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Evans was fucked already though? They burnt through millions “competing on the high street” while price matching anybody and anything online - completely unsustainable. It’s sad what it’s become but mikes bikes is the symptom not the cause. The bike trade has been a battleground and a case of survival of the fittest and now that cycle surgery and cycle republic have shut, evans and Halfords on their knees, we just need sigma et al to fuck off and we can get back to a half decent industry.
Every time you (not just you pedalsloth) buy the cheapest thing online (merlin, PX, wiggle, sigma...) you kill an LBS, just remember that.
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It's actually sad how Mike Ashley simply destroyed Evans. I feel for the staff still working there and I genuinely hope they get better opportunities. Great times with @Chak in West End (he taught me a lot that wizard, where is he now, hm???) Now I have an @edscoble to deal with... :-D