Trade
Australian Bicycle Imports Top 1.5 Million for the Second Time Ever
Canberra, ACT A total of 1,534,544 bicycles were imported to Australia for the full 2021/22 financial year – only the second time imports have topped 1.5 million. It first happened in 2020/21, when imports rose by 520,000 units on the previous year and hit an all-time record of 1,690,637 million units. Of course, everyone knows…
Sustainable BMC Apparel Brand Adicta Lab Arrives in Australia
Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane-based distributor Advance Traders has confirmed it is introducing performance cycling apparel brand Adicta Lab, part of the BMC Group, to the Australian market. Like the parent company, Adicta Lab is based in the Swiss region of Grenchen and was established in 2019 with a focus on sustainable production, as well as high…
Pelago Racks Offer Sea of Stylish Touring and Commuting Options
Helsinki, Finland High-end Finnish bicycle and accessories manufacturer Pelago now has a distributor in Australia, with the Bike Collective kicking off the partnership with a delivery of luggage racks next month. The Adelaide distributor is already getting good interest from stores, despite starting only recently to spread the word about the initial shipment of 500…
Aussie Bike Industry Flies the Flag at UCI Worlds in Wollongong
Wollongong, NSW It’s not every year Australia gets to host the UCI Road Cycling World Championships. In fact, this month was only the second occasion in history, after Geelong was the first the earn the right in 2010. We don’t do race reporting in The Latz Report, as there are plenty of consumer sites you…
MCH Embrace a Multi-Channel Strategy
Melbourne, Victoria MCH Sports is one of Australia’s newer bicycle and P&A importers and distributors. It focuses upon high-end Italian brands including ALE apparel, De Rosa bikes, SIXS undergarments, Vision components, BLIZ eyewear and DMT shoes. Having met founder James Kristie previously at the Handmade Bike Show Australia, I recently had the opportunity to visit…
JetBlack’s Zwift Rise to Global Coming of Age
Sydney, NSW Indoor trainer manufacturer JetBlack has “come of age” as it signed a deal to supply its latest smart trainer model to the world’s largest online cycle training system, Zwift. The two companies announced last week that Zwift would be rebadging the new JetBlack Volt V2, to sell as a Zwift trainer in the…
New Pon Team to Distribute Santa Cruz and Cervélo
Adelaide, South Australia Cervélo Cycles and Santa Cruz Bicycles this month announced the establishment of a new team in Australia to directly serve retailers and riders. The two operations will come together under Pon.Bike Performance, based in Adelaide, as a unified group from the 1st January 2023. Santa Cruz Bicycles includes the Santa Cruz, Juliana…
Mixed Response to New Melbourne Bike Show
Melbourne, Victoria A new consumer bike show was held in Melbourne on the weekend of 10th – 11th September at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, on the south bank of the Yarra River and across from Melbourne’s CBD. The event was organised by Javier Tellez. At just 20 years of age, this was the first event…
Leadership Ambitions Takes Luc’s Career Down New Thread
Melbourne, Victoria A long-serving member of Giant’s Australian team is wrapping up his career in the bicycle industry, for a new challenge in the textiles sector. Sales agent Luc Gilmore ended his 18-year association with Giant Bicycles Australia at the end of last month and will soon begin as General Manager for clothing and packaging…
Chain of Events Attracts New Omnium Distributor
Melbourne, Victoria Danish cargo bike specialist Omnium is about to gain a much greater prominence in Australia, with former architect Ben Kampschoer drawn to become its national distributor. A long sequence of serendipity has led Ben to establish Omnium Cargo Australia, with his first shipment of bikes soon to depart Taiwan. Based in Victoria, he…