Interesting article on LBS

[Heisenberg]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

I liked the article. Great explanation as to why your business should reflect the owners passion, be 'authentic', be unique BUT..kinda wish she could have addressed the below....

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/b...egra-road-bike

wanna know why cc/bc can move $3000+ full-retail complete bikes on the internets with a relative ease that would make most local shops **** their pants?

because they have an "authentic", helpful-as-****, and proactive sales team. most of those bikes are sold through one-on-one interactions.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by wernerherzogsid

Every morning when we rise from our own private dreamlands, we each stare in the mirror at our own true selves. If only for a moment, through bleary eyes and under fluorescent lights humming softly to themselves a song only they know, we are given a window into our own souls.

Then, in a habit that long ago ceased being a conscious choice, we put on the mask we wish to show the world, and step out into the masquerade party that is daily human existence.

Authenticity is a luxury afforded only to shut-ins and those stranded on desert islands, isolated from the rest of humankind.

I eagerly await the Magnum Opus - a Werner collaboration with Heisenberg. "An Ode to the Utilitarian Beauty of the 410mm Chainstays…"

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by wernerherzogsid

Every morning when we rise from our own private dreamlands, we each stare in the mirror at our own true selves. If only for a moment, through bleary eyes and under fluorescent lights humming softly to themselves a song only they know, we are given a window into our own souls.

Then, in a habit that long ago ceased being a conscious choice, we put on the mask we wish to show the world, and step out into the masquerade party that is daily human existence.

Authenticity is a luxury afforded only to shut-ins and those stranded on desert islands, isolated from the rest of humankind.

And while we're at it …

Poets priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission

G. Sumner