I don't know if I should pee myself from excitement or fear, but we put the deposit down on a space today.
The lease will be signed as soon as the City gives our landlord the final final on the building (main final already done, so this is the very last step before occupancy).... aka the secret handshake...

So now I get to call my Giant and Felt Reps and tell em "Time to get a move on boys... I need BIKES"!!!
And then QBP, and then the POS guy, and then the fixture dude, and the Insurance lady, and then, and then, and then..... OY! When am I going to have time to ride my OWN bike??
ahhh well, I guess that's what happens when you go into business for yourself huh??

So tell me, if you were starting your own shop, what would YOU carry??
It's going to be interesting because in a lot of ways I think my customer is going to be your average non (or not very often) cyclist who just wants a comfy bike to cruise around on. And also parents buying their kid a bike. BUT I don't want to ignore the higher end customer either. It's going to be a hard balance.
One thing I do know, is everyone I speak with around here wants me to carry some higher end stuff. They are tired of the same old same old that they see at performance.
I think it's going to be a tough balance at first, but hopefully we will find our way without falling on too many land mines...