Phil Latz, Author at The Latz Report

Latest USA Data Shows Dramatic Inventory Shortage

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

Bicycle wholesaler warehouse are much closer to empty than full at the moment.

Bicycle inventories held by USA wholesalers as at September 2020 are less than a quarter of their usual levels, according to charts published in the November edition of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News.

Inside Sydney’s Newest Bike Shop

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

The new store is divided into three roughly equal sections by structural walls that support the old multi-storey brick apartment building in which it’s housed. This is the western third of the store

Sydney Electric Bikes has just opened its fifth Sydney location, Centennial Park. Strictly speaking, the new store is in Woollahra but it is directly opposite one of the main entrances to Centennial Park, which is by far the most popular cycling destination in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Centennial Park covers 189 hectares and includes a wide 3.8 kilometre cycling loop. According…

Ringo’s Direct Gets Its Teeth Stuck In To Wholesale

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

Ringo is hard at work telling Dave Mohr how to run their new wholesale business.

Australia’s bike trade has a brand new wholesale distributor, Ringo’s Direct.

Remarkable Turnaround for Symbolic College Street Bike Path

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

Five years ago, one of the most heavily used protected bicycle paths in Australia that had been built at a cost of five million dollars, was ripped out upon the orders of an anti-cycling Roads Minister. The state was New South Wales, the path was along College Street that borders Hyde Park in the CBD…

Trisled Becomes Australian Distributor of TerraTrike and GreenSpeed

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

One of the many attractive features of Australia’s bike industry is its diversity. There are many niches that are surprisingly large in business sales revenue terms. Some of these niches are on a growth trajectory. Recumbent bicycles is one such niche that after many years on the margins, is seeing rapid growth in sales. This…

New Australian Museum of MTB Would Love Dealer Input

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

Willunga is a small South Australian town 47 km south of Adelaide. From a cycling perspective, it’s most famous for being nestled at the base of Willunga Hill, which for 20 years since its inception has hosted the ‘Queen Stage’ of the Tour Down Under. But there’s now a new cycling attraction which rather than…

Global Bike Company Results Start to Reflect Covid Bike Boom

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

As the latest financial reports are being posted by publicly listed bicycle companies, the first effects of the Covid boom are being seen in their sales numbers.

Trek Moving to Fully Recyclable Bike Packaging

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

Trek’s Marlin is the first model to be shipped in more environmentally packaging.

On Friday 30th October Trek released details of its new bike box and internal packaging and made a commitment to move to 100% recyclable and plastic-free packaging.

Atherton Bikes Crowdfunding Campaign Quickly Oversubscribed

By Phil Latz | 26th November 2020 |

Rachel Atherton pictured on the Atherton Bikes website.

Last year the Atherton Family launched their own brand, Atherton Bikes. Their bikes are UK made by joining carbon tubes with additive manufactured lugs (3D printing in titanium). This system allows them to custom make each bike for its rider, reducing stock holdings and lead times.

Cash is King

By Phil Latz | 20th November 2020 |

There’s an old saying, “Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is king!” In the previous video, we focused on the first part. In this video we focus upon the final part: ‘cash is king!’ These days cash is not just ‘folding money’ but any form of readily available liquid asset. Business owners often…