MELBOURNE, Australia - The large geographical distance between Australia and Europe, could suggest completely different bicycle market tendencies. But is this in reality? Long-time industry watcher, business consultant and proud Australian, Phil Latz, frequently travels in Europe. Here, he evaluates the developing market and infrastructure from his perspective on both continents.
SYDNEY, Australia - The photos of landfills with carbon bicycle frames which did not pass the production tests or were at the end of their life cycle went viral some years ago. The contradiction between the environmentally friendly image of the bicycle and the single-use carbon frame is striking. Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed new methods to solve this major source of waste.
SYDNEY, Australia - Online bicycle shop and marketplace BikeExchange Limited has announced some top management changes including a new CEO. In its latest financial results, the company, which has been restructuring over the last 12 months, also managed to boost its total revenue by 47.4% to $AU6.58 million (€4.5 million) compared to the previous 2020/21 fiscal year.
SYDNEY, Australia - "What Covid giveth, Covid can also take away," laments Mina Nada, CEO and co-founder of utility e-bike provider, Zoomo. While investment support continues to roll in for the e-bike delivery-fleet provider, Nada discusses with Bike Europe how the supply chain has hampered budding
MELBOURNE, Australia - Supply chain constraints as a result of Covid-19 left many shops and distributers sold-out of stock in Australia. In the meantime, Brexit has gone under the radar for Aussies, though it has started causing disruptions between Europe and the UK and could have a fallout for Australian distributers, bike shops and customers as well.
ARNHEM, the Netherlands - Dutch design bureau, StudioMOM, has developed the LAVO bike, a compact modular hydrogen transport concept. Commissioned by the Providence Asset Group, the bike's design incorporates the Australian-developed hydrogen storage technology, the LAVO System.
