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Rohloff Australia Upholds Obsession for Technical Perfection
Back in 1986, Bernhard and Barbara Rohloff created the company that bears their name. Their first product was a chain followed by various other drivetrain related products. It took a decade before they released their iconic 14 speed Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 which apart from refinements, has essentially remained the same product since 1996. In those…
Hopefully Third Time Lucky for Handmade Bicycle Show Australia
The popular annual Handmade Bicycle Show Australia will hopefully be held from 7th to 9th May 2021 at Seaworks, Williamstown, Victoria. The show was originally scheduled to return to its previous venue at the historic Melbourne Meat Markets in North Melbourne, but when the initial COVID-19 wave caused its postponement, a date clash required it…
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…
Australia’s Longest Running Tri Shop Goes Onto the Market
We’re Hiring!
How’s Business? Christmas 2020
Welcome to our monthly survey of bike shops where we start by simply asking, ‘How’s Business?’ As we anticipated, the shop owners we talked to quickly raised the issue of supply shortages. For this month’s follow up question we asked, ‘Given the ongoing shortage of new bikes, have you considered selling second hand bikes?’ In…
Latest Australian Ebike Sales Data Shows Almost 50% Growth
Each year most of the companies that import ebikes into Australia share their sales data on a confidential basis. The figures are collated by an independent third party and only a total number is released by Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA). The numbers only relate to the participating companies which in 2018/19 were: Advance Traders, Adventure…
Latest UK Data Shows Huge Scale of Bicycle Market Growth
If Australian dealers are wondering why it’s so hard to get bikes, a new report from the UK gives an indication of the competing demand from just one other country, albeit one with more than double our population. The Impact of COVID-19 on the UK Cycling Market in 2020 is an 89-page report providing a…
Two New Shops Opening in Melbourne, Plus One in Sydney
BikeExchange Looks Set to Float on Stock Exchange
Melbourne based international bicycle online marketplace platform BikeExchange appears to be preparing to float on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has been running a series of articles over recent months documenting the progressive stages BikeExchange’s preparation for a stock market float. We recently reported on one of those here, the…