NSW
On-Line Retail Pioneer Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Sydney, NSW Australia’s largest online bike retailer, Bicycles Online, recently celebrated a decade in business, prompting its founders to reflect on their modest and “naive” beginnings. In 2011, Jonathon Allara and James van Rooyen questioned why none of the major brands were sold online. “We had come from running a very modest bike tour business…
BIA Challenges e-Bikes Omission from ACT Sustainability Loan Scheme
Canberra, ACT Bicycle Industries Australia is challenging the ACT Government’s omission of e-bikes from its Household Sustainability Loan Scheme. BIA General Manager Peter Bourke will this week meet with the office of the Chief Minister Treasurer and Minister for Climate Action, Andrew Barr, to call on the Government to include e-bikes in which scheme. The Household…
Lighting the Way for Cycling Progression
The once humble bicycle light is fast becoming a beacon for the progress of bikes – both figuratively and literally. Figuratively, as increasingly compact and powerful lighting systems encapsulate the quickening maturity and technological progress of the bike industry in general. While the fundamental role of bike lights appears simple and unwavering, they are constantly…
Pedal Group Boost For National Mechanics Training
Sydney, Australia Pedal Group will this month move into its fourth mechanic training facility, as part of the organisation’s The Bicycle Academy training offshoot. The company is adding its new Sydney training facility to its existing Bicycle Academy sites in Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. The Academy roll-out comes after the major retailer secured a licence…
How’s Business – March 2022
Wollongong, NSW Welcome to our monthly chat with bicycle shop owners and managers from across Australia and New Zealand. One universal theme in their comments is that stock shortages are still impacting their businesses and most feel that the light at the end of the tunnel, whilst visible now, is a long way down the…
How the Stars Aligned for e-Bikes in 2021
Wollongong, NSW 2021 might well have been the most important year in the emergence of e-bikes. Continued sales growth, escalating technological advancements, corporate investment, infrastructure progress and global recognition of their importance to improve our quality of life all combined in an almost perfect storm for the e-bike industry. The validity of this assessment will…
Homegrown Cargo Solution Ready for Retail Partners
Pre-Order Your 2022 YearBook
Wollongong, NSW We have begun updating the YearBook for the latest companies, products and brands in the industry and expect to release the 2022 Latz Report Yearbook in late April. The YearBook is a four-way, cross-referenced system that allows a reader to find the details of the companies who stock a particular product line, or…
We’re Hiring a Conference Manager
Wollongong, NSW Following our recent announcement that we’re launching the Micromobility Conference later this year, we’re now looking for an experienced event manager. If you know someone who you think might be interested, please forward them this link to our Media and Events Manager Seek advertisement.
Last Chance to Update your 2022 YearBook Listing – Do It Now!
Wollongong, NSW This month is your last opportunity to update your company details for the 2022 Latz Report YearBook and we have a new system up and running to make it easier. We only update Yearbook listings once a year, so please action this opportunity right now! All standard listings are free for any supplier…