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Adult Bikes
In this guide we’ll be briefly looking at a range of different adult bikes including road, gravel, touring, city and hybrid bikes. We wrote about kids bikes back in August and mountain bikes in October. Next March we’ll look at e-bikes and cargo bikes. Despite the rapid growth in ebike sales, non-electric bikes still constitute…
It’s All About the Vibe!
– Sponsored Content – Orbea’s new Vibe offers everyday cyclists a level of design refinement and sophistication previously only seen in the most expensive road and mountain bikes. Vibe is an electric urban bike that maximizes style and efficiency at an incredibly low weight. Vibe is designed for cyclists seeking simplicity and freedom thanks to…
Columbus Combines Technical Innovation with Italian Style
– Sponsored Content – Many dealers may think of Columbus as the iconic frame tube set and fork manufacturer from the steel frame era. This is certainly true, but it’s only part of their story. Today Australian dealers can buy cutting edge technology Columbus carbon forks for road, track adventure and gravel bikes with adjustable…
Otso High End Gravel and Adventure Frames Now Available in Australia
– Sponsored Content – Otso is a brand new, engineering-driven bike brand by the people who created Wolf Tooth components. Otso is offering a range of adventure focused framesets in carbon, stainless steel and titanium. Otso means ‘spirit of the bear’ in Finnish mythology, the most important, revered, and respected animal of all. Otso’s founders…
Here’s a Great Way to Gain a Competitive Advantage for your Store
– Sponsored Content – Many leading bicycle retailers have been running a computerised POS (point of sale system) for years. But until now it’s been very problematic to integrate this with a workshop management system, all hosted in the cloud. Covid has made workshops busier and more important to bicycle retailers than ever before. So…
Wheels and Tyres
With such an unprecedented demand for complete bicycles during 2020, it’s important for dealers to keep their eye on one of the core ‘bread and butter’ categories of every bike shop – wheels and tyres. Like most other product categories, wheels and tyres have not been without their challenges this year, with shortages in certain…
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…