Posts by Phil Latz
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Retail Briefs – October
Off Course As we reported here earlier this year, after 16 years trading as Commuter Cycles, the inner city Melbourne store rebranded as Off Course to reflect the much wider range of bikes that it now sells and services, including to gravel and adventure riding markets. After a long gap between visits, I recently dropped…
World News Briefs – October 2024
16,500 Non-Compliant Fat Bikes Seized in the Netherlands Many Australian bicycle dealers are concerned about the impact upon their businesses of the sale through online and other channels of fatbikes that greatly exceed the legal 250 watt power limit (500 watt in NSW). These dealers would probably like to see Australian government authorities take actions…
Chain Subscription Keeps Customers Coming Back to Your Store
~ Sponsored Content ~ An increasing number of cyclists, particularly enthusiasts who care about their bike’s performance, are preferring chain wax over oil lubricants. When properly applied, chain wax lubricates chains without attracting any dirt, whereas oil lubricants are generally sticky and attract dirt & grit. It’s in fact the dirt and grit that destroys…
New Remco Electric Workshop Stand Offers Amazing Value for Money
~ Sponsored Content ~ Remco Tools have just released a brand new, compact design of motorised bike lift workshop stand that combines quality and capacity with fantastic value for money. Not only does this mean that bicycle shops can upgrade their workshops at a more affordable price, but it even has potential as a new…
Trade News Briefs – October 2024
NICA Launches Youth Mountain Bike Program in Australia The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) is a USA founded and based youth development organisation dedicated to building strong mind, body, character and communities through mountain biking. Founded in 2009 as a non-profit organisation, NICA currently has 32 state and regional leagues and 14,000+ registered volunteer coaches…
Australian Designed Rickshaw Debuts
Morisset, NSW Rickshaws date back 150 years and evoke images of hand-drawn or cycle-powered small vehicles in traditional Asian settings. According to Wikipedia there were four million rickshaws in operation during the late 1980’s. But in Australia, rickshaw style bicycles have been virtually non-existent until more recently when they’ve found demand for two main uses…
Bosch Launches New Motor and ABS Braking Options
Stuttgart, Germany As we recently reported here, Bosch did not launch any new hardware at their annual media event at Eurobike on Tuesday 2nd July instead focusing upon software. But on 1st October they launched several new products. According to their latest media release, Bosch employs a staggering 428,000 people worldwide (as at 31st December…
How’s Business? – September 2024
Global Active Transport Pioneer Enlightens Audiences Australia-Wide
Canberra, ACT Wales is a small country, whether you measure it by land area or population. It’s part of the United Kingdom, but usually overshadowed by its much larger neighbour, England. But over recent years one politician in Wales has been making global news in relation to two “radical” policies in particular. Lee Waters has…