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Inside Rapha – Sydney and Beyond
Sydney, NSW I recently visited Rapha’s Sydney ‘Clubhouse’ and was kindly given permission to take the photos that you see accompanying this article. A Global Brand We’ll look more closely at the Sydney premises in a moment, but first a global overview. Rapha was founded in London, UK in 2004 by Simon Mottram. It quickly…
Everything Electric Show Includes E-Bikes
Sydney Showgrounds, NSW Everything Electric returned for their second annual Australian expo, held from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th February 2024 at the Sydney Showgrounds. Last year, the event was branded the Fully Charged Show, matching the name of the YouTube channel founded by British actor Robert Llewellyn in 2010 that now has over one…
Want to Upgrade Your Store? Here’s 11 Great Ideas From Trek Sydney
Sydney NSW I recently had the opportunity to visit and take photos of Trek’s flagship store in Sydney. (Thanks to the team and management!) For over 40 years this store was known as Clarence Street Cyclery, which was founded and run by the Cook family. Throughout this time, Clarence Street Cyclery, which sold many different…
Handing Over the Editorial Reins of The Latz Report
Wollongong NSW As every business owner knows, sometimes you have to make tough decisions, especially when it comes to controlling costs and keeping them less than income. So it was with great regret that I decided to at least partially let go of our superstar Editor, Scott Green. I’ve included a farewell note from Scott…
CAKE Celebrates New Partnership with Deus Ex Machina
Sydney, NSW Cult motorcycle and lifestyle brand Deus Ex Machina has become the Australian distributor for a much younger but equally chic company, CAKE, a Swedish manufacturer of premium lightweight electric mopeds and motorcycles. CAKE, whose range includes utilitarian mopeds for tradesmen, along with ultra-modern offroad motorcycles, declared the new partnership and strategic entry into…
Cyberbikes Chooses a Different Path
Leichhardt, NSW Cyberbikes has just opened a relatively small shop on one of Sydney’s busiest stretches of road. Parramatta Road at Leichhardt is about six kilometres west of the CBD. This is a relatively densely populated area with century-old terrace houses and a wide range of apartment buildings. Unlike most small bicycle stores, founder Felipe…
JetBlack’s Bright Future Beyond Wahoo Settlement
Sydney, NSW A recently concluded patent dispute between global indoor trainer heavyweights Zwift and Wahoo has left Australian manufacturer JetBlack with a significantly reduced international market for its latest smart trainer. However, JetBlack founder and managing director, Tony Simmonds, remains optimistic the Australian and export markets that remain open for its JetBlack Volt V2 trainer…
How to Sell Nearly $1 Million in Apparel Annually
Brookvale, NSW Back in early 2021, I phoned Sticky Bottle as part of our monthly How’s Business column, in which we speak to bike shop owners and managers across Australia and NZ. As you can see in that column, owner Justin Roscoe made the rare revelation that they sold a lot of cycling apparel through…
Revolve Alliance Restores Pedal Club Momentum
Sydney, NSW Two relatively young Sydney organisations – one a subscription business specialising in children’s bikes and the other a recycling operation created to serve the bike industry – have joined forces to strengthen the sustainability objectives of both ventures. Bike leasing company The Pedal Club last month announced it is partnering with Revolve Recycling…