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Two New Cycling Friendly Initiatives by NSW Government Total $35 million
In an announcement reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday 8th May, Mr Stokes announced a further $15 million to encourage local councils to widen walkways, close roads and create new cycle paths under a new state government scheme designed to accommodate greater use of public outdoor space. Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob…
Six New ‘Temporary’ Cycleways for Sydney
On Monday 18th May the NSW Minister for Roads and Transport Andrew Constance and the Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore jointly announced a number of temporary initiatives across the city to give people more options to safely walk, cycle and commute to work. These include six new pop up cycleways in key commuter areas across…
City of Melbourne Gets Proactive About Cycling
Car parks will make way for footpaths and 12 kilometres of pop-up cycling lanes will be built to allow people to socially distance in Melbourne’s city centre as COVID-19 restrictions start to ease. The move by Melbourne City Council follows the lead of cities such as Berlin and Milan, which are redrawing road markings to…
Eurobike To Proceed in November with B2B Only Format
Messe Friedrichshafen has announced that Eurobike 2020 will move to November citing that it was “practically impossible” to run on the planned date in September. The organisers will now hold a one-off Eurobike Special show from 24th to 26th November 2020, with a pure B2B format. Stefan Reisinger, Head of Eurobike initially proposed a “Plan…
As We Come Out of Lockdown, Cash in on Bike Tourism!
There have been positive outcomes for cycling as a result of COVID-19, including a boom in bicycle sales and mechanical services. These have come about as a result of many factors including more people enjoying the benefits of cycling for mental and physical health, commuting and family time together; grassroots and Government initiatives to make…
How’s Business – May 2020
Welcome to my monthly chat with six bicycle shops during which I simply ask, ‘How’s business?’ There’s almost as much significance in what you’re not reading this month as what you are. Firstly, you may notice that for the first time this month I am not including a New Zealand bike shop. That’s because New…
Seven Wholesalers Share Their Personal Impacts of Covid-19
On Thursday 9th April we sent a six question survey out to a range of wholesalers throughout Australia. We stated up front that anything they wrote could be published and that we also required their personal and company name. This last requirement in particular may have deterred some from responding, so we’d particularly like to…
Some Bike Retailers Reporting Sales Boom
At 99 Bikes in Bondi Junction, queues have been snaking out the door over the past few weeks. The queues are thanks in part to physical distancing rules, but it’s also because the COVID-19 lockdown has everyone going gaga for cycling as they look for new ways to get active or alternatives to public transport.…
Launching Today! Our New YouTube Channel Aims to Help Your Business
A personal note from Phil Latz, Publisher of The Latz Report. Today I’m launching our new Latz Report YouTube Channel. Initially we’ll be posting a new video once per fortnight, which will possibly increase to weekly in future. If you’re looking for cute cats, funniest home videos or whatever else gets the most clicks on…
Australian Bicycle Imports Down for Jan, Feb 2020
In February 2020 a total of 45,232 bicycles were imported into Australia, this was the lowest February total for any of the past 10 years. By comparison, in February 2019 70,184 bicycles were imported. The Australian Customs data of course does not give any insight as to how much of this drop was due to…