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@D_Mars
Scottmac; some good points - most of which I agree with.
I spend a lot of money and time building my own bikes - and having seen the haphazard ways many shops hang/pile/lock bikes together - I wouldn't want to find a scratch along the toptube of my colnago inflicted by a wayward brake lever. Not that I own a colnago.
In terms of teaching people to mechanic bikes.. It's a nice idea but plenty of places offer it already/ it isn't really a revenue generator/ many bike jobs require expensive tools which is why shops exist. I can show someone how to adjust their threaded headset - but would they want to spend 60 quid on headset spanners and crown race pullers?