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Dressed For Success – Six Tips for Selling Apparel
Many bike retailers have a love-hate relationship with cycling apparel. The need for cyclists to regularly replace knicks, jerseys and gloves can generate valuable business for dealers – not to mention the time, effort and funds many riders invest in how they look. However, the variations required – different sizes, colours and tweaks in style…
Shimano’s Slow, Steady Arrival to 12-speed
Shimano’s official launch of its new Dura-Ace and Ultegra group sets was one of cycling’s most long-awaited announcements. The release of the Dura-Ace R9200 and Ultegra R8100 group sets, bringing Shimano into the realm of 12-speed group sets, came two and a half years after its closest competitor, SRAM, made the leap. Campagnolo has already…
EightyOneSpices Brings European Flavour to Australia
– Sponsored Content – EightyOneSpices is a small, but popular dealer supplier of high end boutique European bike components from some of the better brands that often go under the radar. They have a particularly strong range of German-based brands, which is no coincidence. Their product range spans everything from frames and wheels through to…
Orbea: Boutique yet All-Inclusive
– Sponsored Content – Originating from the Basque region of Spain, Orbea has been designing bikes since the 1930s and first ventured into mountain biking in 1989. It’s a longstanding history and its range encompasses market-leading models in just about every facet of off-road riding; from gravity-enduro to XC racing and e-bikes. They first gained…
Letter From America: Can We See Our Opportunity in the Chaos?
By Marc Sani Today’s retail environment in the US is in a state of chaos. Planning, forecasting and ordering products—whether bicycles, parts or accessories—have left too many dealers flummoxed over the future of their business. And, at last, some dealers are starting to question whether the boom in sales, sparked by COVID-19 lockdowns in the…
Mountain Bikes: Distributors in Australia
The Latz Report YearBook lists any organisation that supplies goods or services to bicycle retailers or interacts with them in some bike industry related way. For details of Mountain Bike, Fat Bike MTB or electric MTB distributors in Australia, please follow this link to our Yearbook and use the Search function or Direct to Page…
Australia’s Leading Scooter Player Eyes the Bicycle Market
Scooter Hut and Freestyle Distribution are two names that might have flown under the radar of many bicycle industry members – until now. Both are owned by founder Scott Mackintosh who spoke candidly with The Latz Report about his hugely successful current business and plans for rapid expansion. As both Scott’s name and accent suggest,…
BMX International – not just BMX!
– Sponsored Content – 44 years have passed since the sport of BMX first reached Aussie shores. This is exactly the same timeframe BMX International (BMXI) has been in business, still 100% Australian owned and run by the same family. Their passion has not waned over that time. This company feature will help you understand…
Neo’s Success Proves Lucrative New Market for Dealers
– Sponsored Content – If you’ve been a bicycle dealer for any length of time, you’ll be aware of Apollo, one of Australia’s longest-running and most successful bicycle brands. Apollo was founded way back in 1978. Apollo has not only been sold throughout Australia for decades, but has carved out significant markets overseas. But how…
ByK Born Through Fathers Helping Sons
– Sponsored Content – Warren Key has been surrounded by bikes all his life. His father, Geoff Key, ran Cycles Peugeot back in the 1970’s when they still made bikes in Australia and in 1978 started the large inner city shop Melbourne Bicycles at Clifton Hill, which Warren still oversees to this day. Warren credits…