According to recent research from the NBDA (2011), the average specialty bicycle retailer had gross annual sales of $866,817 up from an average of $550,000 in 2005. The typical specialty bicycle retailer did business from a store about 5,000 square feet in size. 84% of them had one location, and 92.8% had no more than two locations.--- data found on NBDA web site.
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Here it is Friday--the weekend will start here soon and time for the weekly ride on that bike---or even more thinking about buying a bike to start hitting the pavement and enjoying the local scenery.
Before you buy diapers, groceries and your bike all at the same store. Click on the link above written by Forbes magazine on small business....Then look at the paragraph above and see what a local bicycle shop can do not only for you and your needs, but look at how much of an impact it will have on your local community.
I am a huge advocate for buying local, keeping the money here next to my house, for my community. Cycling is huge, it is gaining more and more momentum every single year--buying on-line as well is a huge success. But spending money at a local bike shop fuels more taxes for you locally, it will be returned right there, where you live and where your kids go to school and so forth.
Buying local at the farmers market works, so does buying a bike from a local bicycle shop. They have more than bikes--helmets, horns,seats, tri-cycles, cruisers, gloves, bottles and an array of all other biking needs--they even sell baskets.
Buying a bike is fun, buying accessories is even more fun--keeping the money local is the best. Plus you will see first hand at creating a friendship with the local bike shop. I have, and you can too.
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