I worked in the industry from 1984-2000 as a Salesman, Assembler, Mechanic, Service and Store Manager. I also raced on the Road, X-C, DH and Trials.
I now have a small repair shop working on bikes and occasionally flipping one or two of them.

The cool thing for me is that what we call C & V now was 'the norm' for me working in the shop back then; the days when the sales floor was filled with
drop bar road bikes at every price point and for every discipline, and the four or five mountain bikes in the corner of the store were the 'new' kid on the block.