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Old 10-31-06 | 04:24 PM
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Hey Dan Burkhart,

See, I see it like this. If you have a store (no matter what kind) you should carry what the people will buy. You get 10 people stop in to look at bikes and say you sale 4 bikes, at $1000.00 each. You make what $250.00 or more. Know what if you carry a cheaper bike like the Denali. and you sale 6 to the other 10 people that stop in, at 150.00 each. Now you would have made $4900.00 in sales (thats 4 at $1000.00 and 6 at $150.00) and took home $306.00 or more.

See I have been in bike stores and seen many people come in look around and then leave. Saying that that bikes cost way to much. I am sure you have seen, and heard this a lot. So why don't the bike stores carry a bike or two that Wal-Mart or Toys-R-Us carry. This way you make more money and the person knows that they can bring it to you for repairs as well. Most people that buy Wal-Mart bikes just get a new one when the old one breaks. Because they don't think that a bike shop will fix a bike that was from Wal-Mart. All the bike shops are hurting them self by not carring these cheaper bikes. And the public is missing out on cycling.

OK that all I have to say about that.... NOT
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