Posts by Phil Latz
Taipei Cycle ‘Rescheduled’ Due to Corona Virus
With the surging infection rate and death toll from the coronavirus, it seemed inevitable for more than a week before the press conference was finally held on Tuesday 11th February, that TAITRA, organisers of the huge annual Taipei Cycle would have no option but to cancel 2020’s show, which was due to be held from…
Uber’s Electric Dockless Bike Share System Launching in Melbourne
Melbourne is about to see 400 dockless, bright red Jump ebikes on the roads of the inner city. The city has already seen several failed bikeshare schemes, so upon hearing news of the new scheme, perhaps unsurprisingly, the comments from members of Melbourne’s general public were mainly negative or at lest sceptical. However share ebikes…
Orbea Rapidly Gains Ground
– Sponsored Content – Spanish brand Orbea may have a century long heritage, but they’ve been at the cutting edge when it comes to the Orbea Gain, one of the very first e-road bikes to enter the world market. Following huge sales success, Orbea have now expanded their range to embrace both carbon and alloy…
SCV Imports Picks Up Three New Agencies
NSW Central coast based wholesaler SCV imports is now the exclusive agents for three new brands. Lauf, which is possibly the only global bicycle brand to be based in Iceland, burst onto the scene in 2013 with their revolutionary carbon fibre ‘leaf spring’ suspension forks. These are significantly lighter than traditional telescopic suspension forks. Since…
Diverse Talent to Strengthen We Ride Australia’s Board
On 30th January, the national independent voice for cycling, We Ride Australia, held its annual general meeting in Torquay, Victoria as part of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race event. At the meeting, two new Directors were appointed. Professor Ian Buchannan, Director of the Institute for Social Transformation at the University of Wollongong NSW…
BIA Teams With 99 Bikes to Expand Bicycle Mechanics Training
Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) has announced a significant expansion of the Cytech bicycle mechanics training program. “BIA have been working to grow the level of bicycle mechanics training in the industry since bringing Cytech to Australia in 2017,” said Peter Burke, BIA’s Executive Officer. Cytech, which originates from the UK, is now a globally recognised…
Rev-Bikes & Conversion Kits Come With 15 Years of Passion and Refinement
– Sponsored Content – Rev-Bikes Founder Rebecca ‘RevBecca’ Lee started riding ebikes 15 years ago and has been growing Rev-Bikes for more than a decade. She built her first electric bike in 2009 and is passionate about growing not just Rev-bikes but the benefits that ebikes offer to a wide variety of customers Australia wide.…
Smart Motion Grows With Dealers
– Sponsored Content – Australian brand Smart Motion Electric Bikes has seen amazing growth through building close partnerships with a growing network of independent bicycle dealers. “Smart Motion already has seven years’ experience in the Australian market,” said founder Ian LeGarth. “We’re now strongly positioned within the fastest growing segment of the bike industry.” “The…
Sleek, Minimalist… and Electric!
– Sponsored Content – Ebikes may be the hot new growth market for the bicycle industry today, but e-road bikes are such a new category that they’re making other ebikes look positively old fashioned. Bianchi’s Aria eRoad is a classic example of this new breed. The internally integrated down tube battery is so slim that…
How’s Business – February 2020
Welcome to our monthly How’s Business column where we call a varied selection of bike shops across Australia and NZ and simply ask, How’s Business? With the bushfires dominating our news throughout the summer, for our follow up question this month we asked the Australian stores, ‘Do you think that the bushfires have directly or…