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Look Inside Seven Radically Different Bike Shops
Frankfurt, Germany It’s amazing how varied bike shops can be and still trade successfully. Arriving in Frankfurt with a day to spare before Eurobike-related activities, gave me the opportunity to visit seven radically different bike shops spread throughout the city and suburbs. My three modes of transport between the shops were metro, trams and shared…
Lusty’s Big New Adventure
~ Sponsored Content ~ When it comes to Australian bicycle industry importers and wholesalers, Lusty Industries is a relatively new kid on the block. But perceptions can be misleading. It’s already about 17 years since Johnny McLean and his partner Helen started a home based business from scratch. Now, after a decade in their most…
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…
Smart Send for Safety, Simplicity and Savings
~ Sponsored Content ~ Smart Send has spent the past 16 years making parcel deliveries as simple, safe and cost-effective as possible for customers around Australia, and now it’s tailoring its services to assist bike retailers. The Brisbane-based courier aggregation service has recently launched a new website and accompanying features to help bike retailers easily…
How Carbon Steed Can Add Colour and Flair for Your Store
~ Sponsored Content ~ Bicycle technology might have transformed over the years but the desirability of a bike essentially still comes down to three criteria: how fast it goes, how comfortable it feels to ride and how good it looks. Few people have mastered the latter quite like Gary McDonald. Gary and his team at…
Trooper Lu’s Searching for Prized Recruits
~ Sponsored Content ~ Sydney couple Justin and Simone Chisholm steadily established themselves among Australia’s leading Yamaha motorcycle retailers and are now they’re turning their considerable energies and acumen to the bicycle industry. The duo established Trooper Lu’s Bicycles in Liverpool last October, an offshoot of their successful Trooper Lu’s Garage motorcycle business, and have…
The Bike Collective Bringing Well-Priced Style and Quality to Urban Scene
– Sponsored Content – Adelaide-based distributor The Bike Collective is aiming to bring more well-priced individuality and style to Australia’s urban bike market. The business was formed last year with a clear focus on simple but high-quality bikes and accessories for urban cycling and lifestyle, particularly with brands that are relatively new to the Australian…
Homegrown Cargo Solution Ready for Retail Partners
Hubtiger a Digital Game Changer for Workshop Admin
~ Sponsored Content ~ Technology company Hubtiger is helping bike stores elevate and modernise the administration of their workshops to a standard that matches the rest of their operation. Its ground-breaking online business management software, finally providing a solution designed specifically for bike shops, is quickly developing a following in Australasia. A total of 120…
Pure and Simple Approach Brings Big Rewards for Maurtens
~ Sponsored Content ~ Göteborg, Sweden Maurten nutritional products are a perfect example of less is more. The company is underpinned by a very simple philosophy – ‘if it doesn’t aid performance, it doesn’t go in the product’. That philosophy extends to its recipes – clean and simple. Each product is limited to just five…