Boure bicycle clothing.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: COLOREADO COOL STUFF - Boure Sportswear Inc. - Brief article

Drew Bourey started Boure in Tucson in 1988 after a two-week crash course from a friend. Bourey, who was racing bikes at the time, moved his fledgling manufacturer to Durango a year later and partnered with Ned Overend to make jerseys, shorts, tights and other clothing, slowly and steadily growing the business.

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In the 1990s, however, "The screws got tightened on domestic manufacturing," Bourey says. "We never really had the desire or the size to go offshore. Luckily for us, the Internet popped up around this time." Bourey successfully steered the company into direct...