How’s Business? – April 2024

Bicycle store shopfront

Welcome to How’s Business brought to you by our new sponsor, Dirt Works, where right now if you buy an eeSILK stem you can get a free eeSILK seatpost (conditions apply). In summary, this month’s respondents painted an overall picture of a tough market for bike sales, but repairs still going fairly well, as many…

Sam Sells Treadly But Keeps a Hand on the Levers

two men standing in Treadly Bike Shop

Adelaide, SA Adelaide urban and touring bike specialist Treadly Bike Shop has been sold … but don’t expect founder Sam Neeft to walk away completely from the business he has built over the past 12 years. The boutique store, located in the inner suburb of Norwood, has become the maiden business venture for former mining…

How’s Business? August 2021

How's Business August 2021

Welcome to our monthly chat with bike shop owners and managers across Australia and New Zealand. Usually we call a mixture of city and country bike shops, but with Covid lockdowns affecting several of the major cities across Australia, this time we focused upon shops in the capital cities. The lockdowns also made us feel…