Posts by Phil Latz
When Will Our Governments Start Joining the Dots?
In this article I’ll look at two recent decisions by two different governments, that are equally disturbing for a slightly differing set of reasons. Banning Scooter Trials Andrew Constance has deep roots in the Bega region on NSW’s far south coast. In the 1860’s his great-great-grandfather, James Constance, drove a team of bullocks through the Bega…
Advance Traders Creates NZ Based Management Team
Advance Traders has just hired two key people to run their growing New Zealand based operations.
David Gulliver started on 1st March 2021 as General Manager. David does not come from a bike industry background but has management level experience in wholesaling and importing within the engineering industry.
E-Scooter Racing World Circuit Gathers Momentum
Not many people would wish to hit speeds in excess of 100kph on a transport device with no roll cage, completely open to the elements and riding on 16 centimetre wheels travelling just a few centimetres off the ground. This is, however, what anyone taking a trip on an eSkootr S1X racing e-scooter can look forward to.
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…