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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Boston, MA
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    646

    Supporting Local Businesses

    I really don't mind supporting local businesses I realize that supporting local businesses may cost a bit more but I would rather give them my business than anyone else

    Plus, they are really good for me. They give me some parts (nipples, small parts) for free Okay, it's mostly because I forgot to bring cash with me and it wasn't worth charging but still
    Ana
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    2009 Lynskey R230
    Trek Mountain Track 850

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Conifer, CO
    Posts
    72
    I cut mine with my bandsaw. (However, I know that not everyone has something like this. I am a woodworker.)

    -Sue
    Burning fat, building fitness . . . one mile at a time . . . one hill at a time.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Posts
    355
    The bottom line is that each minute that your business is open, it should generate money ... whether it's the repair that you are working on, the bike that you are selling etc... Your time and knowledge are valuable. The cycling industry is a hard enough to survive in, and perhaps by not charging we are adding to that downward spiral??
    +1. It took me a long time to embrace this, but the alternative was going out of business. Since I have, I find it much easier to thrive and am clearer as to why I am in this (ridiculously low-paying but deeply satisfying) business.

 

 

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