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New Specialist MTB Store Opens in Sydney

There are specialist MTB stores in Brisbane, Melbourne and elsewhere, but surprisingly there has been a gap in the market in Australia’s most populous city, until now.Summit Cycles has recently opened...

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Alltrack Bicycles Closes

lAlltrack Bicycles was a relatively new shop opened in the southern outer Sydney suburb of Heathcote by Murray Mackney.Unfortunately it has recently closed.Heathcote is a relatively small community to...

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AvantiPlus Wollongong Closes

In late 2014 AvantiPlus Wollongong closed. The store, which was at 4 Regent Street Wollongong was one of four shops within a short radius of the centre of town. Owner Mark ‘Kegs’ Keegan is now working...

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BikeBug Opens in Melbourne

BikeBug started with one retail store in North Sydney, in 2005 but has been rapidly expanding since then.They’ve just opened a large store in the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Prahran. It’s in the...

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Gateshead Cycles Moves and Expands

Having been established in 1973, Gateshead Cycles is one of the oldest shops in the Newcastle region of NSW.Eighteen months ago Ian Simpson bought the shop from Michael Duffey. Late last year he moved...

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Action Bicycles Chermside Closes

Wholesalers hurried to the premises of Action Cycles in the northern Brisbane suburb of Chermside on Friday 16th January to collect their stock.Action Bicycles was run for many years by Guy Berger....

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Well Known Melbourne Bike Shop Destroyed by Fire

One of Melbourne’s oldest and largest bicycle stores caught fire on Thursday 22nd January.AvantiPlus Ray’s Preston has been trading in the same premises at 545 High Street Preston for 37 years. It’s...

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This Bike Shop Takes ‘Street Presence’ to a Whole New Level

Street presence is a term you’d typically hear commercial real estate agents using when they’re trying to sell or lease you an expensive premises.They use it to describe how wide the store frontage is,...

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Two Mega Clothing Ideas!

Claude Altin’s busy Mega Bike store is located in the city centre of Adelaide, on its main shopping street, Rundle Street, just a few doors down from the eastern end of Rundle Mall.It’s a strong...

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New Bike Shop About to Open in Victoria

Richard Hale is about to open a new bicycle store in the Victorian northern regional city of Mildura. Richard previously managed the local Bicycle Superstore, when the chain had a store in Mildura.The...

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Cycleworld to Move and Expand

Cycleworld is already one of western Sydney’s largest and busiest stores. They’ve been located at 11 Burwood Road, Burwood for many years but due to the impending demolition of that building, they’re...

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New Bike Shop Opens in Brisbane

V1 Cyclery is Brisbane’s newest bicycle store, having held their grand opening party on Sunday 22nd MarchTheir new website says, ‘V1 Cyclery is the creation of Steve Geiszler & Zac Collins. Steve...

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Clarence Street Cyclery Manager Heads to 99 Bikes

John Thomson, former Store Manager at Clarence Street Cyclery in Sydney, is starting this Friday in a new role at 99 Bikes.“I was most recently at Clarence St for five years and nine months, but I’ve...

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Gran Prix’s New Owner Sees Industry Potential

Long established Melbourne bike shop Gran Prix Bicycles is now owned by a couple completely new to the industry.For many years Gran Prix was run by Stephen Hart and his partner Kay Marr. Stephen, who...

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Wheelhaus Moves to Double Its Floor Space

Wheelhaus is a high end niche bicycle store in the inner city Sydney suburb of Enmore.We featured the store, not long after it opened in our December 2013 online edition as part of a feature entitled...

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Phil Latz Shares Three Ways To Improve Your Bike Shop

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