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Just before Christmas I shared with you my opinions about what would happen to bicycle supply over the coming year. In case you missed the article, which was entitled, ‘If You Read Nothing Else, Read This! My Predictions for 2021 Bike Supply.’, then I suggest you read it first here, before reading this article that follows below. That article about bike supply was very widely read and I’ve received good feedback from multiple retailers and wholesalers, so I thought I’d follow it up with its logical partner article: my predictions about bicycle demand. Read More
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Annual Dealer Guide: Ebikes and Cargo Bikes
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Only five years ago, very few dealers had an ebike for sale on their floor. Today, there’s hardly a bicycle brand or bicycle store that does not include ebikes. In fact the data that we recently published here shows that ebike sales through the dealer market have been growing by 50% per year and exceeded 48,000 units for the financial year. Cargo bikes today are in the same place that ebikes were about five to 10 years ago. With rare exceptions, the major brands don’t include them in their ranges and only a small minority bike stores sell them. Read More
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For the first time, Australian bicycle dealers can now stock and sell one of the most thoroughly tested, locally designed, bulletproof e-bikes in our nation. COVID-19 has supercharged e-commerce. In many suburbs, Australia Post has stepped up to seven-day delivery, in all weather, road and footpath conditions. Read More
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Some dealers have been hesitant in stocking cargo bikes due to their relatively niche market and higher unit price. But as Gary Cookson, explained, there are big upsides for dealers in the high value of accessories they can easily sell with each new bike. Gary is the founder of Cargocycles, the exclusive Australian importer/wholesaler for a number of … Read More
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Dutch Cargo was founded in 2010 by Jurgen and Emmy Heikamp, two Dutch nationals who brought their experience and passion for day-to-day cycling with them to Australia. Since the start-up, Dutch Cargo secured exclusive… Read More
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Product Feature: Supacaz Kazze
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Supacaz Kazze shoes combine all of the features that your customers are looking for in a high performance road shoe. They offer an uncompromising combination of light weight, stiffness and ventilation. Their HeliumHeel™ increases efficiency through the entire pedal stroke. At the core of the Kazze is an unbelievably stiff NASA grade 3k carbon sole that resists flexing and twisting …
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How's Business? March 2021
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Welcome to our monthly chat with bicycle store owners and managers across Australia and New Zealand. Recently we’ve seen a proliferation of electric scooters on the roads, bike paths and footpaths across both countries.
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Many are part of newly emerging hire schemes, but many more are privately owned. It appears that most of these are being sold by mass merchants, despite their use still being illegal in most states and territories.
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As we all know, dealers and wholesalers have been short of bikes since not long after the pandemic broke out. But the latest data is strongly suggesting that this shortage is not due to a reduction of supply. In fact, imports have surged to record levels …
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Perhaps unsurprisingly given the huge covid induced increase in demand for bicycles and related products, 2020 was a banner year for share prices of those bike companies who are listed on stock exchanges. In this article we list a summary of the top performers in each market…
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On Tuesday 16th February the second ever Parliamentary Friends of Cycling event was held within Australia’s parliament house in Canberra. There are over 100 Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFG’s) covering a huge range of interests mainly across environmental, health and social issues. Read More
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