should bike shops continue selling bikes?

[sickpup]

My view is there isn't any money in selling new bikes. At one point Evans were selling Cannondales for less than other dealers were buying them.
There is likely more profit in used bikes and used vintage parts with less cost, look at the business model of 'Brick Lane Bikes'. It also gives you something to sort over winter when cyclist hibernate in preparation for sale come the spring.

 

[jonnyboy666]

hmm, i still torn on all this. my solution at the moment is to just try and sell what i have, new sales to order or from the click and collect websites, predominantly concentrate on repair as i have always done, the shop isn't struggling, i'm always busy, although it's been quiet this last month but that is normal for december, january is usually busy, february usually crap. we'll see what happens this year

 

[ChromeChainstay]

...yes