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E-Bike Material Innovations: Ossby, Cyclik & My Esel
Frankfurt, Germany Bicycle manufacturers continue to experiment with new materials – in their quests for greater sustainability, durability or just a better ride – with several major innovations on display at Eurobike 2023. While Madrid company Ossby attracted attention for the radical design of its Geo folding bike – and very rapid folding mechanism –…
Bosch Smart System Tweaks for Enhanced Flexibility
Stuttgart, Germany Greater flexibility in lock activation and more opportunities to customise displays and drive modes are among Bosch’s tweaks of its Smart System for the 2024 season. Updates by Bosch eBike Systems to its eBike Flow App will allow riders to use their Bosch Kiox 300 and Kiox 500 displays to turn their bike’s…
Industry Briefs: Giant, Merida, Trek Travel & Scott Sports SA
Giant has been crowned as Australia’s best-rated bicycle brand in an annual award conducted by a prominent consumer guide website. The Finder Retail Awards pitched Giant against 10 other bike brands that received enough customer reviews between November 2022 and February 2023 to be eligible for the category. The awards assessed each eligible brand on…
Cycling Luminary Awards Invite Nominations
Canberra, ACT Nominations are open for this year’s We Ride Australia Cycling Luminaries Awards, which will be announced at a gala dinner in Canberra on 15th November. The awards have been held for over 20 years to shine a spotlight on the people, places and programs that are getting more people riding throughout Australia. “The…
How’s Business – August 2023
Welcome to How’s Business, brought to you by Knog – Australian designed and lighting up the world. With stock levels and discounting still a frequent topic of conversation in the bike trade, for this month’s follow up question we asked, “How does your current number of bicycles in stock compare with where you’d like it…
Vivente Brings Made In Australia Ambitions to Life
Sheffield, Tasmania The small Tasmanian dairy town of Sheffield has a new cottage industry, with bike sector stalwart Noel McFarlane launching a touring bike factory in his recently adopted hometown. The small-scale, two-person operation is the latest chapter for Noel’s long-standing touring brand, Vivente – bringing its production onto Australian shores, focusing on just two…
Australian Bicycle Imports Remain at Record Lows
Canberra, ACT Every Australian bicycle retailer and wholesaler knows from first-hand experience that since the end of Covid lockdowns, our market has been overstocked, resulting in widespread discounting which causes unwanted erosion of margins and profits. While this situation is not universal across all bicycle categories, particularly in the high end, in the volume market…
Euride Closes After Championing Italian Thoroughbreds
Adelaide, SA An Adelaide bike store that established Italian brand Bottecchia in Australia has closed its doors. The Euride store, in the eastern suburb of Cambelltown, had been on the market for the past two years and officially shut shop late last month. A spokesperson said Euride’s five partners had other businesses demanding their time…
Aussies at Eurobike 2023
Frankfurt, Germany Eurobike 2023 featured a record number of exhibiting companies, 1,900, for its second annual instalment since relocating from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt. It also lured an increased total of 66,590 visitors – 34,750 during the three trade days and 31,840 on the two ‘festival’ days open to the public – a rise of just…
E-Bike Retailer Rebrand as Leon Cycles Owner Faces Fraud Charges
Adelaide, SA Three Leon Cycles stores in Australia will soon revert to their original branding, Hi5 E-Bikes. Their owner, Jamal Raad, said he is just waiting for the signage to arrive to convert his stores in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. The switch follows the arrest of the China-based owner of Leon Cycles, Lijun Ding, who…