night cycler
Guru
- Location
- Rotherham (near town)
I think a key aspect is the local cycle shops that are willing to do a price match. E vans cycle shop in Sheffield have helped me a couple of times this way. Better a smaller profit than no sale at all, but the employment costs and business rates etc still have to be paid.
I usually wait while I’m going in the area though as the round trip is about 20 miles and half a gallon of fuel in the car-no problem if incorporated into a ride though. It was good to deal with a shop face to face when my mini pump failed.
It must be getting more difficult all the time for retailers of most products due to online competition. Probably easier to do price matches on heavy items as online have to either absorb or pass on shipping costs.
I know some of you guys have a loyalty thing going on with your local cycle shop-you maybe pay a little more for the item but they look after you in other ways.
I usually wait while I’m going in the area though as the round trip is about 20 miles and half a gallon of fuel in the car-no problem if incorporated into a ride though. It was good to deal with a shop face to face when my mini pump failed.
It must be getting more difficult all the time for retailers of most products due to online competition. Probably easier to do price matches on heavy items as online have to either absorb or pass on shipping costs.
I know some of you guys have a loyalty thing going on with your local cycle shop-you maybe pay a little more for the item but they look after you in other ways.