FINALLY! Open for Business!

[Running Mommy]

As of tomorrow morning at 10:00 am AZ time, Estrella Mountain Cyclery will be OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!

It has been one heck of a month. It seems like every day has been another battle. Last week my neighbor approached my husband and warned him that I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. And she was right. Friday night I was a puddle of tears, shaking, and hyperventalating. It was horrible. I actually had my first ever suicidal thought. It was scary, and I hope to never go through something like that again.
But as I always say, what doesn't kill me only makes me stronger. I kept my ironwoman will and pushed forward, and today I jumped through my last hoop. The dreaded building inspector. Though lucky for me- he's a mtn biker! :p
So tomorrow morning at 10:00 am I get to put up my OPEN sign for the first time. And hopefully all of those who have been driving by will stop in and pay me a visit.
I still have a few things to complete. My outdoor bike racks aren't in. And we are still trying to figure out a fitting room. But at least I can start making some money.
YAY!!!
I want to thank everyone who has sent me their good vibes, and wishes of luck and prosperity. I actually got a card from clock over in England wishing us good luck. That was such a welcome surprise.
Cheers to all.
Ride safe, ride hard, have fun!
Denise :)

[mimitabby]

congrats, hang in there! It will be fine! and all you Arizona girls, get down there and check the place out!

[coyote]

Yeah and congrats! Its been interesting observing everything you had to go thru. I'm glad you have been posting your journey. Hopefully you are going to celebrate. (I surely would be if I was in your place).

I hope to make it up north one of these days and I've got your shop on the 'must see' list.

Good luck!

[SheFly]

Congratulations! Good on you for sticking through all of the trials and tribulations. I'm sure that your shop will be a smashing success!

SheFly

[bouncybouncy]

Congrats!!!! I have been following your progress...I would have had that breakdown awhile ago! Glad you made it through...never easy to let your emotions take over, glad you overcame them!

When you mentioned changing room I immediately thought you should use this...and sell them too:

http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Gear-Pop-up-Changing-Stall/dp/B0000B1571

:D

[7rider]

Hey, congratulations!
I hope they're lined up outside your door at 10 sharp tomorrow! :D
Best of luck in this new venture.

[sundial]

ALL RIGHT!!! http://bestsmileys.com/dancing/11.gif

[solobiker]

That is awesome.

[Veronica]

That's terrific! Enjoy!

V.

[Deanna]

Congratulations!! Now the real fun begins.

[crazycanuck]

Wahooooeey :D

Good luck RM & MR RM..Yahooorrryeeeyyy

Pls remember to give yourself some time to yourself somehow! Perhaps another pamper pack wouldn't go amiss..

[Zen]

HOORAY!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/DogSmiling.jpg

[Ninabike]

Congratulations!!! You will do great. Wish I was in Az., I would be one of your first customers.

[sbctwin]

Congratulations...If I ever make it to AZ, I will try and go to your store...YEA!!!

[mtbdarby]

Oh Denise, I am so happy for you! How far are you from Vegas? I'll be heading there the first week in March and was going to go a day early to ride. Enjoy the opening and I hope it's a smashing success!

[TexasMermaid]

Way to go!! Congrats - all the best to you and Mr RM. :) Wish I were there so I could shop your store instead of the stinky-boy store we have here. They don't seem to understand that my money is green too! Hope you make lot$ of it!

[partbug]

Congratulations Will you show us your first Dollar

[maillotpois]

Very cool! I can't wait to get out to AZ and SHOP!!

:D

[Crankin]

Congratulations. Next time I'm in Tempe, I'll have an excuse to take a long drive...

Robyn

[IFjane]

Congratulations and best of luck - if I were there I would visit tomorrow morning!

[OakLeaf]

Yee-ha!

Best wishes for success... and peace of mind, from a former sole proprietor.

(And just for the record, it was family issues, not business issues, that are responsible for that "former.")

You go.

[Brandi]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!Finally!

[RoadRaven]

Woohoo... and when you are not too tired... details details details of how the first day went
:)

[Tri Girl]

Awesome!!!! I can't wait to hear all about how the first day goes- you're living the dream!:D
CONGRATS!!!!!!

[Wahine]

RM - I am soooooo excited for you . This is going to be fabulous. I think I might be sensing a need to go to Tempe and buy a new bike...

Seriously. If I went down there and bought a bike from you in person, would you then be able to ship it to me or would that be against the rules?

[Running Mommy]

Nope Wahine, not against the rules at all. As long as you step on to my doorstep and at least take her for a spin! :p

BTW- I had a high end rep come in this afternoon showing off his fancy pants Ti bikes. Mostly euro brands, but some SWEEEEETTT rides! Some custom options too. If of course you have a mere 5-6k + to spend! (ha! AS IF!)

Of course my current in house faves are the Quintana Roo Caliente with racy wheels, and the Bianchi C2C 928 carbon road eatin' machine. That bike is saawwweeeet! :D

[Eden]

Hope you have a great first day! (and all the days after that too of course)

[aka_kim]

Congratulations! This is so exciting!

I visit Phoenix a couple times a year, and can't wait to shop at Estrella.

[jobob]

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[Velobambina]

Much success to you! No one deserves it more. :)

[DebG]

Congratulations. I'm looking forward to hearing how your first day went.

[KnottedYet]

Hooray!

[NoNo]

Congratulations and I wish you the best of luck!

[bmccasland]

YEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!

Congratulations on the Grand Opening!

[lph]

Waaaaay cool!!!! I hope you have a wonderful "honeymoon" :) :) :)

[tulip]

You're an inspiration! I've been pretty stressed about my work lately. I started working from home in August to be able to live a more balanced life. Usually it's great, but sometimes the money aspect (or lack thereof) gets me down. Not having the regular paycheck can be tough. But I believing that if we don't try our dreams, we'll never know. And we're always learning how to do it better.

Take care of yourself, and congratulations on you real dream!

[smilingcat]

Congratulation and WOOHOO!!

Will you be offering basic maintenance workshop or other kinds of workshop? like what you need to cary when out cycling on the road, mtn biking, how to fix a flat (most people use way too much glue and don't wait for the glue to dry), bike safety.

smilingcat

[Bad JuJu]

Wooooo-Hooooo!
Best of luck!

[Geonz]

Here's to a GOing Venture!

[GLC1968]

How awesome! CONGRATULATIONS!! :D

[nonsmoker3]

YAY!!!!

I am very excited for you and can't wait to hear to details of your first day.

[sundial]

How's it going over there??

Listening to the cash register go ca-CHING.

[snowtulip]

Yipee, by my clock it looks like you've been open for an hour+, hope it's going well and will definately stop by when I'm in that neck of the woods!

[Running Mommy]

Thank you!! :)
It was so nice to finally be able to put a face to a name.
And also very nice of her to drive over for the first day. And now she has a very nice Sugoi high vis jacket to keep herself WARM. It's been very cold here the last few days.
Anyway, yes, we are open, and doing well. Thanks for thinking of us.
ciao!
Denise

[Flybye]

So glad to hear you are doing well. Wish I could come buy something!!!!

Congratulations!

[sundial]

I love the smell of a new store. :p

[Mr. Bloom]

Mr. Silver, Always the banker, says:


;)Keep your margins high!;)

;)Keep Your Overhead Low!;)

;)Network for sales in the community!;)

;)Endear the local clubs to your products (remembering #1)!;)

;)Have fun!;)

[Blueberry]

Congratulations, Denise!!!! Wish I could make a road trip to see your store:)

[roadie gal]

Wow! Congrats!

I wish you guys all the best and LOTS of business!!

[Jo-n-NY]

wishing you much luck and properiety. Keep us updated as time permits

~JoAnn

[tprevost]

That is SO cool! I am looking forward to hearing how the first full day went! :D

Trac'

[Zen]

I love the smell of a new store. :p

Me too, smells like tires :p

[northstar]

Hooray! Wishing you loads of success! :D

[Trek420]

Me too, smells like tires :p

Maybe we could do a fragrence for cyclists; eu de Vredstein :) or call it "LBS, for women" :cool:

I went on Yellowpages.com and gave you the "I highly recommend" rating :) I'd like to visit the Southwest again, but till then wish you best of luck.

[Mr. Bloom]

I went on Yellowpages.com and gave you the "I highly recommend" rating :) .

I think we should all do that...but I couldn't get it to come up. How did you search it in yellowbook?

[ehirsch83]

congrats RM!! May this New Year bring great success to you and mr.RM and hopefully not to much stress!

[Trek420]

I think we should all do that...but I couldn't get it to come up. How did you search it in yellowbook?

www.yellowpages.com/info-LMS80717258/Estrella-Mountain-Cyclery

[Running Mommy]

Now if I can only LIVE UP to the hype! ha ha ha
I got a visit from Pink Bike and Mr. Pink this afternoon. Such nice people. I think Mr. PB wanted to ride the Bianchi 1885 I had on the floor right out the door! :D
VERY good taste he has!!!
Lot's of people coming through, kicking the tires. But that's to be expected with a new shop. The BMX racers have given me a list of things they will need for their big race next weekend, so I ordered up a box o' bmx racer stuff. BOY HOWDY is that a whole other world!! sheesh!
Anyway, all is good on this end. Kinda slow, but other than TE and the BMX track I really haven't advertised yet. I'm working on that this week.
Thanks again all!
Ciao!
Denise

[KSH]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

I'm happy to hear that everything got worked out and the doors opened!

[ClockworkOrange]

YAY.................at long last, doors wide, wide open!

Hope the till hasn't stopped opening and closing! :D

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/Missbe/Biker.gif......puff puff, pant pant, I'm dashing off to Estrelle Cyclery

Pleased you got the card.

Now try and chill a little.

Take it easy Denise.

Clock

[Mr. SR500]

Congrats, some of our riding buddies open a shop in November (tough time of the year in the MidWest). Of all things skateboards are helping carry them thru the Winter (lots of kids got money for Christmas I guess). Anyway, enjoy the shop. One of the guys donated his year old big screen, so now they run Tour videos and have a nice area to relax, watch cycling stuff on TV, drink coffee, and just shoot the breeze.

Best of Luck!