Trooper Lu’s Searching for Prized Recruits

Trooper Lu’s Bicycles owners Justin and Simone Chisholm are searching for more experienced staff to assist with the continued growth of their business.

~ 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

Brooklyn Bicycle Co. set out to create bikes that reflect the character of its home city, including its style, durability and individuality.

– 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

Tribe Bikes cargo bike

~ Sponsored Content ~ Tribe Bikes was founded from a personal need for improved mobility. Founders Nick Kalaf and Steve Bull had two young kids each, and found getting out and about on foot or by car was harder than it should be. “As bike enthusiasts, we tried kid seats on our bikes and bike…

Hubtiger a Digital Game Changer for Workshop Admin

Hubtigers' workshop scheduling software is a gamechanger for workshop mechanics.

~ 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

Many international-level cycling teams are now going public with their use of Maurten drinks and gels, after a lot of them previously used them ‘unofficially’.

~ 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…

The Right Formula of Innovation and Reliability

More success for Formula innovation … Sophie Riva takes first place at the Enduro World Series round in Val Di Fassoo on board the prototype Formula Dual Crown Enduro fork.

~ Sponsored Content ~ Prato, Italy Formula would have made Leonardo Da Vinci proud when it developed the first fully hydraulic disc brakes for mountain bikes. Designed and manufactured just a few kilometres from the great inventor’s Italian birthplace, the Standard brakes invented by Formula in 1993 have served well as the template for the…

Fox Factory Building Upon Cycling Legends

Fox Factory

– Sponsored Content – Fox Factory is a culmination of some of the most exciting brands – and stories – in off-road cycling. First, there’s the story of amateur motocross racer Bob Fox, who pioneered long-travel suspension in the early 1970s. Merging his experiences on the track with his expertise as a mechanical engineer, Bob…

KWT Imports – Kevin William Thompson’s Amazing Bicycle Journey

Kevin Thompson from KWT Imports outside his first bicycle shop in Redfern, an inner suburb of Sydney, during the 1950's.

– Sponsored Content – Yandina, Queensland Kevin William Thompson, founder of KWT Imports has been either racing or selling bikes for 71 of his 86 years… so far. He and his son Eamon who is now managing the business recently sat down with The Latz Report for a long yarn. Unfortunately, some wonderful anecdotes from…

New Cycling Boom Brings Diverse Opportunities for Adult Bikes

Wollongong, NSW It’s a decade since cycling became ‘the new golf’. A decade since the start of a surge in bikes sales in Australia that was, to a large degree, driven by older professionals looking for something new as a social outlet, as a means to collect new toys and, to be fair, improve their…

SCV Heads the Pack for Fun and Adventures

Stuart Voysey at SCV Imports

– Sponsored Content – Tuggerah, NSW Enjoyment and adventure are essential for Stuart Voysey and his team at SCV Imports. They’ve long been driving forces for how SCV does business – and how they spend time on their bikes – and now the mass cycling market is starting to follow them down that path. Since…