I'm always amazed at the lack of attention to sales that the bike shop owners have.
Case in point:
At the local tri club meeting last night, there were reps from two different local shops, Nytro and Hi-Tech. Both are sponsors of the club and are regular visitors. I think they must take a look around the shop and say, "hey, you have no ability to speak in public, don't seem to be excited about any of our products, are monotone and just a crusty guy... why don't you go and pitch some wheels to a captive audience of people that eat, sleep and breathe this stuff."
It seems to be pretty common with all the reps at these meetings, both for products and LBS'.
It's also the attitude I get when I visit either of these stores.
Maybe owners can comment, but I'd think you'd really want to take advantage of a situation like this and really motivate all these potential buyers (had to be 100+ there last night).
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Father Kevin
http://www.churchofcycling.org
Case in point:
At the local tri club meeting last night, there were reps from two different local shops, Nytro and Hi-Tech. Both are sponsors of the club and are regular visitors. I think they must take a look around the shop and say, "hey, you have no ability to speak in public, don't seem to be excited about any of our products, are monotone and just a crusty guy... why don't you go and pitch some wheels to a captive audience of people that eat, sleep and breathe this stuff."
It seems to be pretty common with all the reps at these meetings, both for products and LBS'.
It's also the attitude I get when I visit either of these stores.
Maybe owners can comment, but I'd think you'd really want to take advantage of a situation like this and really motivate all these potential buyers (had to be 100+ there last night).
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Father Kevin
http://www.churchofcycling.org