SCV Imports Signs with High-Principle Bikepacking Brand

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Tuggerah, NSW SCV Imports has become the exclusive distributor for the UK’s Apidura, to introduce its bikepacking products to the Australian market. Apidura is an independent, family run business based in London, with a focus on precision-crafted bikepacking luggage, while standing against “aggressive marketing, impulse consumption and waste”. It was established in 2013 by Tori…

Places Remain for Free and Fast-Tracked Mechanic Qualifications

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Sydney, NSW Spots are still available in the Bicycle Mechanic Training Institute’s (BMTI) new fast-tracked and fee-free course enabling experienced bicycle mechanics in NSW to gain nationally recognised qualifications. BMTI, a subsidiary of 5 Star Training and Consulting, is participating in the NSW Government’s Trade Pathways for Experienced Workers program to enable seasoned mechanics to…

Free, Fast and Nationally Recognised Qualifications for Experienced Mechanics

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~ Sponsored Content ~ Experienced bicycle mechanics in NSW can now gain nationally recognised qualifications through a fast-tracked and fee-free course offered through the Bicycle Mechanic Training Institute. BMTI, a subsidiary of 5 Star Training and Consulting, is participating in the NSW Government’s Trade Pathways for Experienced Workers program to enable seasoned mechanics to increase…

Home Grown Excellence from Lusty – Champions Choice and Albek

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~ Sponsored Content ~ Champions Choice is a Lusty Industries house brand built from listening to dealers in Australia and around the world for a solution for bulk tubeless sealant that offered exceptional shelf life, high performance and cost efficiency. It limits waste by reducing use of smaller bottles that are thrown away and, most…

Drifting into Urban Sector with Newcastle Store Purchase

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Newcastle, NSW Newcastle retailer Drift Cycles is expanding into the urban market by purchasing another store in the coastal NSW city, Metro Cycles. The owners of Metro Cycles, Lyn Patrick and Bernard Hockings, announced last week they have entered into an agreement to sell their Bellevue Street business to Drift Cycles, which has previously had…

Publisher Phil Latz Adds Media Sales Role

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Wollongong, NSW The Latz Report publisher Phil Latz has decided to also take over the role of media sales manager. “We’ve had some challenges in successfully filling this role over the past six months,” Phil said. “As all business owners know, it’s been a very tough recruitment environment in the current era of full employment.…

New Kiama Cycles Owners

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Kiama, NSW The past 12 months have been a time of considerable change for bike retailers in the NSW South Coast. At nearby Kiama, the seaside town’s only bike store changed hands for the first time in 30 years. It’s been a baptism of fire for Beau and Ann Rosser, who bought Kiama Cycles last…

Trek Shifts Shellharbour Store to Former Bunnings Site

Trek bike storefront

Shellharbour, NSW Trek has confirmed its moving its Shellharbour store to a larger premises in nearby Warrawong. Trek Bicycle Australia’s head of retail, Richard Runde, said the NSW south coast store will move approximately 12km north to a former Bunnings site. “This store will be a brand new, state-of-the-art fit-out including a new multi-tech workshop…

We’re Changing The Latz Report Newsletter Frequency

Wollongong, NSW From this month, we’ll be publishing The Latz Report newsletter once per month. Each newsletter will include both our popular How’s Business? column and an Annual Guide. When we launched The Latz Report, we were publishing a monthly newsletter. Then from the start of 2022, we increased the frequency to twice per month.…