bikebender
Cannon Fodder
What happened?
Gap Cycles Closed
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Sam.
Eats Squid
Closing down or closed? If so, its a real bummer.
From the 5 minutes time i was in there, they seemed to have everything dialled, especially the roadies. I guess it is hard to compete with a store like ashgrove cycles that is ~5 minutes away. Anyhow, I hope they get back up and running.
From the 5 minutes time i was in there, they seemed to have everything dialled, especially the roadies. I guess it is hard to compete with a store like ashgrove cycles that is ~5 minutes away. Anyhow, I hope they get back up and running.
bikebender
Cannon Fodder
No its alll closed up with a big sign that reads"Gap cycles is closed indefintly"
Viv92
Eats Squid
It's not that. Something about them not being able to get a lease for another year and the owner had a good business opportunity with something to do with his wife... I'm hazy on the details.
GC related activities of Saturday morning rides and Death Adder trail care will still continue.
garfield84
NSWMTB
well maybe they could afford to stay open if people stopped buying things off inernet and actually supported their local bike shop
mazzer
It's not sandbagging. I just enjoy winning a less
im sure most people love to suport there local bike shop but buying things off the internet is so mutch cheaper and i carnt see that changing to soon
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Oh shut up.
S.
ex offender
Or maybe they could afford to stay open if they actually followed the number one rule of running a business and found a way to stay competitive with the rest of the market. Bike shops are businesses, not charities, and the idea of some obligation to "support" them is totally ludicrous.
Edit: I don't know anything about Gap Cycles and have no ill-feeling against them or any other shop, just this guy's argument.
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Do you think this is a direct result of the big scary internet buyer? I doubt it.
The money we earn is our money, not the local bike stores. Supporting your local is a good thing but looking after your own pocket (and those who rely on your pocket) is more important wouldn't you agree?
Shame the store closed down.
i also cant believe it. it was a good bikeshop and has been at that location for years. i bought some stuff there years ago. i heard that when Anaconda opened at Everton Park that one of the partners (Allan) in The Gap Cycles took up the head position in the cyclng department and things where not the same at The Gap after he left.
i think we still need local bikeshops. i still support mine, Ridgeways Cycles which has been around forever, is old world and cheap. i have been going up to Simon and Paul for a very longtime and will continue to do so.
syxx
i think we still need local bikeshops. i still support mine, Ridgeways Cycles which has been around forever, is old world and cheap. i have been going up to Simon and Paul for a very longtime and will continue to do so.
syxx
kjf
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Then what is the reason?
Shrekmeister
Likes Dirt
let it go dudes....shi**t happens....
MasterOfReality
After forever
Yeah, internet buying is for fuck 'tards', not tarts
Pay to roll with the big guns? What sort of shit are you dribbling?
Pay to roll with the big guns? What sort of shit are you dribbling?
no fuck tarts like retard cake.... asshole (whisper)Yeah, internet buying is for fuck 'tards', not tarts
Pay to roll with the big guns? What sort of shit are you dribbling?