Posts Tagged ‘Highlight’
World News Briefs – October 2024
16,500 Non-Compliant Fat Bikes Seized in the Netherlands Many Australian bicycle dealers are concerned about the impact upon their businesses of the sale through online and other channels of fatbikes that greatly exceed the legal 250 watt power limit (500 watt in NSW). These dealers would probably like to see Australian government authorities take actions…
How’s Business? – September 2024
Global Active Transport Pioneer Enlightens Audiences Australia-Wide
Canberra, ACT Wales is a small country, whether you measure it by land area or population. It’s part of the United Kingdom, but usually overshadowed by its much larger neighbour, England. But over recent years one politician in Wales has been making global news in relation to two “radical” policies in particular. Lee Waters has…
Unique Indian Australian Partnership Delivering New E-Bike Opportunities
~ Sponsored Content ~ TAV Systems is a unique company in the Australian bicycle industry landscape. Unlike the vast majority of industry members who either retail or wholesale fully imported bicycle products, TAV Systems’ core activities include R&D (research and development) and manufacturing. The company was born through the connection of three young Indian engineering…
BikeExchange’s New Website Unlocks Innovative Features for Dealers
~ Sponsored Content ~ BikeExchange is an international company, founded in 2007 in Australia with a simple purpose: to fuel the passion for riding by making it easy to buy and sell. BikeExchange enables cycling retailers and brands through its technology product suite, functionality, and platform, providing an online channel that supports both the retailers’…
How’s Business? – August 2024
Welcome to How’s Business, brought to you by our sponsor Dirt Works Australia. Australia just had its most successful Olympic games ever both overall and across the cycling events. Specifically in cycling, we won gold in the Women’s Road Time Trial, one gold, two silver and two bronze in track cycling, One gold in BMX…
Industry Leaders Discuss Our Current Bicycle Market
What is happening in our Australian bicycle market? As you can read in a separate article this month, bicycle imports remain way below pre-covid levels. Many dealers and wholesalers are struggling. Some dealers have closed. Sales are flat. Discounting is still prevalent. Is this the new normal, or will things improve? And if so, when?…
Ideas From Four Unique London Bike Shops
London, UK This article is part two of a two part series about London bike shops. You can see part one entitled “Inside London’s Bicycle Retail Scene” here. Recently I had the opportunity to spend a week in London and before arriving took the opportunity to tee up visits and interviews with the owners and…
Aussies and Kiwis Make Their Mark at Eurobike
Frankfurt, Germany Many Aussies and Kiwis make the long journey to Eurobike each year. Most are trade visitors, looking for new products and catching up with their existing suppliers. But a growing number are also exhibiting. In addition to the photos below, we also saw exhibits from Australia’s Knog, Steadyrack and New Zealand’s Aeroe. Here…
How’s Business? – July 2024
Welcome to How’s Business, brought to you by our sponsor Dirt Works Australia, where right now, you can get Sunringle wheelsets for HALF PRICE. We’ve been hearing stories of tough times from several different bike industry members, so for this month’s follow up question we asked, “How tough has this winter season been compared to…