Old 06-02-11 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Vicelord
I spoke with a bike shop owner who I've known for a decade and is very honest. Profit margin on a bike that is a top of the line machine = 10-15%
The point is that's his profit and that won't be the same for all shops. Net profit is what's left after the LBS deducts all the costs of running the shop from revenue. Most of those costs are fixed and don't change based on volume of actvity. So I imagine this store is selling a lot of bikes.
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