Trade
Trisled Becomes Australian Distributor of TerraTrike and GreenSpeed
One of the many attractive features of Australia’s bike industry is its diversity. There are many niches that are surprisingly large in business sales revenue terms. Some of these niches are on a growth trajectory. Recumbent bicycles is one such niche that after many years on the margins, is seeing rapid growth in sales. This…
“I Don’t Want Bikes to Become the Next Hand Sanitiser!”
We recently visited Pon.Bike Australia, the only major bicycle wholesaler to be headquartered in Adelaide, SA. Pon’s major bike brands include Focus, Cervélo and Kalkhoff. It is a subsidiary of Pon Holdings, one of the Netherlands largest companies with over 12,000 employees worldwide and business units across automotive, bike and various industrial and engineering services.…
POC Launches Australian Subsidiary
On 8th October POC announced in a press release that they were creating a new Australian subsidiary to distribute all of their products. POC Sports Australia became operational from 12th October. POC will distribute via third party warehouse in Sydney and will have a dedicated B2B platform ready early next year. POC has been most…
BikeExchange Hires ex CarSales.com CFO
BikeExchange, has appointed the former CFO of ASX listed carsales.com, Andrew Demery, to the new role of Global CFO. Following a 12-month period of rapid growth, BikeExchange has welcomed Demery to their global leadership team to play a crucial role in the company’s further expansion. BikeExchange is now an international company with operations in eight…
Magura Australia Launches Fully Factory Owned Subsidiary
Magura was established in Germany in 1893. They are a diversified global company, but within the bicycle industry are best known for their high end hydraulic brake systems. In Australia they were previously distributed and serviced by Eurocycles, but this company, owned by Rick Krassoi, has been steadily extracting itself from the bicycle industry over…
Supacaz Goes Dealer Direct
Parts and accessories brand Supacaz recently announced that it was going dealer direct in Australia. Supacaz was founded in 2012 by Anthony Sinyard in Laguna Beach, California. They are the sponsors of 3x world champion Peter Sagan and current world champion Julian Alaphilippe. Their product range includes pedals, locks, bottle cages, bar tape, gloves and…
New Electric Vehicles Importer Secures National Distribution
On 30th September 2020 e-Motion Concepts (eMC) and Ride Sports announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for exclusive rights for distribution, sales and servicing of eMC’s EMoS branded electric vehicles for Australia and New Zealand by Ride Sports. Ride Sports is a Brisbane based company that has been a major supplier of electric…
Bike Supply Won’t Fully Recover Before Mid-2021 – At Best!
A lengthy article recently published in the USA trade magazine Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) is a sobering reality check for bicycle dealers around the world. Factories across China and Taiwan are not suffering from shut-downs due to Covid-19. They’re open and running at full capacity. But the problem is that even maximum factory…
Tour de France 2020 Was Remarkable, Both On and Off the Bike
Against all odds and a backdrop of an exponentially growing second wave of Coronavirus in France, the 2020 Tour de France proved to be one of the most successful and dramatic in living memory. It’s hard enough to keep professional teams sports like football and basketball operating in a ‘bubble’ when they’re confined within stadiums.…
National Battery Stewardship Scheme Will Lead to Levy on Batteries
On 4th September 2020 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) granted to the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC) the two authorisations necessary for the implementation of an industry-led stewardship scheme that aims to significantly increase the recycling of batteries and end the wasteful and dangerous practice of landfill disposal of batteries. The BSC (www.bsc.org.au) is…