Originally Posted by
hose
Sad to see a staple go. Sounds like Rent was too damn high!
I wouldn't be surprised to see them reconstitute in some form once the market situation stabilizes, probably in a lower-rent location. With all the new bikes purchased in the past year, the demand for parts and service will only grow, and that's the most profitable part of the bike biz. Perhaps some of their mechanics with band together and start something. Then again, maybe they'll be lucky in the same way I was through connections they've made over the years. When I left the bike biz in the '80s, a former customer called me and recruited me into the company he was working for. It allowed me to make the jump from bikes to tech and that's where I've been ever since. I've never stopped riding and wrenching, but I don't depend on it for a living.