Bicycles And Business
Thoughts on Supporting Your Local Bike Shop
Friday, February 13th, 2009I wrote a post entitled Support Your Local Bike Shop in November. Recently I received a very long and thoughtful comment on that post. It focused on things that a local bike shop can do to better serve their customers. Rather than leave it in the comment section on that post, I decided to put it on the blog […]
Stop, Swap and Save Bike Swap
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Photo Of Cold Weather Gear For Sale at Westminster Stop, Swap and Save
Bike Demo At The Bike Swap
Photo Of Shoppers at the Bike Swap
Photo Of Bikes For Sale at the Bike Swap
I went to the Stop, Swap and Save Bike Swap in Westminster, Maryland this past Sunday. The Swap has been an annual event for the […]
CycleLife - The Fanciest Bike Shop In Town
Friday, December 19th, 2008On Tuesday evening I attended an event at CycleLife in Georgetown, where a representative from Specialized discussed the new line of 2009 bicycles. CycleLife opened last month. It is a combination high end bike shop, cafe and fitness center designed specifically for cyclists and triathletes.
The bike shop features several high end brands including Felt, Guru, Look, […]
Support Your Local Bike Shop
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008In the current economic crisis, many small business are suffering. Most local bike shops are small businesses. In fact bike shops are one of the few small businesses that have not been crushed by big box retailers and national chains. Many other small businesses have been decimated by those competitors. Think of all of the […]
Road Bike Economics
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Why are road bikes so expensive? One of the primary culprits is the STI shifter (pictured above). Virtually all road bikes manufactured today, especially those from the top companies (Trek, Specialized, Bianchi, Cannondale etc) have STI shifter from either shimano or campagnolo . These shifters are complex and expensive components. I love the advantages of […]