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Here’s Why Globber Will Scoot Out of Your Store!
– Sponsored Content – The award winning Globber Primo series of scooters has long been a favourite with parents and kids alike. Designed for kids from three to six years, up to 50kgs, this three-wheel scooter range is packed with functionality and French style. A patented steering lock button fixes the front wheels to only…
Let’s Seize This Golden Opportunity!
Clearly we’ve seen a global tragedy unfold over the first half of 2020. At the time of writing this (23rd July 2020) we’ve seen over 15 million Covid-19 cases leading to over 624,000 deaths worldwide, according to official figures, with actual numbers likely to be much higher. Meanwhile Australia is battling the much feared ‘second…
Letter from America: USA’s Numbers Are Up!
It’s a pleasure to report good news about the United States bicycle industry. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic currently sweeping through far too many states, coupled with the shambolic response of the Trump Administration, bicycle sales in the first six months of 2020 have been sharply at odds with much of the nation’s sour health and…
Equipping Your Customers for Their Next Adventure
In last month’s blog, we heard from two local retailers about their identification of the need to equip local cyclists for new adventures. This month let’s delve further into what that means for you. Second waves not withstanding, travel restrictions are easing, to varying extents across the country and in different regions. Lo and behold,…
The 2020 YearBook is live!
I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve just ‘flicked the switch’ to go live with The Latz Report Yearbook 2020. It’s now available online via any device, anywhere, 24/7 from our YearBook page. Over the past six months we’ve done a complete cover to cover update and revision of the Yearbook so that you now have…
How BikeExchange Brings Brands, Distributors, Dealers and Consumers Together
– Sponsored Content – Welcome to the first of a two part series that will give you unprecedented data and insights into a ‘true blue’ Australian-born global cycling success story, BikeExchange. In Part One you’ll learn about the foundations and amazing reach today of the BikeExchange marketplace platform. Next month in Part Two of this…
Electronics – Good Things Come in Small Packages
No segment of technology changes more rapidly than electronics. In the case of cycling products that you can sell through your store, this category includes GPS units, heart rate monitors, power meters, ‘traditional’ cycle computers. If you think back just a few years, it’s quickly apparent how much things have changed and what were once…
Rotor and Stages Make Groupe Sportif Your One Stop Power Shop
– Sponsored Content – Stages Cycling may be best known to many bicycle dealers for their extremely high performance and well-priced crank based power meters, but for a decade Stages has also made over 20,000 commercial quality spin bikes for gyms and classes worldwide. This has given them invaluable experience when it came to developing…
New Zipp 303 Firecrest Wheelset Shaves 300 Grams
Zipp’s 303 Firecrest Tubeless Disc-brake wheelset is designed for the real world… a world of imperfect conditions, road surfaces, and elements where the bottom line is simple. Efficiency = speed. It’s faster, 300 grams lighter than the previous model, and more capable over varied terrain—whether the surface is pavement in all its conditions or no…
Two Dealers See Opportunities Ahead for Bicycle Tourism
By Anna Gurnhill This month I spoke with two local bike retailers about their perspectives on bicycle tourism, and what it means for their business. Phil Hopkins, Kingston Foreshore Cycles, ACT I admit, I was thrown at the outset of my chat with Phil at Kingston Foreshore Cycles when – not long into the conversation…