Having been made redundant from the building industry at the end of December I decided that this was my opportunity to do something I WANTED to do. I've always loved taking things to bits and repairing them, and I've said for a long time that I'm not sure weather I prefer riding bikes or fixing them, and I'd known for years that this was what I'd do if I ever got the chance.....
So, I set about the task of visiting 25-30 bike shops and asking for jobs, leaving CVs, and applying for EVERY single job that came up within a 30 mile road radius of home.
I also took on servicing work for friends as a means of learning more (which I did) and self funded my Cytech 2 qualification, (which I loved doing)
And today it paid off, as I signed of the dotted line for a job at The Bike Company in Staines. 🙂 (they have another branch in Windsor)
To be honest I couldn't wish for a nicer bunch of people to work with, too. I start next Tuesday.
And also, today, I had a random phone call from Andy at The Purple Bike Shed looking for an occasional freelance mechanic.
It never rains but it pours! 🙂
Ask me again in a year if I made the right decision, OK? But right now I've got this massive cheesy grin. 😀
Well done fella. I too have some good job news, it's a nice feeling.
Oh good news. I hope that they were impressed by the reputation of your famous fork servicing guides.
Always nice to have good news
nice one mate, congratulations. Have fun.
Nice one! good luck with it 🙂
Good work PP. Booyakasha!
Well done ;0)
Congratulations and best of luck
Good news mate (i'm the guy who brought the Carrera hybrid from you)
Andy Guerin is a top bloke too, you'll enjoy working with him
Congratulations-I know the feeling as I started at one of my new local LBS's last week after a year out of the trade.
Still self employed as well, but nice to top things up when it's quiet.
Great business to be in, even if the money isn't the best
Well done, sounds like beer o-clock 🙂
Good luck
Get a job you enjoy doing and and never work another day.
congrats!
what's the staff discount like?
Well done, sounds like beer o-clock
Damn straight. 🙂
Oh good news. I hope that they were impressed by the reputation of your famous fork servicing guides.
Well, I showed those to East St Cycles and didn't get the job..... 😉
I'l be bringing in my C456 for a replacement headset forthwith 🙂
Enjoy the new job.
Paid in XTR?
Nice one.
Will you be riding that lovely Explosif to work?
well done and good luck 😀
Don't let them ask you to do the peg board for the tools.
Well done, too 🙂
hi 5.
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Congratulations !, good stuff 😀
Now, get back to work, oh, and we all want discount with your shop now !
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Nice one! Enjoy
Bike company?
Is that west side or east side? 😀
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Always nice to hear good news on the job front. Congratulations, enjoy.
Good stuff.
I quite enjoyed my time working in a bike shop. Get to know the reps if you can...they're always good for extra special deals, especially on old stock (i got the last Demo 9 Spesh had left and got a cracking deal on it) or if they have something new to push (our Sram rep gave us a massive discount on some X0 stuff when it first came out).
I'l be bringing in my C456 for a replacement headset forthwith
Enjoy the new job.
You can forget that! Actually, they do have a vice, so maybe...... 😉
Nice one.Will you be riding that lovely Explosif to work?
Sadly it's a bit too far for that, but I'll probably get a road bike at some point... **shock-horror**
Nice one Peter!
Well done. Friends of mine own those shops - great place to work.
GB
nice one 🙂
I start next Tuesday.
How exactly did they phrase that?
Great new Peter, what is even better is none of your customers now need see the gawd awful mess you made of spraying you peg board 😉
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should have been blue any way 😀
Good for you, it's nice to hear a bit of good news on here.
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Well done, hard work pays off!
Great news, PP! Clearly my advice was the key element in your success...! 😉
Good news, well done that man! 😀
Great new Peter, well done,
I was made redundant in Dec. too.
Been doing some none paid voluntary work for the local parks & woodlands, loving it, today I got the wink to apply for a job too 😉
Yoooohoooo well done Peter 😀
PP you have a super reputation on here for sound fixing advice and huge congratulations.
Congrats PP, fair play for making a big change in life. How was the cytech course? I'm thinking of doing it myself, what level did you do?
Well done and good luck from all at WCA towers
Nice one PP - congratulations!
Great news, PP! Clearly my advice was the key element in your success...!
Indeed. 🙂
Congrats PP, fair play for making a big change in life. How was the cytech course? I'm thinking of doing it myself, what level did you do?
I did Cytech 2. It was surprisingly hard work the first week (lots of information) but I loved it.
The invoice is in the post. 🙂
Cheeky git!
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Don't let them ask you to do the peg board for the tools.
I'm not going to live that down for a while, am I? 🙂
Congratulations on the new job. Hope it's all you hope it will be and the 'fun' element doesn't dwindle. 🙂
Nice one! which is what I said when I received the rear mech you sent me 🙂
Well done mate. Not at all jealous in any way 😉
Well done.
You do realise your first job will be the tool boards? 😉
I can only get better at those!
I work in Staines and pop in from time to time. Nice guys , don't spoil it 🙂
Well done fella.
Ps the m3 m25 is a pain so try windlessham ,long cross Staines as a commute 🙂
Ps the m3 m25 is a pain so try windlessham ,long cross Staines as a commute
The A30 through Frimley, Bagshot, Egham to Staines is virtually a straight line for me. I came back that way, took 25 mins..... By motorbike. 🙂
Tunnel Hill / Canal / Thames / Staines
If summer ever comes...
I've worked with / known Dan and Tim for 15+ years - great people. Great work ethic - work hard but enjoyable too.
GB
Gee, nice ride, but stuff me that's a loooooooong way round to get there!
Nice to do once in a while 🙂
GB
Nice and easy on a bike , it should be a doddle.
If you like sushi Staines has sushi Nara which is nice . Momos is good for Asian food and the market on Wednesday has a few stalls who do some great grub.
Hope it goes well. Congrats
Cool, well done!
Cynic-al, what you u to then?
Well done.
I assume just mentioning you own a Saracen was enough to secure the job...
When you see Tim say hi from me and ask him about fireworks and car parks.
GB
Well done! Does this mean no more private jobs / projects? I had one up my sleeve for you.....
joins in good news applause thing
Well done Peter, good news.
And, this:
Does this mean no more private jobs / projects? I had one up my sleeve for you.....
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Good work fella.
Congratulations. Enjoy your new job.
Great news fella.
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Grumpy misanthropic spanner monkeys are not born.....they are made.
Well done PP I admire your determination to get the job - it may not pay the best but hopefully you will get the satisfaction to more than make up for it.
Nice one. Huge congrats 🙂
Nice one.
Shame you have to work in Staines tho 😉
Well done pp!
Congratulations.
Been in the Windsor branch a couple of times didn't know there was another one in Staines, it's not that far from me, if I ever need anything I'll give 'em a try.
High Five!
Well done PP...
Firstly well done PP
From your posts it's clear that you do not suffer fools gladly, have you done a course in dealing with numpties ?
Good luck to you, I look forward to future "Tales from the LBS" threads.
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Well done, you seem to have put a lot of effort into getting this, hope it works out for you.
Well done! Does this mean no more private jobs / projects? I had one up my sleeve for you.....
Well. There's the thing. Yes, I'll be carrying on with the private work. I live far enough from the shop to not be taking their trade, which is handy, and after 3 months I'll get parts at trade prices, which is also handy! 🙂 But I won't have the time on my hands to do more than one or two jobs a week, as I'll be working weekends.
But I do realise I now have a small set of 'loyal customers' that I must keep happy. 🙂
Congratulations.Been in the Windsor branch a couple of times didn't know there was another one in Staines, it's not that far from me, if I ever need anything I'll give 'em a try.
It's opposite Debenhams on the corner of Thames Street (?) right on the pedestrian,crossing, but bizarrely difficult to spot......
Nice one.
Shame you have to work in Staines tho
True, but there's worse places. 🙂 And I might end up in Windsor at some point I suppose.
Great news PP. I don't know you nor you me but I have found myself agreeing with many of your posts. It,s always good to hear things working out for people, especially when they invest time money and effort. Hope all works well.
Excellent stuff, living the dream.
This, cynic-al and CTBM make me think I should stuff this corporate malarkey...
Top effort, hope you have many enriching days
But I do realise I now have a small set of 'loyal customers' that I must keep happy.
I don't think my project would impinge on your lbs work. Will send you an email.
Hey, that was rather tongue in cheek....! 🙂
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Great news, congratulations.