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Jamison Joins Bicycle Academy to Share Four Decades of Experience
Melbourne, Victoria A central figure in Melbourne’s bicycle industry for the past four decades, Mick Jamison, has joined the Bicycle Academy team in a training, assessing and business development role. An owner of several Melbourne bike stores since the 1980s and one of Australia’s earliest mountain bike competitors, Mick had already set his sights on…
Continuing Very Low Bicycle Imports are Actually a Positive Sign
Canberra, ACT We’ve just received the latest bicycle import data for the months of January and February 2023. In summary, the number of bikes that were imported was way below average. In normal times, this might be cause for concern, but given our current industry situation of overstocks and discounting at both wholesale and retail…
Push Begins to Elevate Mechanic Training Rating in WA
Perth, WA A push to increase the status of bike mechanic traineeships in WA has been launched by Bicycle industries Australia. The peak industry group last month submitted an application for intent with the WA Department of Training to get the State’s bicycle mechanic traineeship raised from a Class B classification to a Class C.…
New BIA Sustainability Committee to Assess Industry’s Performance
Melbourne, Victoria Bicycle businesses throughout Australia will soon be consulted on their recycling practices, to determine current levels of resource reuse in the industry, after a new Bicycle Industries Australia Sustainability Committee convened for the first time late last month. BIA general manager Peter Bourke said the committee’s initial tasks will include quantifying existing recycling…
OKGO Takes Digitisation Further
Taipei, Taiwan Taiwanese manufacturer OKGO is continuing the progression of e-bikes towards integration and digitalisation, with its carbon-framed Smart E-Bike unveiled at Taipei Cycle. With a futuristic monocoque carbon frame that hints at the technology contained within, the urban e-bike has a handlebar-integrated Smart Bike Display that receives voice commands, can use fingerprint scans to…
$65 Price Tag as Revolve Starts Selling Repurposed Mobikes
Sydney, NSW Bicycle recycling enterprise Revolve ReCYCLING has begun selling the redeployed bikes it accessed from the failed Mobike and OnYaBike share bike services. The Sydney-based organisation last month gained approval to repurpose the estimated 1,000 to 1,300 bikes left in a warehouse, never used, when OnYahbike by Mobike went bankrupt late last year. Revolve…
Product Briefs: Mavic E-Bike Motor, Greater Bosch Security and More
Annecy, France French brand Mavic has unveiled its own superlight e-bike motor, the X-Tend, as the company searches for a partner to help take the motor to production. The X-Tend’s release prompted recollections of another electronic innovation by Mavic, when it led the shift to electronic derailleurs with the launch of its Zap system in…
Tiller Turning to Investors to Save Roadster Project
Fremantle, WA A WA-based premium e-bike developer, Tiller Rides, has opened the door for an investor or buyer to keep its program on track, after the company went into voluntary administration last month amid a series of adversities in the economic climate. Costly production delays caused by Covid restrictions, followed by a tightening financial market,…
Industry Briefs: Crooze Electric Closes Store, ProBikeKit to Close, and More
Bundall, Queensland Gold Coast e-mobility specialist Crooze Electric has closed its doors, with news the online side of the business has been purchased to operate out of Brisbane as a B2C P&A retailer. Owner James Patten reportedly made the decision to the close the store rather than renew the lease. The UK expat bought the…
First Australian Standard for Bike Racks
Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s first formal standards for vehicle-mounted bike racks are under development, prompted largely by growing sales of vertical racks. Standards Australia’s recent decision to establish specific regulations for bicycle racks follows industry concerns and uncertainty about police issuing fines to drivers using vertical racks. In April 2022, fines imposed by Victorian police prompted…