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Useful Bicycle Accessories

You've just bought a new bike. Now, what do you do? Just climb aboard and ride away? Maybe, but a little preparation (and the proper bicycle accessories) can go along way toward making that first ride, and subsequent ones, everything they should…
purchasing a bike

Hints for Purchasing a Bike

When you're thinking of purchasing a bike, your local bike shop will be your best resource. 1. First, give some thought to what kind of riding you want to do, your level of experience, and your overall approach to cycling. Why do you want to…
are you covered

Are you covered?

Per the recent article in Bicycle Retail and Industry News, many California-based bicycle retailers received emails and demand letters from a law firm threatening them with suits specific to their websites alleged non-compliance with the Americans…
Success as Simple
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Is Success as Simple as Following a Game plan?

Is being a success as a bicycle retailer as simple as following a proven gameplan, or "recipe for success"? Could it be that simple? If you think about it objectively, the answer is arguable, yes. Look at some major retailers who, over time,…
used bike for sale
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Are Used Bikes A Quick Fix For Inventory Woes?

Utilizing Your Current Customers To Supply Your Inventory Needs. With the current inventory situation, the bicycle industry (and many others) are experiencing; used bikes could be a great source of the product to offer. With the brisk sales…
E-Bikes and Building a Mission-Driven Bike Shop
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E-Bikes and Building a Mission-Driven Bike Shop

E-Bikes and Building a Mission-Driven Bike Shop:  Karen Weiner and Brett Thurber opened a bike shop ten years ago in California’s Bay Area with four e-bikes on consignment, and no previous bike shop experience an asset that enabled…
How to Run a Profitable Bike Shop
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How to Run a Profitable Bike Shop

When you want to learn how to run a profitable bike shop, you listen to a person who has actually done it. In this episode, Scott Chapin of Marsh & McLennan interviews David DeKeyser, former owner of The Bike Hub in De Pere, Wisconsin,…
How to sell eBikes
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How to Sell eBikes – Hosted by Wheel & Sprocket

Want to learn how to sell eBikes from a fellow retailer? We are very excited to bring you this webinar from our friends at Wheel & Sprocket! It isn't often that you get someone to tell you all of their secrets for success, but we talked…
Ken "Woody" Smith
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Ken “Woody” Smith

In this episode, Specialty Bicycle Retailer and NBDA board member Chad Pickard interviewed Woody Smith, owner and President of Richardson Bike Mart. Chad and Woody cover the history of Richardson Bike Mart, the challenges Woody Smith has…
Business Planning
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Business Planning

The following outline for business planning has been provided by bicycle industry veteran Ed Benjamin, who owned and operated successful stores in Florida for many years. It is targeted for people who may be looking at buying or starting a bicycle…