Originally Posted by
Zephyr11
I'm sorry if my post sounded like I was saying "Don't bother, there are a million of these already," because I certainly didn't mean it that way. I absolutely agree that competition is good. I just wanted to make sure you were taking the competition into account. There's a difference between opening up a pizza parlor in a small Italian neighborhood with a few pizza places there already and setting up shop next door to DiFara's in New York. Sure DiFara's doesn't own exclusive rights to pizza in that area, but it's so established with regulars and talked about among tourists that I'm not sure that anything outside of free food would draw people away (and even then, there would probably be people who'd still pay for a DiFara slice instead).
I didn't take it that way at all. I know it has been done and there are limited opportunities and locales.
This doesn't necessarily have to be a huge money maker for me at all. It cannot lose money though. I think of it as more a way to give back and would like to have stuff priced very well so people might actually buy it there.
I would like to limit partnership, especially strict investors. With these will come expectations of return that I might not care about. However, they might allow for faster capital for start-up. I guess I will have to see how much clout I have with bank in a couple years.
I had always wanted to "give back" to motocross. I now think my other 2-wheeled friends would be a better means. I see too many hurdles with motocross.
I would have to be cautious with lawsuits on the property of those who might get injured. I am sure there are ways around that.
I am not trying to compete with Ray's Indoor or B.C. wooden structurmacallits...but wouldn't it be kinda a cool to come back from a ride chill a little and maybe try a pump track on your mtb? or a few wooden things? some people never really have the opportunity to try these things. I know I have not yet.