-GT, and Cannondale. Fred is well known for understanding the dealer-to-supplier relationships and how to be an asset to the dealer in the supply chain.

For the last 15 years Derek has been employed in numerous positions on the publishing side of our industry including being the publisher at Bike and Paved magazines. Previous to this he has experience in bicycle retail and also on the supplier side working as a sales manager for Univega and Onza.

Hawley also added Dennis Holliday, a 24 year industry veteran. Early in his work life Dennis understood retail and achieved retail successes. For the last 15 years, Dennis has represented Raleigh, Scott USA, Yeti, No Fear, and others in the Utah and Nevada regions.

“Our hope and intent as we planned our West distribution center was to retain the best possible sales and account staff we could find. We know that we accomplished this with these professionals”, said Steve Hawley. “Their proven successes, commitment, and extensive industry experience makes this a team that Hawley can entrust with our customers. Hawley is thrilled about working more closely with dealers in the West.”

Through the creation of this West coast sales team, Hawley will be covering just over 80% of the population in those states. Additionally, Hawley will have next–day ground delivery in all of those areas. In January Hawley will have a nationwide logistic reach of 2 day ground delivery or less to the majority of the US.

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Hawley Adds New Rep in the Northeast

Hawley hires a veteran rep as an Account Manager in E. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This addition to the Hawley rep force gives the South Carolina & Nevada based distributor a total of 18 outside reps.

Rick Mitchell joins the Hawley sales team with over thirty-five years of bicycle industry experience in sales, forecasting, and purchasing. Rick has served as a sales representative for Raleigh America Bicycle Company the last 15 years in this same area, E. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Additionally, Rick has over 10 years of bicycle retail experience and understands the typical pains and struggles retailers have.

“We believe experienced, committed sales reps serve a valuable purpose for both our vendors and our accounts” says Ian Cross, Sales Director at Hawley. “Our reps role is to focus on promoting the benefits and features of as many items as possible, in order to generate additional add-on sales in our dealer’s stores. For vendors and dealers Hawley reps serve a very important function through education on new products, retail practices, and programs. It was terrific to see that Rick has this same passion and has the experience to be a resource for our accounts.”

“It is critical to find the right experienced reps to partner with us. Rick will combine his experience with our philosophies on serving customers and vendors and create a winning proposition for everyone” stated Steve Hawley, President.

Hawley Adds Light & Motion

Hawley officially announced to employees and dealers the addition of Light & Motion products to their growing inventory. Dealers across the country can now access products from the one of the world’s premier lighting companies.

Light & Motion has been designing and assembling lights from their Monterey, California facility for over 20 years. Their products are made to cover the forest or ocean’s deepest depths. Carmen Amadeo, Hawley’s Light & Motion Product Manager said, “Light & Motion has a strong presence on the west coast. Supporting their product line as we expand into the western marketplace while building their brand recognition here on the east coast makes a lot of sense for Hawley and Light & Motion alike.”

Amadeo continued, “Light & Motion is an award winning company committed to reducing their waste contribution while doing their best to keep jobs in-house as opposed to off-shore. This is a trait we admire at Hawley and know that our dealers will value as well.” For more information, please visit www.HawleyUSA.com

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Hawley Adds Halo Headbands

Today, Hawley officially announced the welcome addition of Halo Headbands to their shelves. The Hawley family of dealers will now have access to one of the fastest growing sweat solutions in the bike market today.

Halo Headbands are technically designed to keep sweat and sunscreen out of your eyes and off your glasses during those long rides and hard efforts. Thanks to their patented Sweat Block Seal, Halo can guarantee that their products will perform.

“Being a California based company, Halo understands Hawley’s ever growing western market and of course what the IBDs on the east coast need to help their customers control sweat and stay comfortable,” said Halo Product Manager Megan Powers. “Sweat is always an issue; and people are always looking for comfortable, stylish and wallet friendly solutions. We’re proud to say we have something to help solve all three problems.”

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Now you can have have the entire Hawley catalog on your iPad or iPhone. To set it up, follow the four simple steps below...

 

Step 1.

Make sure you have a good PDF reader on your iPad or iPhone. We have tested GoodReader® and it works very well. To download GoodReader® click the link below.

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Step 2.

Download the Hawley Catalog.

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***Warning! These files are very large and may take several minutes to download depending on your internet connection***

 

Step 3.

Transfer the file from your computer to your iPad or iPhone. If using GoodReader you can follow the instructions below.

1. Open iTunes®
2. Connect your iPad or iPhone
3. Select your device from the iTunes® menu on the left
4. Select "Apps" from the menu at the top of the window
5. Scroll to bottom of window and select the GoodReader® icon
6. Click "Add" and browse for your catalog file
   

 

Step 4.

Open Goodreader® on your iPad or iPhone, select the Hawley catalog, and enjoy!

Riding the coattails of the most successful month in their 25-year history, Hawley announced plans to open a west coast distribution center in Sparks, NV - a suburb of Reno. The new center will compliment Hawley’s east coast hub in SC and provide a more complete national coverage. “Dealers and vendors have been asking us for years to expand out west, but we wanted to wait until the timing was right,” said company President, Steve Hawley. “We are now in a great position to not only satisfy their requests but exceed their expectations. We haven’t finalized an opening date yet but we plan to open before the end of the year.”

This announcement does not come hastily. Hawley has been testing the western market preemptively for several years and the results of those tests proved that there is robust demand for their business model. Hawley continued, “Dealers are truly looking for a company they can partner with. Our professional network of outside account managers coupled with a high level of personalized dealer services and a comprehensive mix of products have proven to be a winning combination for our customers since 1986.”

One of the many benefits of Hawley’s recent partnership with Lambert is their access gained to critical resources, which have helped to make this cross-national expansion possible. Lambert GM, Sylvain Caya went on to comment, “We are very excited about Hawley’s future growth in the US market.”

Continuing with its company-wide growth, Hawley welcomes two performance-oriented brands to its shelves.

Effective immediately, First Endurance and FuelBelt products will be available to Hawley dealers nationwide. First Endurance is known for performance supplements and utilizes their passion for competition in their development of professional products such as Optygen, Ultragen, EFS and MutliV. “We’ve always carried nutritional supplements,” said Product Director, Derrick Boatwright, “adding First Endurance allows us to offer one of the most comprehensive nutritional product selections available to IBDs.”

Staying inline with performance oriented products and helping their dealers to cater to the growing multisport market, Hawley is pleased to bring FuelBelt products on board. “Triathlon all-star, Chrissie Wellington has set two consecutive Ironman world records using FuelBelt gear,” Boatwright continued. “That’s just the kind of winning product we want to provide to our dealers.”

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