Posts by Phil Latz
How’s Business – March 2022
Wollongong, NSW Welcome to our monthly chat with bicycle shop owners and managers from across Australia and New Zealand. One universal theme in their comments is that stock shortages are still impacting their businesses and most feel that the light at the end of the tunnel, whilst visible now, is a long way down the…
Pre-Order Your 2022 YearBook
Wollongong, NSW We have begun updating the YearBook for the latest companies, products and brands in the industry and expect to release the 2022 Latz Report Yearbook in late April. The YearBook is a four-way, cross-referenced system that allows a reader to find the details of the companies who stock a particular product line, or…
We’re Hiring a Conference Manager
Wollongong, NSW Following our recent announcement that we’re launching the Micromobility Conference later this year, we’re now looking for an experienced event manager. If you know someone who you think might be interested, please forward them this link to our Media and Events Manager Seek advertisement.
Last Chance to Update your 2022 YearBook Listing – Do It Now!
Wollongong, NSW This month is your last opportunity to update your company details for the 2022 Latz Report YearBook and we have a new system up and running to make it easier. We only update Yearbook listings once a year, so please action this opportunity right now! All standard listings are free for any supplier…
How’s Business? February 2022
Australia and New Zealand Welcome to our first How’s Business column for 2022. Now that we’ve gone to twice-monthly newsletters, you’ll only see How’s Business in every second newsletter. With Omicron in full flight when we interviewed these shops in late January, our follow up question this month was, “In what ways has covid been…
Reflecting Upon the End of Two Intertwined 50 Year Eras
Boulder, Colorado When I recently read a press release that VeloNews was ‘merging’ with its sister magazine, Peloton, and would no longer exist in print format, I was startled by the strength of my emotional reaction. I have neither read, at least in print format, nor written for VeloNews magazine for many years. So why…
influencers! interview with F.K. Day
Our sixth interview in the influencers! series is with F.K. Day, co-founder of SRAM and World Bicycle Relief. Of all F.K. Day’s fine attributes, one of the strongest themes that defines this interview is his genuine humility. Take a journey into the beginnings of SRAM, the SRAM Cycling Advocacy Fund and how the 2004 Indian…
Here’s a New Bike Shop With a Unique Flavour
Tumut, NSW Ian Downing could be described as a long-time, dedicated cyclist who spent many years as an integral part of the Canberra bike shop scene. Due to some personal reasons, he recently decided to have a ‘tree change’ and headed for Tumut, located in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains in southern NSW. In…
Which Bike Company is the Most Valuable?
Wollongong, NSW Bike Europe recently published a table – sourced and updated for many years by journalist Jo Beckendorff – of 45 bicycle-related companies around the world that were listed on a stock exchange as at the end of 2021. With so much money flooding into the bike industry, more outside investors than ever are…
