Features
Our micromobility Features are typically longer form articles than are less time-sensitive that Latest News.
Long Recovery from Brisbane Floods
Brisbane, Queensland Queensland peak advocacy organisation and several Brisbane and northern NSW bike stores are bouncing back from this month’s severe flood, with some of them still uncertain when they will be able to return to their premises. Bicycle Queensland (BQ) and bike store NRG Cycles, both located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, are…
Hubtiger a Digital Game Changer for Workshop Admin
~ Sponsored Content ~ Technology company Hubtiger is helping bike stores elevate and modernise the administration of their workshops to a standard that matches the rest of their operation. Its ground-breaking online business management software, finally providing a solution designed specifically for bike shops, is quickly developing a following in Australasia. A total of 120…
How the Stars Aligned for e-Bikes in 2021
Wollongong, NSW 2021 might well have been the most important year in the emergence of e-bikes. Continued sales growth, escalating technological advancements, corporate investment, infrastructure progress and global recognition of their importance to improve our quality of life all combined in an almost perfect storm for the e-bike industry. The validity of this assessment will…
We’re Launching an Exciting New Major Event
Randwick, NSW We’re launching a major new annual event that we’ll be running for the first time this year. We’ve signed a two year agreement with Interpoint Events, a leading Sydney-based events company to collaborate on running the Micromobility Conference and Expo. Interpoint Events is one of Australia’s leading event organisers and part of the…
Australian Walking & Cycling Conference to Partner with Micromobility Conference 2022
Randwick, NSW A long-running national cycling and walking conference is heading down a new path, by partnering with Australia’s first national Micromobility Conference. The annual Australian Cycling & Walking Conference (AWCC) has been run by a dedicated group of Adelaide-based volunteers for more than 20 years. It has been held in Adelaide for much of…
Children’s Bike Imports Up, Adults Down for Current Financial Year
Canberra, ACT Despite supply shortages, the 2020/2021 financial year was by far an all-time record for bicycle imports to Australia. But how is the current financial year faring so far? At the time of writing, we have Australian Customs import data for the first five months of the current financial year: 1st July to 30th…
Velosure – Boosted Coverage for eBikes
– Sponsored Content – It may come as a surprise, but many home and contents insurance policies won’t cover the theft of an e-bike as they would a regular bicycle. Many cycling-specific policies won’t cover e-bikes either. Ebike popularity is booming but this situation means there’s a rapidly growing group of bike owners who can’t…
High Appetite for More Intelligent e-Bikes
Leicestershire, UK Digital integration, for more ‘intelligent’ e-bikes, will be a driving force in attracting more people away from other modes of transport, according to a study from a Leicestershire university. The survey – Electric bicycles, next generation low carbon transport systems – sought to identify the integrated intelligent features most likely to encourage current…
Keeping You More Up To Date
Wollongong, NSW Never before have the global bicycle and micromobility sectors experienced such rapid and major changes, as the world embraces them as transport solutions and escalating technologies drive their evolution. Major bike news from Australia and around the world is coming thick and fast, so from early 2022 the Micromobility Report and The Latz…
New Marketing Head to Lead Ambitious Gillett Foundation Agenda
Melbourne, Victoria An Australian peak body for cycling advocacy, the Amy Gillett Foundation (AGF), is expanding its team and has appointed promotions powerhouse Adam Lana as its Head of Marketing. Foundation CEO Dan Kneipp said Mr Lana, the co-founder and former brand director of internationally successful bike manufacturer Curve Cycling, would be a crucial part…