Letter From America – Economic Headwinds Bring Dour Outlook for 2023

By Marc Sani | 1st December 2022 |

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.…

Letter from America: Signs of Major Market Contractions

By Marc Sani | 28th July 2022 |
Shimano factory

Santa Fe, US Here’s a prediction and if it’s wrong … well, that’s the way predictions go. Nonetheless, let me go out on a limb and suggest that the US bicycle market will contract, perhaps significantly, over the next 12 months. And the outlines of that trend are starting to emerge. Anecdotal evidence suggest inventory…

Inside NSW’s Newest Bike Shop

By Phil Latz | 24th June 2021 |
Riding for Life eBike Store

Andrew Larkham has just opened Riding For Life, in the northern Wollongong suburb of Corrimal, about 70 km south of Sydney. But until recently, opening a new bike shop was not even on his radar as the next stage of his long and varied career. “I first rode an ebike in January down in Kiama,”…