Inside Australia’s Largest New Bike Shop

Panoramic interior view of bicycle store

Lilydale, Victoria The Latz Report recently wrote about Yarra Valley Cycles purchasing a 1,500 square metre premises to be transformed into one of Australia’s largest bike shops. On 13th September, we had the chance to visit the almost completed store to take photos and interview co-owner Ash Swann. Lilydale is 42km east of the Melbourne…

Yarra Valley Cycles Aiming for Big Impact with New Store

Interior or bicycle store in construction phase

Lilydale, Victoria One of Australia’s largest independent bicycle dealers, Yarra Valley Cycles, is set to triple its floorspace with a shift to a new premises in Lilydale it says will be unique in this country. Work is well underway to convert its new Main Street building and the team is preparing to start the move…

How’s Business? November 2021

Hows Business Column - November 2021

Welcome to our monthly chat with retailers across Australia and New Zealand. We all know that bike supply is tight, particularly for higher-end bikes, say anything over $2,000. But just like covid, you can get sick of hearing the same news. And of course, supply is only one of the two key factors that will…

New Trails = More Sales

You can see a pattern emerging all over Australia and New Zealand. When enticing new cycling infrastructure is built, such as a new mountain bike trail network or a rail trail, then businesses that embrace the new opportunities grow and prosper. Australia is about to see unprecedented government investment in new recreational trails. We’ll share…