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How to Increase Your Lifespan by Years
A study published on 2nd March in the scientific journal Cardiovascular Research has concluded that air pollution reduces average life expectancy for all people worldwide by three years. In comparison, tobacco shortens life expectancy by 2.2 years, HIV and Aids by 0.7 years and violence and deaths in wars by 0.3 years. The researchers from…
Lowering Speed Limits Will Save Cyclists’ Lives
This was one of the key messages to come out of a series of two Road Safety Symposiums held in Sydney on 11th March and Melbourne on 12th March. Speakers included Professor Fred Wegman from the Netherlands who is widely regarded as a world leading expert on road safety, John Merritt, former CEO of Vic…
How’s Business? March 2020
What Impact Will the Corona Virus Have? Welcome to our monthly survey of a wide variety of bike shops spread throughout Australia and New Zealand. We’re always mindful to call a mixture of city and country shops with a wide range of bike dealerships and never more than one shop in any state or territory.…
Mountain Biking’s $100 Million Jump!
On 7th February 2015, 20 kilometres of world class mountain bike trails were opened at the then almost ghost town of Derby in a relatively remote corner of Tasmania. The rest, as they say, is history. Derby has boomed. People of all over the world have come to visit. International events have followed with successfully…
Bikes International and Five Bike Barn Stores Acquired by The Pedal Group
The trend for closer integration between Australia’s and New Zealand’s bicycle industries is about to continue with a major acquisition by the Queensland based Pedal Group, the entitity includes Advance Traders and 99 Bikes. “We take over five shops on 1st July and we also buy the Bikes International wholesale stock on 1st July,” said…
MTB Trails Cause Real Estate Boom and New Bike Shop
Groupe Sportif Becomes Australian Agent for Stages
Stages Cycling entered the cycling market almost a decade ago, best known for their compact power meters that integrate with a wide variety of crankset brands and models. Melbourne based distributor Groupe Sportif has just announced that they will be distributing all Stages Cycling products effective from 1st March 2020. “We are pleased to begin…
Shimano’s Bicycle Division Sales Approach Four Billion Dollars
Shimano is in no immediate danger of losing its position as the world’s largest bicycle business as measured by sales revenue. Because it has such a large market share for bicycle components, particularly across developed nations such as Australia, Shimano’s sales are a very approximate but useful gauge to the health of the global bike…
Pioneer Sells Its Cycling Assets to Shimano
Electronics giant Pioneer has been developing cycling related products since 2013, in particular, power meters, but has now reached an agreement to sell of its cycling related assets to Shimano. In a press release Pioneer said, “Pioneer will transfer the assets of these technologies and conclude its related operations. Sales by Pioneer of pedalling monitors,…
Cycling Booming as Paris Prepares for 2024 Olympics
Paris is already a famous city for cycling fans, with the Tour de France finish on the Champs Elysees every July seen by millions of TV viewers around the world. But a quieter revolution has been underway in Paris over recent years. Under the leadership of Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Plan Vélo has seen an increase…