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Virtual trainers – the other high-tech cycling revolution
e-Bikes beckon newcomers to get out on bikes and empower people to travel further afield. They’re driving an incredible surge in bicycle markets around the world – one battery-powered pedal stroke at a time. At the other end of the spectrum, there’s another cycling technology revolution going on behind closed doors, encouraging people to take…
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…
Body Bike – Diversify & Develop
– Sponsored Content – There’s no denying that covid has changed the retail landscape, with supply chain issues impacting on your capacity to secure reliable and consistent sales. To prosper now requires thinking outside of the box and exploring new markets. With roads getting busier, the popularity of indoor cycling has grown and not all…
Minoura – 80 Years of Craftsmanship
– Sponsored Content – Minoura has been producing rollers since the 1940s and to this day, they’re manufactured in Japan. They’re proud of their heritage and the quality that handmade Japanese manufacturing brings. Aside from striving for market leading quality and precision, they’re also known for innovation, having pioneered magnetic resistance trainers in 1988. The…
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…
Thanks to Your Support, We Made It!
Wollongong, NSW Nine months before my 60th birthday was due to arrive on 17th March 2022, I decided to do something significant to mark the occasion. That was, to try to ride from Melbourne to Sydney and hopefully raise over $20,000 for two cycling-related charities I’ve long supported. Well, my 60 or Bust! charity ride…
Why I’m Asking For Your Help
Just over two weeks ago I turned 60. Fortunately, I’m not asking you for donations towards a mobility scooter or a deposit on a room in aged care accommodation. But being a bit of a planner, early last year I started thinking about what I might do to mark this significant life milestone. Whatever I…
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…
Rubber Side Down – Homegrown Innovation
~ Sponsored Content ~ Established just 12 months ago, Rubber Side Down is a premium MTB apparel brand based in Adelaide. Their mission statement is to bring innovation to the market in locally manufactured clothing, and their new Cargo Base Layer serves as a great example of this. With three large pockets at the back,…
Lighting the Way for Cycling Progression
The once humble bicycle light is fast becoming a beacon for the progress of bikes – both figuratively and literally. Figuratively, as increasingly compact and powerful lighting systems encapsulate the quickening maturity and technological progress of the bike industry in general. While the fundamental role of bike lights appears simple and unwavering, they are constantly…