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Portland's Velo Cult closing store
I'm sad that I never got to visit their shop either in San Diego or Portland.
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/reta...l#.W1uVdNJKi70 https://gearjunkie.com/velo-cult-bik...party-portland
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The second San Diego shop was less than a mile from my house. Sky could be quirky but I met a lot of friends there.
He comments a bit on the the Radavist's article about why he's closing and what he'll be doing in the future. |
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Glad I stopped in when I had the chance.
The collection of vintage mtbs was amazing. Could have spent hours looking at them. |
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That’s a bummer. Is he selling off the mountain bikes as well?
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Great big space and a bar with 'zoning' and reg issues with city...too bad..
Quote:
Plus brands=high volume, high turnover type..gets' expensive to build, sell, service...$500-$700 bikes. Quote:
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I was not shocked when I read this on Radavist the other day. That's a pretty narrow focus/demographic in a town full of bike shops.
Bike shops that are clubhouses have a hard time making $ IMO Talking about bikes is free. |
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They probably made more money from the bar operation than they did for the rest of the shop.
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...stinks, looked like fun business models that zoning rules destroyed what was (or could have been????) a city icon. Something could of been worked out
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I visited both of the San Diego locations. I didn't buy much from them because by the time Sky opened the second location I already owned most of the kind of stuff he sold due to my long-time appreciation and patronage of Rivendell. I brought a few new/re-entry riders to Velo Cult and it was always a fun place to visit and bring newbies who were put off by other shops' race bikes and lycra vibe.
I was sorry that Sky moved to Portland and I wonder if he would have been better-off trying to expand his foothold in San Diego rather than starting all over in a new town. |
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