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Is there a really good one? We want to have it done up ready for the Spring. Ideas are needed. Can you post pics of your LBS so I can see what works and what doesn't? Yes, I am bored a bit 😉
Well you need the shiny bits cabinet for starters! 😉
bikes on either side as you walk in wheels above your heads clothes at the back forks on the wall frames on the wall parts on one side
You should look at the work done by Jay Townley in the US. The ACT used to sell his e-book on how to develop your bike shop. Check with them.
Accesable bikes grouped around, road bikes one side and mtb,s the other,
large screen tv playing bike vids on a loop,with sound low,
clothes to back of shop,to stop pilferage,
sales counter near front,
notice board with details of local clubs and events, free maps, available from local council, (they are in Shrewsbury,Warrington, Chester,and a few other counties),
all bikes to be priced, and have tags of sizes available,
plenty of spares,
staff who are interested,and ride bikes,
pictures from Singletrack in frames to adorn the walls, as theyre great pictures,
Singletrack magazine for sale on the counter,free to bike purchasers,
secure storage for visiting cyclists bikes,loan locks for their use as well,
coffee machine for customers 😉
Keep'em coming, some are great, some impractical (no MTB'ing here in Skerries but plenty of triathlon girls).
A biggie for me is a place for customers to put their bikes when they visit without getting in the way of the shop.
but plenty of triathlon girls
In that case changing rooms and CCTV 👿
iain, they are at the back, in my workshop 😉 All in the name of safety, of course.
Yep, that's the one!
I wish it was do-able.
Prices - on [b]everything![/b]
This is a very spacious and nice shop,free parking and right next door to Tesco, so the wife can get the shopping while you talk bikes.
http://www.formbycycles.co.uk/index.html?action=15
Between liverpool and Southport, just off the the main road.
Counter by the door so you can say Hi to people when they come in. Big comfy sofa by the clothes racks plus decent coffee machine (vending, were not freeloaders :))
Don't put things behind the counter, I want to browse without you staring at me and asking if i'm ok thanks.
i think wheelbase takes some beating.......
very nice shop to amble round perusing things to blow your dosh on.
and do not do it like stif.............. 😉