Posts by Phil Latz
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…
Five Times Tour Winner Bernard Hinault Pledges Support to Mavic Restructure
As we previously reported here, iconic French brand Mavic was recently placed into receivership. According to the French sporting newspaper Lequipe, The rescue bid has inched forwards with five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault’s support, who has gone public with his involvement. He joins a team of Ronan Le Moal and Didier Poulmaire, who…
ACCC Issues a Recall on Certain Avanti Bicycle Models
On 7th June 2020 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a product recall announcement for certain Avanti road bike models. Specifically, Avanti Corsa SL Bicycles and Framesets for Model Years 2014-2018, Avanti Corsa ER Bicycles and Framesets for Model Years 2016-2018 and Avanti Giro C Bicycles for Model Years 2016-2018. In Avanti Corsa…
City of Melbourne Commits $16 million for First Stage of Cycleway Upgrades
Hundreds of car parking spaces will be removed across Melbourne’s CBD over the next two years to make way for 40 kilometres of bicycle lanes being fast-tracked across the city. The measures follow large increases in the number of people cycling into the city centre during the COVID-19 pandemic – with some bike routes recording…
Major Bike Companies’ Share Prices are Hitting Highs
With the Covid-19 induced global bike boom showing no sign of abating, share prices of listed bicycle business including Giant, Accell Group, Thule Group, Fox Factory, MIPS and Dorel Industries (owner of Cannondale, Mongoose, Schwinn, GT etc) have been on the rise. Shimano quickly zoomed past the price it was trading at before the pandemic…
VicHealth To Support We Ride Australia for Cycling Campaign
Time Bike and Pedal Business Has Been Sold
Groupe Rossignol has announced the sale of the Time bike and pedal business to WhaTTfornow, a four-year-old e-bike brand. Rossignol said it would concentrate its bike market activities on its Felt and Rossignol bike brands instead of Time, which has failed to reach sales goals since its acquisition in 2016. According to the release, the…