PodiLato Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Hi folks.I went over to Canal Walk a week or two ago to check out City Cycles but it was stripped and empty.Has it closed permanently or just renovating?
JSTN Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 They are closed permanently, would love to know what happend??
Hairy Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 when I asked a sales guy in store, he said they were closing down and the owners were looking to do e-bike conversions as a business....that http://www.chilledsquirrel.com/ thing they had in store. but the above is hearsay from a staff member on the floor and not the owner.
Johny Bravo Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 They were soooper expensive. But always open, so a bit of a loss for sure.
urbanroyal Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Maybe the got tired of being refered to as Shitty Cycles. ...????
Matchstix Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 I suspected this over th last couple of months when started notice that a shop that was usually fully stocked started to look empty. Can't imagine what the rent was for the space.
CAAD4 Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Surprised they were in a mall for so long. Can't think of a bs in any mall anymore, unless those guys in Nelspruit are still in the Riverside Mall, which I saw years ago, heck Cajees were even in Westgate at one stage, Tony Impey in Bedford Centre for many years, Eastgate Cycles and Hardware a long time ago. Is the lbs still in the Gateway Mall?
RockCoach Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Surprised they were in a mall for so long. Can't think of a bs in any mall anymore, unless those guys in Nelspruit are still in the Riverside Mall, which I saw years ago, heck Cajees were even in Westgate at one stage, Tony Impey in Bedford Centre for many years, Eastgate Cycles and Hardware a long time ago. Is the lbs still in the Gateway Mall? Now there's a blast from the past with good buddies Eldron and greatwhite working there...
mnr fly Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 https://m.facebook.com/Rikus-Le-Grange-Personal-and-Mobile-Bicycle-Technician-1582249095384573/
Brawler Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 I suspected this over th last couple of months when started notice that a shop that was usually fully stocked started to look empty. Can't imagine what the rent was for the space. yeah probably 80k pm or more. I also loved popping in and grabbing a few odds and ends when the GF was lost in the clothes shops I remember back in the day they were very popular.
Sepia Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 Melville Cycles moved from Gateway to behind service station in Durban North Worth a visit for repairs, especially wheels. Leigh's still in the Pavilion so I guess his prices can explain this.
Shebeen Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 and it's all going under the hammer. https://www.aucor.com/Cape-Town-Warehouse-Repo--Liquidation-Auction-TGA/AUID1895 I was hoping they would split it all up and sell it here.
Pure Savage Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 I see some of the stuff from city cycles is in the classifieds. There were some good deals and lots were fair size. Like 8 pairs of pearl izum bibs for R1500
Pure Savage Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 That fat bike above went for R12500, R500 more than retail price and excluding 25% commission. #overpaid
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