with the availability of spares and accessories made very easy from the web.
We live in a land of plenty, but Martin is operating in a slightly unusual area.
The spares he carries for Haibike and other Bosch motored bikes are not widely available - as you and I have found.
He has the Haibike propstand you want, and he was the only place I could find at the time with a genuine Bosch battery in stock.
Even now very few retailers have the latest shape Bosch battery, partly because it's an expensive item to have sitting around.
Martin, bless him, imported a crate of 20.
Haibikes and other premium ebikes is another example.
His stock position on the web is accurate as far as I can gather.
I know of no other retailer which has dozens of Haibike, Scott, Moustache and Raleigh ebikes actually in stock.
The method of buying a bike from him is also slightly unusual.
It's appointment only if you don't want to buy blind, but you do then get the opportunity of a decent test ride.
Fine so far, but I think Martin reckons to have an almost 100 percent conversion rate, he can get a bit tetchy if you don't buy at the end of your 'consultation'.
It does seem a strange way to do business, but he's been around for a good few years now, so it must work to his satisfaction.