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Our Favorite Bikes and MTB Products from Interbike 2016
In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Aaron, Greg, and I reflect on this year’s tradeshow and discuss some of the most interesting products we found. Also, we explore why 2016 has been such a tough year for bike retailers across the board.
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Opinion: The Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Shop at Your Local Bike Shop
Editor’s Note: Rovo Johnson has been cycling for 20 years, and he’s started a website designed to help people who want to save money when buying a bike online: RovoBikeReviews.com. That said, he still recommends buying from a local shop, and thinks there are some really good reasons to do so. The opinions expressed in this commentary are …
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Podcast: The Pros and Cons of Buying a Mountain Bike Online
In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of buying a mountain bike online. We talk strategies for test riding bikes and share our experiences with assembling bikes delivered directly. Also, we touch on the idea of fully custom bike builds and the risks of buying mountain bikes through crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter.
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It’s Easier Than You Think to Buy Mountain Bikes from Many Brands Online
Earlier this year Trek made a big splash by announcing online bike sales, an announcement that was met with its share of controversy. For many years it seemed as if online bike sales would never become a reality, despite virtually every other industry on the planet embracing internet sales. Yet here we are in 2015 …
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Say Hello to the Mobile Bike Shop
The biggest problem with owning a bike shop is that you have to own a bike shop. I’m talking about the actual brick-and-mortar sign-in-the-window the-bank-wants-its-payment bike shop, otherwise known as a big ol’ pain in the buttocks. The margin on bike shop ownership is thinner than a roadie’s pants, and yet, in order to make …
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