SSWC 2008, we may be there.
I know, you people like photos. So here…
The single speed world champioship 2008 is near. In Napa. Not to sound like an asshole, but Kim and I are thinking about making the trip. Of course, the only hotel left is $400/night (more expensive than interbike), but hey, the shop had a great summer so far (thank you everybody) and our overhead is super low compared to the rest of the industry.
I learned about terms like ‘fixed costs’ ‘overhead’ ‘getting fucked by Trek’ from the oldn’ days. Seems like a thousand years ago.
Talked to Troy today (www.otesports.com). He may be up here for the OR, the Outdoor Retailer Show. I, myself, have never been - though it IS in SLC. The reason. I don’t really care about the rest of the outdoor world. I know I may be shooting myself in the foot a little, but I don’t see myself expanding to include Yoga Pants and Reef flip flops in my store - of course I never thought I’d have a retail sales floor at the shop. All that stuff is great, but not my market. Maybe I’m stupid, but its so much fun doing the custom build thing (from $800 steel single to $10,000 Moots) and service/repair I don’t think I want to change a thing. Human nature. Am I lazy? My friend Mike once sad ‘innovate or die’. I love that slogan. We’re working on shop signs for the inside today that add more ’soul’ to the shop. One of the perks of going to the OR is that you get sweet deals on stuff. That’s all behind me too. Oh yeah, I rode the shops Knolly today, but I could care less about keeping up with the joneses (unless it that sexy man Jason Jones, whom I”ll never keep up with going downhill) but the industry for me is about getting people to enjoy cycling. If that means the industry is a knitting circle, I’d pick up my yarn and go to town. Let the 25 year old shop rats who are only doing this for a couple of years do the EP’s and stuff. I’ll stick to my 1980 salsa cross bike and the Kimstress will stick to her One One Inbred with the dent in the top tube…bitches.
