Aussies at Taipei Cycle

Taipei Cycle was noticeably quieter this year.

Unlike most previous years, show organisers did not publish attendance data immediately after the show and, two weeks later, have still not responded to my direct request for information.

But for many years Australia has been a top 10 country customer for the Taiwanese bicycle industry in terms of dollar value of exports so there were still plenty of Aussies walking the show floor.

Based upon pre-registration numbers, Australia had the 10th largest number of trade members attending the show, ranked after the USA, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, UK, Germany and Hong Kong in that order.

Here are a few Aussies that I collared.

Andrew McEwin was one of three representatives from Bicycle Parts Wholesale attending the show, along with Paul McEwin and Christian Willer.

Bob Haro is certainly not Australian. The founder of Haro Bikes is born and bred USA, where he still lives. Bob was at the show to promote his new bike brand, Ikonix. He’s pictured with John Buultjens, who spent many years living in Melbourne and working in the Australian bicycle industry.

Steven Croad (left) and Matthew Runciman from Cassons represent many Taiwanese based brands.

Gary Gleason, (left), Vice President of Sales for USA-based WTB with Dave Heaven from their Australian distributor, JetBlack Products.

Harvey Crabtree, from the inner Sydney bike store MC Cyclery with co-owner of Factor Bikes, Rob Gitelis an American long time resident of Taiwan, at the Factor Bikes function at Woolloomooloo an Australian-themed Taipei restaurant, bar and function centre.

From left to right: Jarrod Moroni, Nathan Meade and Gaethan Cutri from Moronis Bike Shop in Bendigo, Victoria. Nathan and Gaethan are part of a group of eight local businesses people who acquired this long-established local bike shop on 1st April 2026.

From left to right: Long time former Lusty Industries team member Myles Potter, now Asia-Pacific Sales Manager for Pirelli Asia Pacific, caught up with his former workmates Rhys Eaton and Johnny McLean from Lusty Industries.

A trans-Pacific meeting of Pinarello distributors… Romeo Andretta (left) Brank Glavich (right) are Canadian importers of Pinarello, while Darren Harper was there for FE Sports, the Australian importers of Pinarello.

From left to right: Stephen Booth, Daniel Willis, Julian Millis from GPI Apollo were enjoying the show.