Originally Posted by 3alarmer

Here are the two bike shops in Sacramento that (I think) make some money.





.....there are some locals that continue on, but of the recent startups,
I've known the guys at two of them that went belly up in the last two years.

There are a few more locals that continue in business, because they either have niche markets
that are not satisfied by the big guys and the internet, or a very loyal customer base.

The co-op as a hobby thing works pretty well for me.