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Further Data Confirms Scale of Bike Sales Surge
As every bicycle industry member knows, demand for bicycles has surged since March. But with the vast majority of bike businesses being privately owned, they are not required to reveal any sales data, so it’s hard to get an accurate read on what is happening. Halfords Group PLC is a large, publicly listed retailer of…
How Sustainable are Bicycle Tyres and Tubes?
Anna’s most recent blog provided some initial discussion around the sustainability and ethics of cycling products, primarily focusing on cycling kit and apparel. We continue the theme this month, to help position you to respond to customer queries and curiosity in this space. This month, we look at tyres and tubes – arguably the most…
BIA to Lobby for Faster Ebikes in Australia
In April this year, Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) requested feedback from importers on the preferred maximum speed for power-assisted pedal bicycles in Australia. With 75% of the 52 responses indicating 32kph as the preferred speed, the BIA has commenced lobbying the Federal Government to modify the Australian Design Rules to increase the limit from the…
How’s Business? – September 2020
Welcome to our monthly conversation with six bike shops selected from across Australia and New Zealand. This month our follow up question was, ‘Which products are in shortest supply for you right now and how long do you think it will be until you get adequate supplies?’ As you would expect, dealers were all still…
Mobile Bicycle Mechanics Australia is Launched
In an effort to better support riders in these challenging times Mobile Bicycle Mechanics from across Australia have come together via a national service directory. Over 20 Mechanics from 15 major cities have already joined the fledgling network that enables customers to find the mechanic nearest to them and mechanics to share experience & knowledge…
Thanks for Your Support of Our New Online YearBook – Print Edition Coming!
Bicycle trade members have immediately embraced our electronic only format of The Latz Report YearBook 2020. In since going live on Friday 3rd July, The YearBook immediately jumped to our number one page on The Latz Report, even outranking our home page and recording 951 views for the last 28 days of July. Although the…
Announcing Five New Initiatives For You, Our Latz Report Community
It’s hard to believe that we’re rapidly approaching the first anniversary since creating The Latz Report. Thanks to feedback from our community, here are five new initiatives that we’re pleased to announce. The Yearbook is going back into print!In April 2021, we’ll be doing the next edition of The Latz Report Yearbook. We’ll be adding…
Anaconda: Sold Out… But Still Discounting
A visit to a local Anaconda Store during mid-August revealed a bicycle section completely devoid of all adult bikes. There were a handful of children’s bike models. Normally there would be at least a dozen or more adult bikes on display, but a helpful salesperson explained that, like most other bike retail outlets, they haven’t…
Knog Announces New Partnership with Wide Open Distribution
On 15th August, Melbourne based design company Knog announced a new partnership with Wide Open Distributors in New Zealand. Knog has been designing and producing bicycle products and accessories for over 15 years and has been selling products into the New Zealand market for seven of those years. Previously, Knog had partnered with Bikes International.…
Dealer Making Good Profit Selling Second-Hand Bikes
If you’re a bicycle dealer who is missing out on bike sales because you can’t get enough stock supplied, perhaps you might consider following the example of this USA based shop, who has pivoted his business to buy, refurbish and resell second hand bicycles. Jim Moore owns Moore’s Bike Shop in Hattiesburg Mississippi, a city…