Posts Tagged ‘Eamon Thompson’
Bike Store Wisdom Secures a Decade of Lock Innovation
~ Sponsored Content ~ It’s 10 years since KWT Imports general manager and Park Lock founder Eamon Thompson wisely heeded the advice of a Melbourne bike store owner calling for a greater selection of quality U locks for bikes. Eamon was visiting the Bike Zone store when its owner, Mocha Ishay, declared the market was…
Running Ryfe With High Value MTB Accessories
~ Sponsored Content ~ Ryfe, according to online reference site Urban Dictionary, is an expression of excitement when something is cool or exceptional value. “From the outset, our objective with Ryfe has been to create an Australian brand that supports the industry by creating value for riders.” Distributor KWT Imports thought those definitions perfectly summed…
KWT Imports – Kevin William Thompson’s Amazing Bicycle Journey
– Sponsored Content – Yandina, Queensland Kevin William Thompson, founder of KWT Imports has been either racing or selling bikes for 71 of his 86 years… so far. He and his son Eamon who is now managing the business recently sat down with The Latz Report for a long yarn. Unfortunately, some wonderful anecdotes from…
P&A Wholesalers Share Their Experiences and Predictions Regarding Covid-19 Disruption
We’re now rolling into the fifth month since Covid-19 began turning the bicycle industry, and the world more generally, on its head. Last month we asked leading complete bicycle wholesalers for their stories and predictions. This month it’s the specialist P&A wholesalers’ turn. Of course in reality, with a few exceptions, wholesalers don’t exclusively sell…
Seven Wholesalers Share Their Personal Impacts of Covid-19
On Thursday 9th April we sent a six question survey out to a range of wholesalers throughout Australia. We stated up front that anything they wrote could be published and that we also required their personal and company name. This last requirement in particular may have deterred some from responding, so we’d particularly like to…