Posts Tagged ‘Highlight’
Software Upgrade Will Make Your Yearbook Updating Easier!
Wollongong, NSW If you’re a wholesaler, manufacturer or any other bike industry member that has a listing in our annual Latz Report Yearbook, we have double good news for you! Firstly, it’s that time of year again when you have a window of opportunity to update your listing for the 2023 Latz Report Yearbook. If…
Fans and Bike Industry Return to the TDU
Adelaide, SA It has been three long years since the last fully international Tour Down Under was held in Adelaide. During the previous edition in January 2020, Covid was just starting to make the headlines, but few in either the professional peloton or the exhibiting bike industry could have anticipated the global disruption that was…
How’s Business – December 2022
Welcome to our monthly column in which we call a wide range of independent bike shops across Australia and NZ and start by simply asking “How’s business?”. We always ask a follow-up question. This month’s was: How do your sales figures since the Covid boom ended compare to your pre-Covid figures? Will Arnott from My…
US Court Upholds Fraud Claims Against BikeExchange Subsidiary
North Carolina, US A US court has upheld claims of fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and common-law unfair competition against BikeExchange’s bike delivery service, Kitzuma. The US General Court of Justice – Superior Court Division refused submissions by Kitzuma and two of its founders to have the claims dismissed. The hearing on 30th November was…
Teschner Promises Carbon Revolution in the Fine Print
Balhannah, South Australia Veteran frame builder Peter Teschner is aiming to revolutionise custom frame construction, with ambitions to unveil industry-ready 3D printed carbon lug sets next year. The former Byron Bay manufacturer, now operating out of the Adelaide Hills, has always taken a unique approach to bike construction, including earning a legion of fans for…
TEBCO Partnership Restores Sight for 1,000 People
Melbourne, Victoria A partnership between Melbourne-based e-bike importer TEBCO and the Fred Hollows Foundation reached a major milestone last month, with its accumulating donations topping a figure that would fund sight-restoring operations for 1,000 people. The two groups celebrated the milestone when Hollows Foundation corporate partnerships manager Bronte Phillipps visited TEBCO’s stand at the Micromobility…
Giant Signs Small but Mighty St Kilda Retailer
Melbourne, Victoria A small but flourishing bike store in the heart of St Kilda has become Australia’s latest Giant dealer, in a rare shift by the global company away from large retailers. Giant Australia General Manager Darren Rutherford last week confirmed the company had approached and signed Just Pedal, in what has been a particularly…
Tiller Sows Seeds for Greater E-Bike Integration and Innovation
Fremantle, WA A WA e-bike manufacturer with ambitions to be Australia’s micromobility answer to Tesla has released its first batch of bikes on the eastern seaboard. The Fremantle start-up, Tiller Rides, has started delivering approximately 50 of its pre-ordered Roadster e-bike up and down the east coast, after previously supplying initial buyers in its home…
Letter From America – Economic Headwinds Bring Dour Outlook for 2023
Sante Fe, US As the year winds down, looking toward 2023 is a daunting task whether as a manufacturer, supplier or retailer. So let’s take a stab at some prognostications and sort out the macro-economic headwinds and the downdrafts wafting through retail. Nonetheless, now is the time to rewrite and rethink forecasts for next year.…
Advance Traders Confirmed for Micromobility Expo
Sydney, NSW Exhibitor confirmations for the 2022 Micromobility Conference & Expo have reached a crescendo, with Australia’s largest bicycle company, Advance Traders Australia, signing up to be part of the expo. The Brisbane-based wholesaler will have a selection of its e-bike brands on display: Merida, Norco, Moov8 and VeletriX. They will join a number of…