Posts by Phil Latz
Rotor and Stages Make Groupe Sportif Your One Stop Power Shop
– Sponsored Content – Stages Cycling may be best known to many bicycle dealers for their extremely high performance and well-priced crank based power meters, but for a decade Stages has also made over 20,000 commercial quality spin bikes for gyms and classes worldwide. This has given them invaluable experience when it came to developing…
Google Trends Shows Cycling Search Surge
Our new age of big data may send shivers down this spines of many civil libertarians, but it also reveals fascinating insights that were previously hidden. Using Google Trends software, we looked at the relative number of searches from within Australia for the three biggest bike brands over the past year, followed by four bicycle…
Preview The Latz Report Yearbook 2020!
Back by popular demand! We’re putting the finishing touches on The Latz Report Yearbook 2020 and anticipate it going live early in July. We’ll send you a special one-off email with a link to the Yearbook as soon as it’s live. This will include simple instructions about how to access and use it in its…
New Zipp 303 Firecrest Wheelset Shaves 300 Grams
Zipp’s 303 Firecrest Tubeless Disc-brake wheelset is designed for the real world… a world of imperfect conditions, road surfaces, and elements where the bottom line is simple. Efficiency = speed. It’s faster, 300 grams lighter than the previous model, and more capable over varied terrain—whether the surface is pavement in all its conditions or no…
USA Bike Shops Looted During George Floyd Riots
Some bicycle shops nationwide suffered theft and damage over the weekend in the wake of the George Floyd protests that flared into riots in some cities. Jay Wolff owns five shops across LA including I. Martin Bicycles and possibly the largest and best known shop in LA, Helen’s Cycles Santa Monica. “Most of the stores…
Ireland’s ‘Astonishing’ Boost for Cycling and Walking
A former bike shop owner has secured a substantial financial settlement for active travel in the Republic of Ireland. For the next five years, cycling and walking schemes—including protected cycling networks and expanded sidewalks—will receive €360 million (A$587 million) annually or A$2.93 billion over five years. 20% of Ireland’s transport budget will go to walking…
Major Survey of Cycling Attitudes Yields Promising Results
Bicycles Online, Australia’s largest specialist online bicycle retailer, recently conducted a survey of 2,180 people Australia-wide via a wide range of sources beyond just their customer database. 56% of respondents are cycling more now since lockdown, 46% say this behavioural change is permanent, and 23% have said less traffic has increased their confidence riding on…
Shimano, Trek Respond to Covid-19 Impact Upon Demand
Shimano’s shares have surged since mid-March, touching a record now investors see that more and more people will turn to bicycles as a way to avoid congested public transportation. The Japanese component supplier confirms that sales are picking up across the globe. “People are realising how effective a bicycle can be,” said Shimano’s CEO Yozo…
How is Your Work / Life Balance?
Surveys show that self-employed business owners on average work longer hours than typical wage earners. You don’t have to scratch too far beneath the surface with many business people before you’ll hear a comment like, ‘I know I should be spending more time with my family’ or ‘I wish I could spend more time with…
City of Brisbane Commits $58 million For Cycleways
In his budget speech on Tuesday 16th June, City of Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said that $58 million will be spent in the next two years on major cycleway projects and $16.6 million over four years on making the Brisbane CBD more pedestrian and bike friendly. Cycleway projects include completing the Indooroopilly Riverwalk and…