Opening a new shop.

Trek and Genesis are not dull bikes !!

Tongue firmly in cheek i hope

It’s more to do with them being a “standard” brand that people know. Genesis less so than Trek TBH.

Best to go for well known brand than niches one (like Surly).

Be careful when having a pop at Genesis. I did on one thread recently, saying that every Genesis I’ve ever ridden has been utterly leaden and inert and feels like it’s made of steel bar instead of tubing, and some people got jolly cross about it.

I was right tho.

I have experience with Genesis. Had a few too but they do appear over priced now

Yeah, I mean they’re nicely made but I’ve worked on and ridden literally hundreds, and I always end up looking to see if I’ve left a Fahgettaboudit on it somewhere, they’re so weighty.

ahah. true
...but it's part of their charm. they take ages to accelerate but i am still looking for ways to scratch the paint.

Try Andy G at Purple Bike Shed, not to far from Bracknell in Sandhurst. I have used him a couple of times on jobs I cant do, and was very good. Probably v busy though. PM if need other suggestions.

Thats any steel bike

Selling the Talbot?

This

Some guys dropped the peloton on Ridgebacks.

Jars of alpine air pls.

As a shop owner all I’d say is sell something small lots of the time, than wait on the few buying something big sometime. We’re not a service shop but if someone buys the small something when they’re in they might also buy something else bigger when in, or at least maybe the next time. Also
means they have been in and a chance have some chat with them

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Servicing/mechanic work seems to be in high demand with customers wanting a quick turnaround. Is there scope for a larger workshop area with just a desk at front, similar to a car service shop. If having 3 mechanics is profitable, why not just have more mechanics?

Yes it's good to be diverse and have more revenue streams, but making yourself known as the place to go for servicing and fixing that always has space that day or the next and with a quick turnaround, could make you the place people seek out when they can't get their bike into their usual LBS.

You could even become a sub-contractor for more exclusive shops that don't have space for more than 1 or 2 mechanics. Automotive industry style, dealerships don't often do their own paint or bodywork, they send the cars to a reliable place that can turn around a car in 24 hours.

become a sub-contractor for more exclusive shops that don't have space for more than 1 or 2 mechanics

That’s a clever idea if I’ve ever heard one. Lots of factors to consider but it’s worth considering.

Cheers again. All incredibly useful

Thats a very good idea if you have big enough workshop. There used to be a boutique shop round the corner from my work they had plenty of staff for customer service but only one mechanic and they would offer high end custom wheels but sub that out to a couple of well known specialist wheelbuilders. A mate of mine is currently the only mechanic in a new e-bike shop and thats the same setup with 3-4 guys serving customers and no one able to do wheels and limited workshop capacity. So if you can offer something others can't there's no reason they can't sub it out to you. Also if there's something that you'd like to offer customers like custom wheel builds or bike fits and don't have the space, money, expertise to do it properly that doesn't mean you have to say we only do this. Lots of specialist places are just that so everyone stands to gain rather than lose out from linking businesses. It's more like one reinforces the other than acting as competition as your both primarily existing in different areas of the same market.