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Pedal Group Boost For National Mechanics Training
Sydney, Australia Pedal Group will this month move into its fourth mechanic training facility, as part of the organisation’s The Bicycle Academy training offshoot. The company is adding its new Sydney training facility to its existing Bicycle Academy sites in Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. The Academy roll-out comes after the major retailer secured a licence…
Yamaha Unveils Electric Vehicles For Europe
The Netherlands Yamaha’s long-running association with electric-powered vehicles is entering a new chapter, with the Japanese company announcing it will launch three new e-bikes in Europe during 2022. Unveiling Yamaha’s Switched On two-wheel electric vehicles program, Yamaha Motor Europe announced all-mountain, gravel and urban e-bikes that would be released in cities throughout Europe in the…
How’s Business – March 2022
Wollongong, NSW Welcome to our monthly chat with bicycle shop owners and managers from across Australia and New Zealand. One universal theme in their comments is that stock shortages are still impacting their businesses and most feel that the light at the end of the tunnel, whilst visible now, is a long way down the…
New School Year Brings Big Shift to e-Cargo Bikes
Melbourne, Victoria Victoria’s cargo bike community is making a mass migration to motor assistance, if the experience of Melbourne store Cargocycles is any indication. In recent weeks, the Brunswick East store has averaged three enquiries a week from conventional cargo bike owners looking to make the switch to e-cargo bikes. One in three of those…
Hybrid Series Ruling Clears Path For Greater Innovation
Brussels, Belgium A European Commission ruling classifying Series Hybrid e-bikes as bicycles has opened the door for further technological development, according to a peak European body for electric vehicles. The Light Electric Vehicle Association of Europe (LEVA-EU) has been campaigning the commission for nearly five years to have series hybrids (e-bikes without a physical chain)…
Tenders Raising the Challenge to Delivery Vans in Australian Cities
Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s commercial cargo bike market is stepping up to join the heavyweights. Melbourne-based distributor Dutch Cargo this month brought in Australia’s first Urban Arrow Tenders, flatbed delivery trikes with car-like front wheels and the load capacity and configurations to raise the challenge to delivery vans. Dutch Cargo has initially brought in two Tenders,…
Special-Edition Mundo Marks 10-Year Milestone
Melbourne, Victoria Australian cargo bike pioneer Cargocycles is celebrating a major milestone in longevity by bringing out a special-edition long-tail e-bike. The Melbourne-based Cargocycles teamed with California cargo bike manufacturer Yuba to create a limited-edition Yuba Mundo, marking 10 years of bringing Mundos to Australia. “When we first started selling cargo bikes out of a…
Arcimoto’s Mean, Lean High-Performance Trike
Oregon, US US light electric vehicle manufacturer Arcimoto has unveiled a unique high-performance e-trike using its patented tilt technology. The Mean Lean Machine (MLM) features hub motors on all three corners and a pedal generator, eliminating the need for a chain, belt or any grease. Arcimoto spokesperson and three-wheel tiling technology pioneer Bob Mighell said…
Specialized Buys its First Store in Australia
Brisbane, Queensland Specialized has purchased its first store in Australia, with Specialized Bicycle Components Australia this month confirming it has bought Studio de Velo in Brisbane. In an email to its retailers, Specialized announced it had purchased the Sumner store and recruited its owner, Simon Sirotti, as Specialized Australia’s retail operations manager. While key rival…
FE Sports Distributing Lightweight Wheels
Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane’s FE Sports is partnering with German wheel manufacturer Lightweight to begin distributing its high-performance wheels in Australia and New Zealand from the start of next month. Lightweight has been developing wheels for race bikes for more than 20 years, in the pursuit of “creating the perfect wheel”. Its hand-made wheels are produced…