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ok so i thought it was time for another little update as i've been in the new place a while now.
so first thing, the move doesn't seem to have affected the takings, still basically the same as previous equivalent times of the year, that said obviously there is a bit of a downturn, we all know the reasons, covid, after covid issues, under stock followed by over stock, cost of living crisis, so many things going on that affect everything for everyone, this week currently looks normal financially, last week was saved by a bike sale, the week before was below average but not bad as such, but there is money in the bank as i've been trying not to spend, the plan is normal winter plan which is basically try to trade the next few months on the stock i have and only do minimal orders, this means that hopefully i turn stock in to cash, usually this means that over the winter the bank account actually looks better, then when the trade shows come in the spring i can go there with money to spend.
basically i'm not worried, which is positive compared to what has been happening elsewhere in the trade.
so what else have i been up to? well i wanted to brush up on fork and shock servicing from Fox, when i did my training course a few years back it was based around Rockshox, the instructor told me if you can do Rockshox you can do Fox, that is basically true but what i have noticed over the years is that there are specifics to each brand, subtle different amounts of grease etc in different places, tips and tricks that help with bleeding cartridges etc, anyway, this meant a trip to Silverfish in Risca near Newport to get some training specific to Fox.
Luke was my trainer, he took me through Fox grip 1 and 2 forks and air sleeve cleaning , much more than this you can't do without some serious investment in tools which 1, i can't afford and 2, i'd never make my money back as there isn't the demand locally. Luke also showed me around the whole facility including the warehouse and parts storage, the oragnisation of the spares gave me a OCD orgasm! everything has a place, everything has a part code, you could not organise the parts and store them better, it was heaven!
i meant to take more pictures but didn't here's a few
fox cutaway and see through shocks:-
then i bought a bunch of tools and spares to bring home, hmm . . . money was spent that day!
so first thing, the move doesn't seem to have affected the takings, still basically the same as previous equivalent times of the year, that said obviously there is a bit of a downturn, we all know the reasons, covid, after covid issues, under stock followed by over stock, cost of living crisis, so many things going on that affect everything for everyone, this week currently looks normal financially, last week was saved by a bike sale, the week before was below average but not bad as such, but there is money in the bank as i've been trying not to spend, the plan is normal winter plan which is basically try to trade the next few months on the stock i have and only do minimal orders, this means that hopefully i turn stock in to cash, usually this means that over the winter the bank account actually looks better, then when the trade shows come in the spring i can go there with money to spend.
basically i'm not worried, which is positive compared to what has been happening elsewhere in the trade.
so what else have i been up to? well i wanted to brush up on fork and shock servicing from Fox, when i did my training course a few years back it was based around Rockshox, the instructor told me if you can do Rockshox you can do Fox, that is basically true but what i have noticed over the years is that there are specifics to each brand, subtle different amounts of grease etc in different places, tips and tricks that help with bleeding cartridges etc, anyway, this meant a trip to Silverfish in Risca near Newport to get some training specific to Fox.
Luke was my trainer, he took me through Fox grip 1 and 2 forks and air sleeve cleaning , much more than this you can't do without some serious investment in tools which 1, i can't afford and 2, i'd never make my money back as there isn't the demand locally. Luke also showed me around the whole facility including the warehouse and parts storage, the oragnisation of the spares gave me a OCD orgasm! everything has a place, everything has a part code, you could not organise the parts and store them better, it was heaven!
i meant to take more pictures but didn't here's a few
fox cutaway and see through shocks:-
then i bought a bunch of tools and spares to bring home, hmm . . . money was spent that day!
