Sleek and Powerful Mambas Bring Affordable Innovation

Man standing with e-bike

~ Sponsored Content ~ A new player with an exceptional focus on new technology and innovation has emerged in Australia’s micromobility landscape. PedL, based in inner-Sydney, is introducing its Mamba brand of e-bikes to provide new cutting-edge solutions for the ever-evolving world of transportation. Business owners Kuda Kwatara and Tadana Maruta are focused on providing…

E-Bikes and Cargo Bikes Heading for Over 50% Market Share

Black Tern e-bike product shot on white background

I remember, back in the days when we still owned and published the quarterly print edition of Bicycling Trade magazine, boldly predicting that, “Within three years e-bikes would become a mainstream part of the Australian bicycle industry!” Unfortunately, I don’t own an archive of these magazines, so I can’t look up the year I wrote…

How the Stars Aligned for e-Bikes in 2021

Urban e-bikes were among the industry’s greatest growth markets in 2021 and are tipped to experience the highest escalation of sales in the next few years. An expanding array of modern and elegant designs will help boost their popularity among consumers.

Wollongong, NSW 2021 might well have been the most important year in the emergence of e-bikes. Continued sales growth, escalating technological advancements, corporate investment, infrastructure progress and global recognition of their importance to improve our quality of life all combined in an almost perfect storm for the e-bike industry. The validity of this assessment will…

Homegrown Cargo Solution Ready for Retail Partners

Tribe Bikes cargo bike

~ Sponsored Content ~ Tribe Bikes was founded from a personal need for improved mobility. Founders Nick Kalaf and Steve Bull had two young kids each, and found getting out and about on foot or by car was harder than it should be. “As bike enthusiasts, we tried kid seats on our bikes and bike…

Ebikes and Cargo Bikes

Ebike power

Only five years ago, very few dealers had an ebike for sale on their floor. Today, there’s hardly a bicycle brand or bicycle store that does not include ebikes. In fact the data that we recently published here shows that ebike sales through the dealer market have been growing by 50% per year and exceeded…

Cargo Craft Offers 50 Million Kilometres of Proven Reliability

Cargo Craft eBike

– Sponsored Content – For the first time, Australian bicycle dealers can now stock and sell one of the most thoroughly tested, locally designed, bulletproof e-bikes in our nation. COVID-19 has supercharged e-commerce. In many suburbs, Australia Post has stepped up to seven-day delivery, in all weather, road and footpath conditions. Only the toughest vehicles…

Cargo Bikes Offer Great Upsell Opportunities

Gary Cookson with the best-selling Yuba Spicy Curry.

– Sponsored Content – Some dealers have been hesitant in stocking cargo bikes due to their relatively niche market and higher unit price. But as Gary Cookson, explained, there are big upsides for dealers in the high value of accessories they can easily sell with each new bike. Gary is the founder of Cargocycles, the…

Passion, Expertise and Lived Experience Make Dutch Cargo Bike Your Perfect Partners

Tern GSD

– Sponsored Content – Dutch Cargo was founded in 2010 by Jurgen and Emmy Heikamp, two Dutch nationals who brought their experience and passion for day-to-day cycling with them to Australia. Since the start-up, Dutch Cargo secured exclusive Australian distribution agencies for a range of top quality European and global brands including Tern Bicycles, Urban…

Ebikes: The Next Big Thing Is Here Now

On 25th September 2014 I wrote and published an opinion piece in Bicycling Trade entitled ‘I’m Calling it Right Now!’ In that article I predicted that ebikes would become mainstream globally, including Australia, but that it would take, ‘…another three to five years to really make an impact in Australia.’ With the benefit of hindsight…