Bike Store Wisdom Secures a Decade of Lock Innovation

A parked bike locked to street bike rack

~ 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…

Bone Phone Mount; Secure, Versatile & Competitively Priced

stem and bar mounts

~ Sponsored Content ~ Whether it’s for navigation, hands-free communication or using Strava to track a ride, smart phones remain a constant companion—even whilst on the bike. As a result, we’re seeing a growing demand for phone mounts and they can make an easy POS item. Wanting to gain a piece of this market, KWT…

Maxxis – Regaining Momentum

Maxxis Enduro bicycle tyres

– Sponsored Content – The supply chain crunch has been a massive headache for the bicycle industry. Once in a lifetime demand has unfortunately been met by shortages in all sectors, including the rubber industry—it’s something that has hit most tyre brands including Maxxis. Unprecedented demand from bicycle manufacturers and global distributors has left fans…

KWT Imports – Kevin William Thompson’s Amazing Bicycle Journey

Kevin Thompson from KWT Imports outside his first bicycle shop in Redfern, an inner suburb of Sydney, during the 1950's.

– 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…

Advances for Afton Shoes

AFTON Vectral and AFTON Cooper Shoes

– Sponsored Content – Given the supply chain and availability issues that many brands have faced in recent times, you’d think that new product development could have slipped down the priority list a little. Well according to local distributor KWT Imports, that’s certainly not the case for Afton Shoes, as their entire line-up has undergone…

MicroSHIFT – Offers High Quality and Value for Money

– Sponsored Content – Queensland-based KWT Imports has recently been appointed as the Australian distributor for MicroSHIFT and will be offering this great quality drive-train product through its extensive dealer network. MicroSHIFT, a Taiwanese drivetrain brand, has been flying under the radar for some time, building OEM spec components since 1999. Recently, MicroSHIFT came out…

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…