It is starting to look like a shop

Ok, so it doesn't really look like we are open yet, but it is getting closer. It my gimped out, not allowed to lift over ten pounds state, it is going a little slowly, but thanks to some help from David we have gotten the shelves built in the stock room and more of the product is tagged and out on the floor. We did have a couple of firsts today that I was excited about.

First #1: The shop phone rang - Sure it was a telemarketer, but whatever. Really, how do these people get you numbers so quickly.

First #2: someone I didn't know walked in. Sure she was looking to find out what happend to the store that was in there before us, and she never actually got all the way through the door, but whatever it is a start.

So hang on to your hats folks, eventually someone is going to come in and buy something.

Open... Sort of

We have now moved most of the product from the internet end into the new shop now and we have the doors open. This by no means means that we are a fully functional shop. We are still short some things like a cash register and most of the diplay cases, but if you need a small part, or a repair we can do that. Once we move the computer system in we will be able to take credit cards, but for now we are taking cash and checks. Please feel free to come by and check us out, we don't have set store hours yet as we are kind of in and out picking up supplys as we need them, but after today someone should be out there most of the time. Once we get settled we will set up real store hours and we should have a grand opening in March sometime.

Oh how far we have come...

This almost doesn't look like the same building, but asside from some minor finishing work and installing racks etc. the inside of the shop is done. Now that the interior is safe for people to walk around in, we will be "open", and people can come in and hang out, check out the shop etc. As you can see the inventory is a bit limited, but as of today much of our online inventory has been moved in, and I have started to build some bikes.

Also note that Lane has been hard at it as well. If you look closely at the far end of the shop there is a pile of jackets. Lane is fast asleep in that pile.

Random interlude...

Ok so enough with all the updates about the shop for a minute...

This is what happened when Santa told Lane he couldn't have another bicycle for Christmas. It wasn't pretty and he still hasn't recovered.