Originally Posted by
CliffordK
There was a pair of recent threads about Harris Cyclery that apparently went out of business because the bike business was too busy.
Harris was a great shop, with tough-to-find parts and knowledgeable staff, but running a brick and morter shop in a suburb of Boston with a median home value in excess of 1 million must have made it incredibly challenging to stay profitable.
The shop was in a prime location and I'm sure the lease/rent was sky high.