MIYATA: Japanese road bicycle legend re-born 120 years since a former gunsmith, Eisuke Miyata, built the first Miyata bicycle, this esteemed name in Japanese bicycle history is returning to its manufacturing roots, with a new project that promises to deliver catatonic doses of nostalgia to Baby Boomers and Gen X ers. Unlike modern-day bicycles, dimensions … Read more
Taiwan s quality strategy: why your $3,000 bicycle comes from China Any attentive cyclist riding Melbourne s Beach Road regularly in recent years would have noticed two things; there are a lot more people cycling, and; there are a lot more people cycling on nice bikes. It would appear that, in order for leisure riders … Read more
Vertical limit: 10 years on, the first cracks appear Year 2001. Taiwanese OEM production hummed along, retail prices were buoyant, and cycling was enjoying an upswing in popularity across the Asia-Pacific region. However, as the new millennium s first decade matured, so too did a trio of inter-related trends that would upset the bicycle industry … Read more
Vertical limit: the long and short of bicycle manufacturing Free-market capitalism, a cycling boom and supply-chain protectionism made the 1990 s a financial boon for bicycle brands, their distributors and retailers. The highly profitable business model of selling bicycles manifested in scaled-up physical supply nodes designed to cope with increasing volumes and demand. It was … Read more
UCC bicycles: not another giant Siloed in the NE Asia market (with Indonesia an exception), UCC might well be the biggest bicycle brand you never heard of. Since inception five years ago, Universal Cycle Corporation s year-on-year growth is modest in the context only a Chinese start-up in a country with 8-10% annual economic growth … Read more
Australian Retail Cycle Traders Association Amongst the 220 delegates attending the inaugural Asia-Pacific Cycle Congress in Brisbane, peak bodies of the Australian bicycling industry were also contributing. Retail Cycle Trade Association Executive Officer Graham Bradshaw met with Cycling iQ to explain how. Who is RCTA and what are the organisation s objectives?Retail Cycle Trade Association … Read more
This is my life: the rise, fall and dreams of Li Fuyu When I first emailed Li Fuyu (???) last week to see if we could have a chat on Friday, the only condition stipulated by the 37-year old Shandong native was that I call after midday, because he was going riding in the morning. … Read more
Giant Bicycles Road E Plus Consumers in Ireland and the UK appear to have exclusive access to a new breed of road bike produced by Giant Bicycles. Giant s Road E Plus line is a completely new E-bike segment for the Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer with only two models released so far as part of the … Read more
Market Talk // 151125 | Cycling iQ This week: a company profile of Taiwan OEM Merida; Hero Cycles acquires Firefox and rights to Trek distribution in India; the Asia Bicycle Industry Alliance explained; Southeast Asian bicycle manufacturers growing business in western markets; global bike brands product managers nail down MY2017 planning in Taichung.Market Talk is … Read more
Canyon Bicycles enters Australia/NZ market Members of cycling forums in this part of the world have written with equal parts admiration and frustration whenever the name Canyon has been mentioned in recent years. With its online business model, the German brand has no shortage of eager buyers but has not been ready to enter the … Read more