Has anyone ever taken the plunge and started their own bike shop..or bought one? – Page 2 – Bike Forum

smogmonster · 2016-02-22T16:52:35Z

Im sure plenty of us on here have dreamed of owning our own bike shop...so has anyone actually done it? The only reason i ask is that it looks like im going to be made redundant in the near future (oil worker), and frankly, the odds on actually getting another job in the same field look zilch. I could return to the NHS, but the thought horrifies me....and ive noticed a couple of local bike shops are up for sale at the moment. This has been a pipe dream of mine for the past 20 years, but ive never had the balls to try it. I imagine its long hours, and frankly not much riding ever happens again, but im reasonably handy with a spanner. So who has done it? What were your experiences? Were you able to make a decent living? The wife has a good job so i wont be supporting us alone. I can see some areas for expansion...neither shop has much of an online presence, with websites looking like they were designed in the early 90s by a YTS kid. And neither has much to do with the local MTB clubs in particular, and we have a big mtb honeypot close by. So i can see some areas where things can happen but its a major league scary step....over to your good selves.

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Posted : 23/02/2016 12:57 pm

LoCo

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Loco summed what it is like to work in your own shop to a tee there!

Not my words but ring fairly true tbh, they were actually from the advert Ben Cooper linked to a few post up.

Posted : 23/02/2016 1:12 pm

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As a contrary opinion, though, I work about 35-40 hours a week, and make an okay living at it - it's also very family-friendly as I can take time off whenever I want.

Find a niche, and you don't really have to be open all hours.

Posted : 23/02/2016 1:30 pm

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