yep get all the mail thru but only sends when i walk into work(dont know if connecting it to the computer or the wireless) it then sends any messages ive written…..

get in touch with me and i’ll get you a demo ride on one….great bike!

my 2p

have a look at the ridgeback harmony as its pretty light and got great kit on it….

would chuck norris know?

theres a great game butcher down stockbridge but i dont know the name,his haggis is great.any peckhams will do nacsweens haggis.very good also

theres a small cap that goes over the hole,or you get the hope single mount clamp…..£20 a pair…

£320 for that spec…………

the generic template is great value and it seems to work pretty well! im getting a new front next year.the webdesigner is very helpful and always good for advice so im staying…also i cna buy bike databases off him every year which saves about a weeks work(when the bikes change every year!)

yep your rite,the only problem is that visibility costs, well with google it does! and you can do it on the cheap but you need loads of time to spend on optimisation….

we come up the rankings really high on certain products with google (my biggest selling item is a parent handle for 20 quid,top ranking on google!) and we get about 500 to 600 people a day looking at the site which from a standing start 18 months ago im pretty happy with.we’re growing organically!

thanks to all of you,i kinda thought what was said,i’ll trial free delivery and see if it boosts figures…

i use couriers for bikes and heavy things only,everything else goes with royal mail first class.

i charge £3.95 for everything except heavy stuff(trainers/thule/trailers) and a tenner for a bike anywhere in the uk

go for M4’s,theyre super powerful enough and look really bling….

i’ll beat wiggle! 😉

have you tried dakine? teyre the comfiest gloves ive ever used….

im a dealer and ive been told theres no changes for next year….i doubt they’d drop the trail bike of the year as it is one of their best sellers(its certainly mine!)….its already is coming thru with 2010 forks and shox.the first supply of shox were recalled but its now sorted…..

my mechanic is 5;11 and he rides a 16″ but hes pretty lairy…..id always plump for a 5.we;ve been a dealer now for coming up 3 years and ive not done a warranty claim yet on a frame…ive got a customer whos 20stone and he’s only broke wheels on his five,he choses that more often over the 224 hes also got……just a thought!

“SPANNER INT WORKS”
im off to a wedding next week with a grey morning suit,grey proper tie,hand made proper white shirt to match the best man and the plethora of englishmen in the same,grooms a sock and will be in a full kilt at a castle in scotland…confusing eh! im english and have only reverted to kilts a couple of times(for pulling reasons more than comfort) never been that happy with it,very hot!

everything you need in here…
http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s73p7823&z=9520

speak to me(i’ll even ansa the phone)…..we’ve got some bikes at that kinda cash.youd get a good hardtail for that
http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p8305&z=10264

this is great unless she’s really short(smallest sise is 48cm)http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b1s386p6954&z=8004

its at the end of the uk but its the best place ive ridden…..golspie.4 hoursish from edinburgh….

these are very good http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b120s148p8228
or the enduras.i use both

theyre sold out from giant so you’ll have to find one in a shop….

what you after?

id second andrew at the bike works,i send edin customers there all the time.

mark asked alistair for some wheels and at that time was going to be supported so he got some light race ones then he chucked all his kit on the back so no wonder he had issues….hes a cracking builder,does wheels for all sorts of pro’s, racers etc.

we however also do a good set of wheels as both my mechs have been doing them for years……cycle-world.co.uk

hora- youve still got the warranty sticker on the top tube….

id agree an 18″ would be ok,especially if your hsutling it offroad,the 20″ is pretty big…

its the best bike we sell period…im basing this on all the happy customers who have one.

we do 0% and a free upgrade if you buy a couple(of upgrades!)….any help get in touch

chris-oranges biggest scottish dealer!

thanks all,thats a real help.im sorry its a purely second car/luxury.got a traffic van for normal running around/bike duties…

its the last car before kids/settling down/garden centre visits etc!

i like the idea of the boxster/Z3.not had a soft top before….

thanks for all the ideas though

onions are cheaper than apples

very but inbetween building fives i’ll squeeze anyone in who has been let down locally…………

wanna have a trip down the coast? im 50 miles souh of you and we’ll do anything in a week….

chris-cycleworld/arbroath

i think most of my feelings have been dealt with by the other realists out there…..i cant remember crc shaking a hand,making a coffee for a cold roadie,speaking enthusiastically about the new whatever(and then selling it!) making way for the emergency repair that means any customer that needs it can ride the next day….

crc are great for some people im sure but most of my customers seem to appreciate what we do for them…..

do it! i did it 5 1/2 years ago,i bought a shop which had customers/turnover/profit etc….that was the best idea i had! i can’t imagine starting a shop from scratch…

ive done well,ive expanded,trebled the turnover,sigend some great brands and enjoy it every day.its tough to though! cashflow is hard to maintain,staff are the biggest nightmare and a partner/family can remind you how obsessive it can be…

my background maybe helps as i worked for a bike supplier for 5 years/bike shop for 5 years(try and work in a bike shop,even halfords would be valuable) and bottom line trust your instincts..take all advice and only use the good stuff.its only people without a business who seem to think its really risky…get in touch if you want to talk about it

that all sounds good,especially the program that tells you what folk think about you! im following single track and most other bike biz’s.

very interesting watching the usa shops speaking to their customers….