Originally Posted by
BikeWise1
About $1.32 at the end of the day. We work on a 4% net margin overall. A super-efficient, well-capitalized shop that paid cash for all its inventory, that is, they pay no interest on it, might clear up to $4 on that transaction.
Might be time for a new profession, if that's even remotely true. That would mean that you're losing money just keeping a minimum-wage mechanic employed at all, even if he replaces a spoke every hour for each hour that he works. If your estimate is accurate, then there would be no bikeshops. Zero.