Australia
Crankworx Coming to Cairns
Cairns, Queensland The world’s biggest mountain bike festival, Crankworx, has added Cairns to the event’s destinations in 2022. Smithfield Mountain Bike Park will host this year’s third stop for the Crankworx World Tour, from 5th to 9th October, giving the bike industry another major platform to promote its products and services to the Australian market.…
Early Year Surge for Bike Imports
Melbourne, Victoria Bicycle imports to Australia hit record levels during the first three months of 2022, with an estimated 381,126 bikes brought into the country during what is traditionally a quiet period. Figures release this month by Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) show imports for the recently concluded quarter were easily the highest for the first…
Expo Bookings Now Open for 2022 Micromobility Conference & Expo
Randwick, NSW All bicycle industry members are now able to book expo space for the 2022 Micromobility Conference & Expo. This new annual event, to be held on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th November, is being presented by The Latz Report and our sister publication, Micromobility Report. “Traditional bicycle industry members should not be put…
The Bicycle Academy Opens Doors to the Industry
– Sponsored Content – A new training academy for bicycle mechanics is being made available to all employers in the Australian bike industry, to help address a national shortage of high-level training. The Bicycle Academy is now accepting applications from all employers for apprenticeships and Cytech start-up training courses set to begin from June. The…
Lekker Bikes Opens Much Larger Sydney Showroom
Alexandria, NSW On Thursday evening 28th April, Lekker Bikes held a grand opening party for its new Sydney Brand Store. Lekker is a Dutch brand that actually started in Australia. We spoke with Saskia van Lier, who is Lekker’s Commercial Director, responsible for Australian operations. “We had a very tiny boutique in Surry Hills,” Saskia…
Specialized Buys Planet Cycles in Brisbane
Brisbane, Queensland Specialized Bicycle Components Australia has purchased a second Australian store, confirming last week it had bought prominent Brisbane store Planet Cycles. It came only a few weeks after Specialized’s first store purchase in this country, acquiring another Brisbane businesses, Studio de Velo. Husband and wife team Mark and Bronwyn announced they were handing…
Fitzroy Cycles Goes on the Market
Melbourne, Victoria An institution of Melbourne bicycle retail is on the market for only the second time in its almost century-long history. Fitzroy Cycles has been advertised for sale, with owners Bill Hocking and Anne Martin deciding the time is right to embark on the next chapter of their lives. With digital technology and the…
Parents Embrace New Kids Bike Lease Service
Sydney, NSW A new kids bicycle leasing service in Sydney is helping parents keep their kids on the right-sized bike – while keeping outgrown treadlies out of landfill. The Pedal Club was launched in Bondi last year to provide a more flexible option for parents – enabling them to trade up as their children grow…
Dean Woods Autobiography Set to Shine Light on Industry Shake-Up
Wangaratta, Victoria Olympic track cycling champion Dean Woods was also a disrupter of bicycle retail in Australia and is about to fire off some posthumous shots about the controversy that surrounded his time in the industry. Australian cycling and the broader sporting community last month celebrated the life of the former Victorian, who died on…
Parliamentary Friends Group Taking Politics out of Active Transport
Sydney, NSW A new Friends of Active Transport Group in NSW Parliament, incorporating Liberal, Labor and Greens Members, will help remove the politics from planning and policy making for active transport in the State, according to Bicycle NSW. The cycling advocacy group’s CEO, Peter McLean, said the Friends, launched at a gathering at Parliament House…