Schwalbe Launches Five Super MTB Tyre Ranges

– Sponsored Content – Recognising that the world of mountain biking has become more diverse, Schwalbe have rebuilt their entire MTB tyre range to more closely focus upon the specific requirements of each riding style. Schwalbe has simultaneously released five new ranges all with a superhero theme. In order from heaviest to lightest they are:…

Lusty Industries Have Your Wheel and Tyre Needs Covered

– Sponsored Content – Maxxis Tyres When it comes to mountain bike tyres, Maxxis is the first name on everyone’s mind. From new treads like the Assegai and Dissector through to old favourites like the DHF and DHR, there’s a tread pattern to suit all users. Stocking the widest range of Maxxis Tyres, Lusty Industries…

Japanese Quality and Attention to Detail Available in Australia

– Sponsored Content – Panaracer has been manufacturing since 1952 and for most of that time, they’ve focused exclusively upon designing and manufacturing the finest bicycle tyres. Today Panaracer makes world-class bicycle tyres for all types of cycling from road racing through to commuting, MTB and most recently, gravel. Over 90% of production is still…

Goodyear Taps Auto Tyre Expertise for Transit Bicycle Range

– Sponsored Content – As we wrote about previously here, automotive tyre giant Goodyear, founded in 1898 as a bicycle tyre company and now employing over 54,000 people worldwide, recently re-launched its bicycle tyre division. Goodyear bicycle tyres became available to Australian dealers from February 2020. Dealers can make great margins in a high volume…

Mitas Families Offer Dealers Great Range and Value

– Sponsored Content – Although Mitas tyres have only recently infiltrated the Australian market, their history is anything but recent. Producing specialty rubber products in the Czech Republic since 1929, Mitas has grown to become Europe’s largest cycling tyre and tube manufacturer. The Mitas range features over 90 tyre variants, so you know they have…

Mountain Bikes – Will the MTB Sales Boom Continue?

There’s no doubt that mountain bike sales have been going through a boom over recent years. To our industry’s collective disadvantage, unlike the USA and Europe, in Australia we don’t collaborate to produce sales statistics broken down to type of bike. Therefore this article can only be based upon anecdotal evidence from within Australia and…

Annual Dealer Guide – Clothing and Helmets

What Fits You Best? Clothing and helmets are both high turnover P&A categories within the bicycle industry that also offer dealers the potential of high margins, but not without challenges. On the plus side, you can stock and display a large amount of product in a relatively small floor space, so the margin per square…

Why Kids Bikes, BMX and Scooters Are So Important!

Dealer Guide to Kids Bikes, Scooters and Trailers Over the years, if I’ve been in a bike shop talking to the owner and the subject turns to kids bikes, there’s often a deep sigh. You only have to look at two of the photos accompanying this article to see the main reason for that sigh.…

How BMX International Has Shaped the Story of BMX in Australia

BMX Track Windsor

– Sponsored Content – BMX International is the longest running BMX wholesale company in Australia and is possibly the longest running BMX specific company worldwide still operating with its original owners. Born in 1977, in the top office of Performance Cars in the inner Brisbane suburb of Lutwyche, the company which started the whole BMX…

Save Time and Simplify Your Kids’ Range Sourcing!

– Sponsored Content – Why put yourself through the hassle and administrative overhead of multiple accounts? Bikecorp can be your one stop shop for kids’ bikes, parts and accessories. As well as a broad range of international brands, Bikecorp has extensive home brand ranges that cater for kids from a very young age through to…