Online bike shop

[greencat]

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Maybe the whole bike industry needs a rethink.
To be fair though, having a beard and being grumpy is a prerequisite of being a bike mechanic.
Never trust a cheerful bike mechanic... They clearly aren't doing it properly.

I do think there's something peculiar about the bike shop industry. Imagine going to almost any other shop and being treated with barely concealed contempt by the proprietor.

Have you never been into a record shop before and asked them what they're listening to?

Have you never been into a skate shop and said yes when they asked if you wanted them to grip the board?

Have you never been into a book shop and asked them about one of the first editions in the glass case?

Have you never bought anything from any kind of specialist store ever?

Or just read a magazine in WH Smiths!

Being a dick is a must-have on any shop employee's CV. And I wouldn't have it any other way!

Glad it works for somebody.

But they can hardly be surprised if people decide its better to shop at Amazon, CRC etc.

 

[Joe*Pro]

Is it worth considering a section on here for links to the growing ‘reproductions’ shops. Like SRP, Terra One & that new French one. A go to area for reproduction suppliers/shops.

 

[pw_pw_la]

Is it worth considering a section on here for links to the growing ‘reproductions’ shops. Like SRP, Terra One & that new French one. A go to area for reproduction suppliers/shops.

What's "that new French one"?

 

[Joe*Pro]

What's "that new French one"?

That one you bought Onza Ules from.

 

[Markybeau]

This place is worth checking out for retro stuff:

https://bicyclist.cc/
Has some interesting good quality stock and the owner is a trusted RB member