Victoria
Restored Partnership a Silver Bullitt for Cargo Conversion
Melbourne, Victoria While bicycle companies around the globe are looking down the barrel of a testing economic climate for the next few months at least, one Melbourne business has turned to a Bullitt as a solution. E-Cargo and commuter e-bike specialist Dutch Cargo last week signed as a distributor for Bullitt, a lightweight, front-loading cargo…
Melbourne Scooter Sales Gaining Momentum
Melbourne, Victoria Well-established Melbourne e-scooter retailers have enjoyed a notable increase in sales since the Victorian Government legalised private electric scooters from early last month, according to a prominent scooter distributor. Other retailers remain optimistic of escalating sales over the remainder of this year. John Dunnachie, the sales and marketing manager for distributor Bikecorp, said…
Jamison Joins Bicycle Academy to Share Four Decades of Experience
Melbourne, Victoria A central figure in Melbourne’s bicycle industry for the past four decades, Mick Jamison, has joined the Bicycle Academy team in a training, assessing and business development role. An owner of several Melbourne bike stores since the 1980s and one of Australia’s earliest mountain bike competitors, Mick had already set his sights on…
Warburton Manager Calls For MTB Industry Organisation
Warburton, Victoria Australia’s mountain bike industry has reached a level of maturity that now demands its own industry body, to effectively regulate the industry and collectively represent its interests, according to the project manager behind the recently approved Warburton MTB Destination in Victoria. The unprecedented campaign to gain approval for Australia’s first gold-level mountain bike…
New BIA Sustainability Committee to Assess Industry’s Performance
Melbourne, Victoria Bicycle businesses throughout Australia will soon be consulted on their recycling practices, to determine current levels of resource reuse in the industry, after a new Bicycle Industries Australia Sustainability Committee convened for the first time late last month. BIA general manager Peter Bourke said the committee’s initial tasks will include quantifying existing recycling…
Global Brand Closes Majority of Australian Stores
Melbourne, Victoria An international success story that originated in Melbourne, Reid Cycles, has announced it is closing several Australian stores in a restructuring of its retail network “in response to market conditions”. Reid closed its Adelaide shop about a month ago and outlets in Melbourne and Sydney are set to follow as the company aims…
Nominations Invited for Bike Sustainability Committee
Melbourne, Victoria Peak industry group Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) is calling nominations for its new sustainability committee. Nominations are invited from importer and retail industry members for the committee, which will provide advice to the BIA board in its efforts to help the bicycle sector achieve its sustainability goals. “Our initial focus is on the…
TEBCO Crackdown on Unassembled Bike On-selling
Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne-based e-bike company TEBCO has foreshadowed it will soon implement a new distribution system it hopes will prevent resellers from forwarding its bikes unassembled to consumers. In an email update to its retails, the company cited instances of boxed TEBCO bikes being sent to consumers and assembled incorrectly, leading to claims for refunds.…
Shut Shop a Major Loss for Eaglehawk’s Cycling Lifeblood
Eaglehawk, Victoria Central Victorian town Eaglehawk lost an institution when Major’s Eaglehawk Sports & Cycles store officially closed its doors last week, after more than 50 years in business. The store’s owner operators, Norma Major and her son Peter, have decided they’re ready for a more relaxing life and the store – the only sports…
Inside Bikecorp – Before and After Photos
Melbourne, Vic Back in May 2021, we managed to sneak into ‘Fortress Victoria’ between Covid lockdowns and take photos of Bikecorp’s then brand new headquarters while it was still a hard hat construction zone, about a month before they started to move in. The new warehouse is located in a brand new industrial precinct next…