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Welcome to How’s Business, brought to you by our sponsor Dirt Works Australia. Australia just had its most successful Olympic games ever both overall and across the cycling events. Specifically in cycling, we won gold in the Women’s Road Time Trial, one gold, two silver and two bronze in track cycling, One gold in BMX racing and one bronze in …
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What is happening in our Australian bicycle market? As you can read in a separate article this month, bicycle imports remain way below pre-covid levels. Many dealers and wholesalers are struggling. Some dealers have closed. Sales are flat. Discounting is still prevalent. Is this the new normal, or will things improve? And if so, when? Recently I spoke with the …
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Building on the success of the JetBlack VOLT, which was heralded as the “smartestsmart trainer” by cycling tech critics in 2022, at Eurobike 2024 JetBlack introduced theVICTORY Smart Trainer with Zwift Cog and Click. JetBlack is a Sydney based company that has already been making a global impact for years via a long heritage of innovative …
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Many Australian and New Zealand bicycle dealers might know very little about the premium quality German e-bike manufacturer Riese & Müller. R&M, as it’s commonly known, has a fascinating history and they’re now looking for a very select group of additional ANZ dealers to partner with in specific areas that are currently lacking representation. Humble Beginnings …
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Canberra, ACT. The number of bicycles being imported to Australia is remaining at very low levels, as the "covid stock overhang" continues. When we last wrote about bicycle imports here, January and February 2024 data was showing signs of a rebound after 18 months of low imports. But now that we have data for March, April and May 2024 that …
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World Trail Breaks Ground on Warburton MTB Destination. After a decade of planning, extensive environmental studies, community opposition and setbacks, the huge Warburton MTB Destination is finally under construction. This mountain bike park will include a massive 160 kilometres of singletrack and is located only about 30 minutes from the eastern edge of Melbourne’s suburbs and in light traffic less …
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London, UK. This article is part two of a two part series about London bike shops. You can see part one entitled “Inside London’s Bicycle Retail Scene” here. Recently I had the opportunity to spend a week in London and before arriving took the opportunity to tee up visits and interviews with the owners and managers of four leading bicycle …
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Frankfurt, Germany. Many Aussies and Kiwis make the long journey to Eurobike each year. Most are trade visitors, looking for new products and catching up with their existing suppliers. But a growing number are also exhibiting. In addition to the photos below, we also saw exhibits from Australia’s Knog, Steadyrack and New Zealand’s Aeroe. Here are some highlights: This is …
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London, UK. Recently I had the opportunity to spend a week in London and visited eight diverse bicycle businesses. This article, which is the first of two, gives an overview, then looks at four of them, with four more in depth visits to other stores documented in a separate article entitled “Ideas from Four Unique London Bike Shops.” It’s a …
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Frankfurt, Germany. When in comes to who has the biggest market share of mid-mount e-bike drivetrain systems few dispute that Bosch is the leader. According to one industry expert, for the European market Bosch has a 60% market share, followed by Shimano at 22%, Bafang at 8% and all others combined for the final 10%. It’s probably less dominant outside …
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Frankfurt, Germany. There was plenty of creativity on show at Eurobike this year, not just in the new products but in some of the displays. Creatives Take on “Dull” Market Bicycle locks are big business. And only getting bigger with the explosion of high value e-bikes worldwide. But the lock industry has not been seen as “cutting edge” or exciting, …
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