Bike Store Going Out Of Business

The rumors have been swirling for months but it s been confirmed.

Bike store going out of business. Unfortunately this email will be one of the last you see from decatur bikes as we are going out of business according to the email. It is expected that the majority of store locations will close as inventory is depleted which is expected. And no matter how bad things get out there a store selling either should remain. That means putting on shop rides regularly getting involved with trails and having work days putting out resources for local riders going clinics at schools with bikes and bike repair sponsoring grassroots or bigger races and events having a bbq at the shop trail advocacy getting a pump track built helping with a high school team.

Performance bicycle one of the largest bike retailers in the country is expected to close all of its locations next month. Like countless others pelican has been a victim of a number of issues pushing the bike retail specialist out of the sales picture. Pricepoint has been one of the premier sources of online mountain bike parts in the united states and has been building strong relationships in the industry for over 20 years according to their website pricepoint has been so successful that they introduced their own in house. If you can find a good bicycle business that s for sale you ll have an.

Some performance bike stores and the websites are currently open for business and serving customers under protections offered under the bankruptcy settlement. A big bicycle chain store is going out of business forcing its two local stores to close. Still the bike shop exemption is by no means universal. Bicycling is the 5th most popular outdoor recreational activity in the u s.

Does this mean that bike nashbar performance bike are going out of business. The bike shop at 248 w ponce de leon avenue tuesday announced the news in an email to customers and on the company s facebook page. Considering the average startup business fails within the first three years of operation it s a good idea to buy an existing bike shop as opposed to starting one from scratch. I just can t do it for passion anymore.

A lot of our older customers remember when they or their parents would go to the local mechanic who worked out of their home garage or a bike shop under the owner s apartment. When performance s parent company philadelphia based advanced sport. A multi award winning business armitage started pelican admittedly to scratch an itch and for the first three years of the five business was in the ascendancy.