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Wollongong NSW. It’s with mixed emotions that I share the news with you that this will be the final regular edition of The Latz Report newsletter. I’m writing this on Monday 2nd December as we finalise the December Latz Report newsletter, which will go out to our Premium Subscribers on Friday 6th December and to all other subscribers on Friday …
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Wollongong, NSW. With this being the last regular Latz Report newsletter, what better way to end an era than to play Nostradamus and make some predictions of how the future will look? I’m choosing a time span of 10 years – specifically how will the world look on Sunday 31st December 2034. That’s long enough for things to have changed …
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Welcome to How’s Business, brought to you by our sponsor Dirt Works Australia, where right now, you can get Sunringle wheelsets for HALF PRICE. With Christmas just around the corner for this month’s follow up question we asked, “What are your predictions for the upcoming Christmas and summer season. What will sell well and what will not?” Gabe Sullens of …
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Wollongong, NSW. It’s taken me 38 years in business to learn these 12 tips, most of them the hard way! You certainly don’t have to agree with all of them, but I hope that at least some of them help you. I gave a detailed introduction to this series at the start of Part One. So I won’t repeat it, …
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In just 20 years Leatt has grown from an idea in one man’s head to the world’s leading MTB and Moto protective equipment company. Of course it takes many successful elements to build a global brand, but at the core of Leatt’s rise has been relentless, award winning product innovation, driven by the unique expertise of …
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If you sell road bikes through your store, then Orbea represents a compelling alternative. Technical Excellence Orbea’s roots go back more than a century. Based in the Basque Country of northern Spain, Orbea’s bikes are designed, manufactured and race proven in this legendary road cycling heartland. The mountainous Basque roads demand road bikes that are light …
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Lilydale, Vic. I’ve spent 18 years in a growing family bike shop that has seen many challenges & changes over these years. But none that pose such a huge and overwhelming risk to the future of bicycle retail “as we know it” compared to the latest technology driven, AI built sales strategies born in the most recent post-covid years. Specifically, …
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NSW Takes Tentative Steps Towards Legalising Private E-Scooters. In what seems to be a “testing the waters” process, in early November 2024 the New South Wales Government announced a series of regulations aimed at legalising e-scooters. Despite currently being “illegal”, the government said the latest data shows that 459,000 e-scooters are owned in homes across NSW along with 570,000 e-bikes. …
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Tauranga, New Zealand. There’s a new ride-to-work scheme available in New Zealand that has been set up by the bicycle industry members for the industry. Their target is helping independent bike retailers sell more bikes through supporting businesses implement Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) tax offsets for their staff. The Wheel Deal has been developed by a team including Dan Wallace, …
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Brisbane, Queensland. In mid-November Domino’s Pizza announced a new delivery vehicle with partner Benzina Zero after completing successful trials of the Benzina Zero V-50 (V-50) seated e-scooter within a number of stores. The V-50 is classified as an e-scooter or personal mobility device (PMD) with a seat position that provides safe and comfortable usage for all operators. “By utilising the …
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E-Bikes Reach 30% Market Share by Volume, More by Value 30% of all bikes now sold in Europe are e-bikes according to a new report published by Bike Europe. Total analogue bicycle sales for the 27 European Union countries plus the UK were 11.7 million units in 2023, down from 14.7 million units in 2022. Meanwhile e-bike sales were also …
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Melbourne, Victoria. We Ride Australia, the bicycle industry funded peak national cycling advocacy group, elected three new directors at its annual general meeting in Melbourne on Wednesday 27th November. Steven Kaye, Shane Byrne and Paul Oosting are the three newly announced directors. We Ride was hoping to also appoint at least one female director, but due to work and other …
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Docklands, Victoria. Since 2002 people who have been responsible for great projects that advance many different aspects of cycling have been honoured at the annual Australian Cycling Luminaries Awards. This year’s awards were presented at Docklands in Melbourne at Deakin Downtown, a campus of Deakin University. RideScore Active Schools Evaluation Report Before this year’s awards were presented, Deakin University Professor …
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