big-wheel-trading Posted June 30, 2015 Share How does one go-about opening a bike shop. This is not just a dream but a passion. Any help will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinga Posted June 30, 2015 Share How does one go-about opening a bike shop. This is not just a dream but a passion. Any help will be appreciated.That will make two of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn_skollie Posted June 30, 2015 Share I assume you passed the years and years of fixing everyone's bikes in your garage? MAX123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted June 30, 2015 Share if you have to ask,,,,, Skott5 and Joe Low 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarblount Posted June 30, 2015 Share You open a bike shop with this. Pure Savage, Long Wheel Base, F0rest and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velomonatiCT Posted June 30, 2015 Share its easy to make a small fortune in the bike industry ...... start with a large fortune ... seriously if you have plenty of money its not difficult ..if you don't then don't Bloukrans, Baracuda, ThePubSA and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 30, 2015 Share Opening is the easy part, keeping it open is the challenge! Also been passively planning to open a lbs quintonb, Eddy Gordo and Spoke101 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted June 30, 2015 Share its easy to make a small fortune in the bike industry ...... start with a large fortune ... seriously if you have plenty of money its not difficult ..if you don't then don'tits easy to make a small fortune in the bike industry ...... start with a large fortunebwhaaaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques@ACT Posted June 30, 2015 Share Something i would like to see here is a new concept i came across in London when living there. Buying a new bike from a shop (think it was over a certain value) and you get free servicing for life on the bike. This was the labour only obviously and onky for the original owner. I've bought a few bikes in London before and with most of the LBS, you get free service for the first 12 months, but this shop took it one step further. The chainstores like Evans didn't do that though. Skylark and Amberdrake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted June 30, 2015 Share Where are you wanting to open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted June 30, 2015 Share How much do you know about bikes and bike repair? How much money do you have? Do you have a niche in mind, or are you planning on running with the herd? Do you have support from within the industry? Spoke101 and Robodog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuctionLamb Posted June 30, 2015 Share The suppliers will kill you...they dictate what, where and how much you must sell your stock. Good Luck! fanievb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn_skollie Posted June 30, 2015 Share Step 1. Become a member. Step 2. Start a thread. Step 3. Have a seat http://www.themightyginge.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/racoon.jpg big-wheel-trading, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Maniax and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted June 30, 2015 Share I am also wanting to open a bike shop, been planning and planning and planning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenGraham Posted June 30, 2015 Share http://theparadoxopinionator.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/6/1/37617651/4351441_orig.jpg Pure Savage, sakkiebomskok and Nancy Drew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted June 30, 2015 Share Something i would like to see here is a new concept i came across in London when living there. Buying a new bike from a shop (think it was over a certain value) and you get free servicing for life on the bike. This was the labour only obviously and onky for the original owner. I've bought a few bikes in London before and with most of the LBS, you get free service for the first 12 months, but this shop took it one step further. The chainstores like Evans didn't do that though. Totally, completely and utterly off-topic: are you selling the guitar on WD's? I'm the lift. Jacques@ACT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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