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Old 12-04-18, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I just got an email that said ALL Performance bike shops will be closing. Sad!
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Originally Posted by PepeM
I thought that Performance was the future of cycling.
I thought you were the future of cycling.
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I thought so too.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Whoa. I mean, I don't have one within a day's drive of me, but still.

Edited to add: I'm seeing that the sales will be expanded to all of the stores, but the official word is that this isn't necessarily indicative that they will be closing all of the stores... but yeah, it's quacking like a duck.
Yeah I see they are calling this "inventory liquidation" sales in stores not previously slated to close, but it does not sound good.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I just got an email that said ALL Performance bike shops will be closing. Sad!
I don’t have a local store but been using them for mail order since their inception. However, lately they have become just another site with mediocre pricing and relatively slow shipping. Their parts inventory has become more and more irrelevant to me.

I’m sad that they have fallen on hard times but not surprised nor will it affect me much.
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Oh hell yes!

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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Whoa. I mean, I don't have one within a day's drive of me, but still.

Edited to add: I'm seeing that the sales will be expanded to all of the stores, but the official word is that this isn't necessarily indicative that they will be closing all of the stores... but yeah, it's quacking like a duck.
The whole company is up for auction on the 18th. I'm guessing the stores will all close by the end of February.

Originally Posted by PepeM
I thought that Performance was the future of cycling.
It was, in the '80s.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I wonder if this is the cause of my annual wintertime loss of my cycling mojo. .
You're barely in the Northern Hemisphere down there, so I'm not sure. I sleep, eat, and kvetch a lot more during the dark months, but a half hour of therapeutic light with my coffee helps fend off the worst of it.
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What a sweet looking boy. The house three doors down from me has a fluffy boy named Winston.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
The whole company is up for auction on the 18th. I'm guessing the stores will all close by the end of February.
Does that mean you will be out of a job in a few months?!?
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I could deal with the cold a lot better if there were more light. SeasonalAffectiveDisorder!
18 days and we start going the other way
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Originally Posted by datlas
Does that mean you will be out of a job in a few months?!?
Approximately two months. I dunno if I should stick it out though, in case they don't bother making payroll towards the end.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I just got an email that said ALL Performance bike shops will be closing. Sad!
I’m shocked! Shocked I say. Seriously, I thought they were a strong company. Too much brick and mortar most likely.
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