Opening a Bike Shop!

**SalsaMTB** · 03-13-2006, 03:34 PM

Thank you for all the positive thoughts! We debated doing this for some time and finally decided now is better than never. It gets a little scary, but our current living situation (me with a stable job and no children yet) makes it a TON easier. The business plan has me working for the bike shop full time in 2008/2009, so hopefully we'll be able to make that goal

Livonia is a suburb of Detroit, it's about 20 min west of the city. Oh, and the pup is named Toni!

**Bike Goddess** · 03-13-2006, 03:38 PM

Congrats from California too! I look forward to hearing about your grand opening and how you progress in such an ambitious endeavor! Much luck to you and your DH!!

**annie** · 03-13-2006, 06:02 PM

WOW!!!

A dream come true. A dream with a huge amount of work attached, but who ever said dreams were easy??

I hope it all goes well for you and your DH. I admire your go-for-it attitude!

annie

**MomOnBike** · 03-13-2006, 07:20 PM

That's no pup. That's a retired greyhound. (Right?) And none too young. (Right?) Sweet looking dog, s/he looks loved.

One suggestion (made with love and support): Go back to your site tomorrow with fresh eyes and proof read. Have the person that did NOT type it in do the dirty work - they'll catch more. I noticed a few (rather minor) glitches. What can I say, that's what I do for a living.... {shrug} You do want to put your best foot forward, though.

Gosh I wish I lived closer, I'd go riding with you...

**SalsaMTB** · 03-14-2006, 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by MomOnBike

That's no pup. That's a retired greyhound. (Right?) And none too young. (Right?) Sweet looking dog, s/he looks loved.

One suggestion (made with love and support): Go back to your site tomorrow with fresh eyes and proof read. Have the person that did NOT type it in do the dirty work - they'll catch more. I noticed a few (rather minor) glitches. What can I say, that's what I do for a living.... {shrug} You do want to put your best foot forward, though.

Gosh I wish I lived closer, I'd go riding with you...

Yep, she's a retired greyhound and is 6 years old.

Thanks for the feedback on proof reading. Trust me, I am more than willing to take that type of feedback (positive/negative about content, grammar, etc). I'm definitely a math minded person, so grammar is a weak point and like you said, we want to put our best foot forward!

**MomOnBike** · 03-14-2006, 06:31 AM

Trust me, I am more than willing to take that type of feedback (positive/negative about content, grammar, etc).

I was hoping you'd be OK with it. People tend to kill the messenger on things like that. So often I'm the messenger.

Anyway, I do like your site. The layout is understandable to me. And I still wish I lived closer...

**bikerchick68** · 03-14-2006, 10:25 AM

WOW! how very exciting... when you're so big that you need to hire a Director of Human Resources... let me know!

LOL... then I could come live the dream with ya! Huge congrats and may your opening be better and smoother than you expect...

**Brandi** · 03-13-2006, 07:46 PM

Very cool! That is my husband dream too and he is an awsome bike builder. And Can make really good bikes for not much money. Let me know how it goes.

**RoadRaven** · 03-15-2006, 08:59 AM

Way to go Salsa!!!!

Like Kiwi and others here who live so far away from you, know that if I lived within cooey, I would def come visit and support you...

Looking forward to hearing about how it all pans out as time rolls forward...
all the best

**DrBee** · 03-15-2006, 09:15 AM

If you ever get to the point of offering goods over the internet - I'm sure the ladies here would buy lots of stuff!

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