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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…
Mitas Families Offer Dealers Great Range and Value
– Sponsored Content – Although Mitas tyres have only recently infiltrated the Australian market, their history is anything but recent. Producing specialty rubber products in the Czech Republic since 1929, Mitas has grown to become Europe’s largest cycling tyre and tube manufacturer. The Mitas range features over 90 tyre variants, so you know they have…
Letter from America: November 2020
By Marc Sani As I write this, America is but 10 days away from what many argue is the most consequential presidential election since Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860. Let the historians debate that point. But what offers no debate is the COVID-19 pandemic––current U.S. case levels are at record highs––with no end in sight;…
Is It Fair We’ve Virtually Legislated the Necessity to Own a Car?
By Christian Haag* Decades of transport planning policy that has given the car unchallenged primacy of place has proved and continues to prove destructive to our social, economic, physical and environmental wellbeing. Decades of ever-expanding suburbia, with little or no thought put into affordable, sustainable transport solutions other than to drive, locks us all into…
Drive More Customers To Your Shop With Podium
– Sponsored Content – In today’s hyper-digital world, having an online presence is key to a business’s success. In addition to websites, blogs, and social media profiles, having positive online reviews can play a defining role in the success of your shop. In fact, over 90% of consumers seek out and read customer reviews prior…
Identification is a Key Component to Reducing Bike Theft
– Sponsored Content – Bike theft doesn’t just leave the bike owner feeling devastated. Customer concern about potential theft is a major impediment to bike shops selling more bikes and bikes of greater value. A bike lock is a necessary deterrent to opportunistic theft but on its own offers little protection against determined recidivist bike…
Mountain Bikes – Will the MTB Sales Boom Continue?
There’s no doubt that mountain bike sales have been going through a boom over recent years. To our industry’s collective disadvantage, unlike the USA and Europe, in Australia we don’t collaborate to produce sales statistics broken down to type of bike. Therefore this article can only be based upon anecdotal evidence from within Australia and…