The following news piece is from WNYC public radio talking about the growth bike shops in Brooklyn.
One of the first quotes from Pete Kocher of Ride Brooklyn is “A lot of signs pointed to this is a business that could succeed.” These “signs” are seen through research. Kocher may have just been lucky [...]
It seems like electric bikes or e-bikes have been getting a substantial amount of interest recently. Here in the suburbs of Detroit, we had a new e-bike shop pop up about a year ago. And, if you think about the economy of Detroit a year ago, that seems like it would have to have [...]
It’s summer, which means I’ve been spending a lot of time behind the handlebars. I’ve also been spending a lot of time in bike shops – broken wheel, bend chainring, frayed shifter cable… its been a rough summer on both the road and mountain bikes. But this has gotten me in to talk [...]
Jan 26
A new company launched in Portland (of course) featuring new high-design bike products, called Portland Design Works. They don’t have many products listed yet, but based on what they do have now, I’m eager to see what they come up with. It will be interesting to see how their national distribution works out [...]
I had a conversation with a shop owner near my home the other day who was complaining that he is starting to lose more shoppers to the internet over bike pricing. He was telling me that margins are so thin that he can’t match the pricing information that customers often have when they come [...]
Sep 22
This week is the Interbike Expo in Las Vegas. It is the premier bike industry show and showcases new products, people and trends in the bike industry.
This year they are doing an Urban cycling fashion show to showcase the equipment and clothing for the increasing cycling as transportation trend:“A self-propelled cycling art and fashion [...]
Sep 16
I recently read on M-bike.org that bike sales are skyrocketing. This is good news being related from a survey from Bikes Belong. Additionally, there are some very interesting details in the survey results that certainly would help with the service department at bike shop.
First, the survey highlights from Bikes Belong:
The majority of [...]
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