Posts by Phil Latz
NSW Abandons E-scooter Trial – Minister ‘Not in the Mood’
Uncertainty Around E-Scooter and Throttle Controlled Ebike Legalities
How You Can Get Out of Bad Debt
Few things give you more worry and that sick feeling in your gut than having debts that you can’t pay off. I know this from personal experience. Fortunately, through reading and listening to good advice, we gradually paid off and closed all of our credit cards, car loans, overdraft, accounts payable and other forms of…
What Will Happen to Bicycle Demand in 2021 & 2022?
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…
How’s Business? March 2021
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. Many are part of newly emerging hire schemes, but many more are privately owned. It appears that most of these are…
Latest Import Data Reflects Covid Bike Boom Import Surge
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. It’s just that even these record imports have not…
Ebikes and Cargo Bikes
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…
New High Performance Shoes Landing Soon
– Sponsored Content – 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…
Cargo Craft Offers 50 Million Kilometres of Proven Reliability
– Sponsored Content – 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. Only the toughest vehicles…
Cargo Bikes Offer Great Upsell Opportunities
– Sponsored Content – 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…