Action cycling CT

[Headshot]

Anyone know whats happening. To Let signs in shop windows although Marco is still trading. Moving or shutting down? Hope the former.

[raptor-22]

I am lead to believe the latter. I hope I'm wrong but if true its the 2nd shop in a month

[Heppy]

Was just in there. Moving to Paarden Eiland. Details apparently to be posted on the website.

 

Which other shop closed down this month?

[Meezo]

Was just in there. Moving to Paarden Eiland. Details apparently to be posted on the website.

 

Which other shop closed down this month?

 

 

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[Hairy]

That sucks, they my point of call in town!

[Hairy]

If however the shop has direct line of site to the cyclelane and the typical easy parking in p island, then action might be into something!

 

Sure rentals are also far better and the area is showing good / positive development over the last few years.

 

Best wishes to them.

[crashtestdummy]

I heard one of their suppliers pulled a dirty on them

[raptor-22]

Unfortunately BikePlus in Constantia shut their doors. I'm not sure what happened there but it sounds like an investor pulled and re-invested in another store. It was a really great little store.

[milky4130]

Unfortunately BikePlus in Constantia shut their doors. I'm not sure what happened there but it sounds like an investor pulled and re-invested in another store. It was a really great little store.

no freaking ways!! Do they still have the indoor training centre at least, the altitude training chamber?

[Hairy]

I heard one of their suppliers pulled a dirty on them

Giant maybe. ...seeing as they have a concept store down the road?

[Capricorn]

Giant maybe. ...seeing as they have a concept store down the road?

so is this the future? A future where brands take it upon themselves to market their brands via a 'premiere bricks n mortar experience', while the vast majority of sales are online?

[Thomo]

so is this the future? A future where brands take it upon themselves to market their brands via a 'premiere bricks n mortar experience', while the vast majority of sales are online?

 

Looks like it.

More and more brand specific/concept stores popping up, and from what I hear, terminating supply to existing LBS.

[banna]

Looks like it.

More and more brand specific/concept stores popping up, and from what I hear, terminating supply to existing LBS.

That sucks ass.

[Edge_Design]

That sucks ass.

 

For the more serious cyclists I think it's a great concept. If they stop supplying stores entirely then the concept of recommended retail prices falls away and they should be able to cut their selling prices (that's in theory - it might not happen but that's an issue of greed). Specialist stores also means they should have a full range of spares for their products and more extensive knowledge. Warranties could possibly be done directly from stock and not through a wholesaler which is much more efficient. They also carry stock of all models in all sizes due to a more limited range (rather than it sitting in a box in a warehouse waiting for an order, it can be on display).

 

For the family that doesn't know what they want and would like to see a range of bikes in a price bracket to compare, it's not a great concept at all and makes life quite difficult.

 

Overall I like the concept - keep the general stores for the small volume niche products, general spares and maintenance.

[Donovan Le Cok]

no freaking ways!! Do they still have the indoor training centre at least, the altitude training chamber?

 

Milky, they were going to run the chamber for a few weeks. But everytime I have gone past it looks closed.

[Shebeen]

Unfortunately BikePlus in Constantia shut their doors. I'm not sure what happened there but it sounds like an investor pulled and re-invested in another store. It was a really great little store.

was rather a bit fancy I thought, maybe run out of rich posers dropping silly money? ?