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Director of Cycling Fund Arrested, Charged with Fraud
Samuel J. Mancini is the managing director of a Denver, Colorado-based fund that had plans to acquire iconic global brands De Rosa, De Marchi and Limar. But Mancini was arrested in Denver late July and faces US federal securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges. According to civil and criminal complaints, Mancini’s company, Outdoor…
Exclusive Interview with an Aussie Bike Expert Stranded in Taiwan
Aldo Contarino would be best described as an inventor and manufacturing expert who’s been in the Australian bike industry for over three decades. Through his Quantum Bicycles workshop in Perth, he and his team have manufactured and repaired frames and taken on all sorts of tricky jobs that most bike workshops would pass on. He’s…
Inside Information: Trade Show Wars and Industry Trends in Europe
Pre-covid, many Australian bicycle industry members made an annual pilgrimage to Eurobike, hosted by the scenic, small city of Friedrichshafen, Germany. Recently major changes been announced regarding the dates, ownership and host city for Eurobike, which will be hosted in July in Frankfurt from 2022. Plus, there’s a huge new competitor, in the form of…
Influencers! Launching 1st August with Osher Günsberg
On Sunday 1st August we’re launching a brand new YouTube Channel and interview series called influencers! Through influencers! we’ll be interviewing a wide range of people, both face-to face and via video link, throughout Australia and around the world. Everyone that we speak to in influencers! is making a difference in some aspect of cycling…
How’s Business? August 2021
Welcome to our monthly chat with bike shop owners and managers across Australia and New Zealand. Usually we call a mixture of city and country bike shops, but with Covid lockdowns affecting several of the major cities across Australia, this time we focused upon shops in the capital cities. The lockdowns also made us feel…
E-Bikes Attract More Women – Study Suggests
A new study of electric bike use in New Zealand has found that pedal assistance has acted as an enabler to empower women to ride. Ebikes could be the catalyst for bike retail environments becoming more female friendly. Part of the reasoning for the shift put forward by the bike shop managers interviewed for the…
BikeExchange Co-Founder Returns to New Full Time Role
Sam Salter has returned to work in the company that he co-founded with Jason Wyatt 15 years ago. He will take up the newly created role of Chief Sales and Partnerships Officer. Sam is currently a non-executive director of BikeExchange Limited, a role he’ll retain. Sam is also the co‑founder of Marketplacer, which operates a…
Latest Data Reveals Bike Boom’s Scale in Europe
If Australian dealers needed any further explanation of why bikes have been in such short supply, it’s just arrived in the form of a major annual report by CONEBI, the Confederation of European Bicycle, E-Bike, Parts & Accessories Industries. The report collates the sales data of all 27 European Union countries, plus the UK (which…
Shimano New Factories
An Asian news source is reporting that Shimano plans to invest US$179 million (A$239 million) to build a new plant in Singapore that will open next year. According to the report from Nikkei Asia which you can see here, Shimano also decided to invest another $118 million (A$157 million) in its factories in Osaka and…
Grandfather, Grandson to Ride Across Australia for Compassion
Mike Jeffs, a keen amateur cyclist and businessman from Queensland, is set to take on the adventure of his life, cycling all the way across Australia to see children released from poverty. The journey will be even more special because his grandson, Elijah, will be riding beside him. “This is an amazing adventure opportunity for…