Shane Bob Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 howzit Hubbers!its been on my mind for a really long time now, and have you EVER seen a shop dedicated to triathlon alone, sure you might get Iron man shops and franchises that do that. but i'm talking about a self owned,self created shop that would only be dedicated to triathlon. i live in East London and we don't have that here, even though we host the 70.3. so would it be a good investment to open an 'only dedicated to triathlon' shop. i want to know whether you guys think it would make business and would it created competition with the other thousand cycling shops here, haha.
dagwood987 Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 There is a place in Cape Town call Active Endurance see what they sell....they do Tri goodies.....
Shane Bob Posted May 16, 2012 Author Posted May 16, 2012 I'm not talking about small things,im meaning specialize in triathlon. or do they do that? is that their main concern?
Cycle Fan Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Triangle Sports in PE - Official shop of Ironman South Africawww.trianglesports.co.za
The Saint Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Personally I would love to see an online option for Tri goodies. Here in Jhb we have two shops that do tri goodies but they are both in the North. I would like to be able to order online and collect at the local post office. Shane Bob 1
dracs Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Personally I would love to see an online option for Tri goodies. Here in Jhb we have two shops that do tri goodies but they are both in the North. I would like to be able to order online and collect at the local post office.Which are the 2 in the north Saint? I know of one in Sunninghill - can't recall the name? Recommendations? As for ELbobsbike I would be cautious - 70.3 is not going to sustain you for a full yr and would doubt the market is big enough - already a few cycle shops in EL Edited May 16, 2012 by dracs
The Saint Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 There is SBR Sport and Troi Sport, never shopped at SBR but have always had good service from Mark at Troi
The Saint Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Triangle Sports offer an online shop mmmmmm but you hoes and betaal think they are way to expensive and if you want anything with an m and a dot you better be taking out a second bond
MariusL Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 There used to be a triathlon shop called um... The Tri Shop near TygerValley in Cape Town... dedicated to triathlon stuff. But they are longer around...
gadget Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Matket is probably not big enough. You get undercut by online retailers ala capemulti and fluidlines. Cyclelab in WEstlake offers some stuff. But I feel your frustration... Edited May 16, 2012 by gadget
Agteros Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Personally I would love to see an online option for Tri goodies. Here in Jhb we have two shops that do tri goodies but they are both in the North. I would like to be able to order online and collect at the local post office.Troisport, SBR & Tribe multisport is 3
Lucky Luke. Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 There was one in Stellenbosch, not sure if it's still there.
Agteros Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Troisport, SBR & Tribe multisport is 3  No online shops though www.troisport.co.zawww.sbrsport.co.zawww.tribemultisports.co.za
Shebeen Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 it must hard keeping a triathlon only store going, how do you stop all the hype escaping each time a customer opens the door?
jannosmit Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 There was one in Stellenbosch, not sure if it's still there. jip BMT, they moved to Dorpstraat in Stellenbosch, really cool shop now. Also has the biggest range of Specialized I've seen in a long time.
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