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P&A Wholesalers Share Their Experiences and Predictions Regarding Covid-19 Disruption

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We’re now rolling into the fifth month since Covid-19 began turning the bicycle industry, and the world more generally, on its head.
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Preview The Latz Report Yearbook 2020!

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Major Survey of Cycling Attitudes Yields Promising Results

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Shimano, Trek Respond to Covid-19 Impact Upon Demand

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Five Times Tour Winner Bernard Hinault Pledges Support to Mavic Restructure

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Major Bike Companies’ Share Prices are Hitting Highs

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With the Covid-19 induced global bike boom showing no sign of abating, share prices of listed bicycle business including Giant, Accell Group,...
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Time Bike and Pedal Business Has Been Sold

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Groupe Rossignol has announced the sale of the Time bike and pedal business to WhaTTfornow, a four-year-old e-bike brand.
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Mavic Placed Into Receivership

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On 2nd May 2020, French manufacturer Mavic was placed into receivership. Last year Mavic was sold by its former parent company Amer...
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Ireland’s ‘Astonishing’ Boost for Cycling and Walking

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A former bike shop owner has secured a substantial financial settlement for active travel in the Republic of Ireland. For the next...
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City of Brisbane Commits $58 million For Cycleways

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In his budget speech on Tuesday 16th June, City of Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said that $58 million will be spent...
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City of Melbourne Commits $16 million for First Stage of Cycleway Upgrades

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Hundreds of car parking spaces will be removed across Melbourne's CBD over the next two years to make...
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VicHealth To Support We Ride Australia for Cycling Campaign

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Trek and Specialized Make Major Responses to Black Lives Matter Movement

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The two biggest USA based cycling brands, Trek and Specialized and have separately made major announcements in response to the Black Lives...
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You Can Now Sign a Petition Calling for Safer Cycling

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In our previous newsletter we posted this article about a letter signed by over 100 leading Australian health and transport experts, calling...
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How’s Business – July 2020

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Welcome to our monthly survey of six bike shops across Australia and New Zealand where we start by simply asking, ‘How’s Business?’
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Increased Global Bicycle Demand Could Mean Re-Stocking Delays for Australia

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Here Are Five Reasons Why Covid-19 Represents an Opportunity for Our Industry

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We’re still only a few months into the Covid-19 Pandemic and things continue to change at a rapid...

How to Improve Your Bike Store’s Appeal for Women

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Whist females sadly comprise only a small percentage of overall cyclists in Australia they are, nonetheless, an important audience for all bike...

Four Children Killed, ‘Riding Bikes’

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On 2nd February 2020 I woke up early on a Sunday morning to the news that the previous evening, four young children,...

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By Anna Gurnhill This month I spoke with two local bike retailers about their perspectives on bicycle tourism, and...
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Cycle Tourist Numbers up 40% in Popular Cycle Region

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