Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) Thus the assumption Edited July 13, 2007 by Has anyone seen my shoe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Is your usage of 'thus' correct there?I'd have thought 'Hence' would fit better..... :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Is your usage of 'thus' correct there?I'd have thought 'Hence' would fit better..... :$agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 From a walk in point of view, id say that the shop i work in is probably the best trials shop, but i do tend to keep as much as possible in, i know we may not do "echo/zoo/gu" etc etc, but we have most/majority of what people want, and usually have all the new products people want to see, if the shop doesnt have it i personally usually do.its hard to stock as adam has said EVERYTHING in every colour and size and have it in a shop hence why mail order is probably better (ish).Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Cant tell anyone ,but its a trials one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 IMO max-t if this shop is going to be trials specific, the person running it needs ALL brands and components with upto date stuff, if they havent it honestly wont be sucessful. Aire Valley is sucessful with Trials but it could not run off trials.Its fair to say Tarty is sucessful for mail order, yes they could poss have a shop but then theres all the insurance and trading policies and stuff, it gets into the nitty gritty and bills like this on top of everything else over comes how much your raking in.The internet is so infront of everything else its old news by the time its in shops.Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 but then theres all the insurance and trading policies and stuff, it gets into the nitty gritty and billsThe internet is so infront of everything else its old news by the time its in shops.You still need insurance though, and there are still bills to pay...!If an internet store had a 'walk in' area that would be the best of both worlds surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Well, wait and see Im pretty sure it will happen as they have bought a property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 dan ko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David20 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 My local bike shop (highland bikes) stocks a pretty large amount of trials parts, and can order pretty much anything in if they don't already have it, which is VERY handy for riders here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 dan ko.Yeah, pretty obvious, i'll interrogate him when he gets on MSN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider_01 Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 im looking into opening my own shop and i will defo be selling not only mtb and bmx but trials then i aim to sell bikes for all aspects of riding, also im going to open my own bike test track next to the shop so you can try out and test the bike you want its all in early stages yet but iv got a meating with the princes trust in a couple of weeks ill let yall know what happens sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 all i would say is, someone opening a "trials specific" store, its going to be hard, you need to get known, get a reputation etc etc. it doesnt happen over night.Adam/Dave will know, it takes time and effort.i certainly would not consider opening a "trials" specific buisiness even if i was paid to do it. id have to do MTB's,BMX's,Hybrid's,DH bikes etc. id rather have a "BIG" all round shop than a big trials shop, a XC rider comes in, he doesnt really wanna buy trials parts, same with a BMX'er. Would be good to see more "BIG" shops more take on alot more trials orientated stuff, i feel some shops are weiry about it due to the "warranty" of trials and the way the bikes are abused/used. (for most people they understand what bike their buying, but like in anything you get people who are blind to the situation)Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Yeah, and the fact that there's only gonna be 20 people that can get to the shop without having to travel 100's of miles. Mail order can be used by anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 bmx is wayyyyy bigger, and even then, bm shops find it tough to survive. It's only mailorder that keeps them going in most cases.bongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMmY Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Our local bikeshop in liskeard is starting to stock alot more trials bike parts and bikes!!!! Mainly because loads of people in liskeard have started trials biking!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I think there will either be very few or no trials specific shops at all.I mean, what percentage of Britain's population does trials riding?, it not like having a Video game specific store, as the percentage is much different.Of course trials is growing, but its nowhere near big enough to have a few trials specific shops, I think our local bike shops that stock the odd trials parts is the closest we can get.The bike shop I work out is pretty good for trials, most of the guys who work there are ex trials bikers, they stock Onza, Diamondback, and Phase trials bikes, and can order in lots of parts.For now, ordering from Tarty or Selectbikes is good enough for me.Besides, theres nothing quite like getting home from school or work and ripping open a package that has your name on it, containing trials parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Due to trials being so small, it wouldn't really be feasible to do that unfortunately. There's only 2 or 3 shops on the whole country who stock a decent range of parts, so you'd have to travel miles to see anything!People are welcome to come and look at our place given a bit of notice, but the old distance problem comes about straight away! (Postcode PR5 6FN if you wanted to look on a map.)Partz - it is a bit like that, it's rare for someone to come in and leave without spending at least some money Ads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 If you were going to spec a complete new bike, and you didn't know what you wanted, then it would be sweet to take a trip up the Tartybikes and pick stuff off the shelf. But most people already know what they want because they've seen pictures/reviews on TF and elsewhere. So I can't really see the advantage in a walk in shop for 99.9% of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornabytrials.co.uk Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 im looking into opening my own shop and i will defo be selling not only mtb and bmx but trials then i aim to sell bikes for all aspects of riding, also im going to open my own bike test track next to the shop so you can try out and test the bike you want its all in early stages yet but iv got a meating with the princes trust in a couple of weeks ill let yall know what happens seani wouldnt get your hopes up with that mate, i went to the princes trust with a spot on business plan and all the figures, cash flow, profit and loss tables. and they knocked all my prices down, ended up borrowing me half of what i wanted to borrow!also if thers alot of competition or they think it will not be sucessfull they wont fund you at all, because at the end of the day, if you cant afford to pay them back, its them that looses out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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