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I Don’t Think These Baby Seats Are Safe. 15 years ago Amazon would not support products that didn’t meet the safety standards. Wind forward 10 years and Amazon will stock any product and remove themselves from any responsibility saying it is not their role to police the plethora of clearly unsafe seats appearing on their…
Bike Industry Links at Disability Expo
We recently attended the ATSA Expo in Melbourne where we met several exhibitors with direct bicycle industry links and others with strong overlaps. ATSA stands for Assistive Technologies Suppliers Australia – it’s the trade association for an industry whose mobility equipment stores segment alone is estimated to have a turnover in excess of $669 million…
Bike Counter Data Shows Clear Covid Spike
We’ve all seen increased cycling activity during Covid lockdowns and heard about the surge in demand for bicycles and related equipment. But it’s interesting to see some hard data that precisely measures cycling activity, even if it’s only a snapshot from six locations around Australia. The two charts accompanying this story relate to the same six bike…
Ebike Fire a Reminder of Potential Risks
With ebikes becoming so commonplace, it’s easy to become complacent about the fact that ebike batteries are high density stores of chemical energy in a potentially highly flammable form.
A fire that engulfed a three-level house in Sydney on Friday 19th March was started by an e-bike that was ‘left on to charge overnight, according to firefighters.
NSW Abandons E-scooter Trial – Minister ‘Not in the Mood’
Cycling’s Friends Speak Up in Federal Parliament
On Tuesday 16th February the second ever Parliamentary Friends of Cycling event was held within Australia’s parliament house in Canberra. There are over 100 Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFG’s) covering a huge range of interests mainly across environmental, health and social issues. Although these groups do not hold any formal legislative power, they provide an important…
Team Changes at The Latz Report and Micromobility Report
Effective from today, Ed Price is taking over from Mel Doyle as Media Sales Manager for The Latz Report, The Latz Report Yearbook and the Micromobility Report. Publisher Phil Latz said, “I’d like to thank Mel Doyle for the outstanding job she’s done through a difficult Covid affected year. Catie, Linda and I all wish…
New Federal Legislation Appears to Ban Throttle Powered Ebikes
Ebikes legally ridden in Australia have until now had to confirm with one of two standards which could be broadly summarised as 250 watt ‘pedalec’ or 200 watt throttle. Most bikes sold by dealers conform with the 250 watt pedalec standard, also often referred to as the European standard. But there are many bikes sold…
2020 Numbers Reveal the Bike Boom’s Impact
By Marc Sani Set aside any doubts: The insurrection that swallowed our nation’s Capital Jan. 6 will reverberate for years to come. At the moment, no one knows where the country is headed—exactly. But “The Troubles,” an oft used phrase to describe the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, may signify the sort of long-term, low-level…
Santos Festival of Cycling to Fill TDU Time Slot
As we announced previously here, the 2021 Santos Tour Down Under has been cancelled due to the logistical problems in getting the professional teams from around the world to come to Australia and quarantine. On 7th December event organisers announced that the TDU will be replaced by the Santos Festival of Cycling. This will be…