 In September 2016, Volagi announced that it would close its doors after a founding member was injured in a bicycle crash involving an automobile.In 2013, Specialized mailed a small bike shop owner in Canada a cease and desist letter over its use of the city name Roubaix in its shop name and wheels, the name of a town in France that rose to prominence as a textile center in the 15th century  
and has hosted an iconic bicycle race since 1896.This follows on from Specialized's trademarking of the word in Canada.