Saturday, April 12, 2008

The obligatory April Blog

So I figgured I ought to blog at least something this month. Things have been busy, and it is safe to say they will remain that way. There are a lot of things that are on the verge of happening that should be really good for us, so lets run through some of them.

Getting an employee. No names yet released, but suffice to say the holdup is on my end getting all the legal junk out of the way to start hiring employees legally. This is really exciting for me as the website has been a little neglected other than taking and shipping orders of current product. I have a "Clearance Section" in the works that desperately needs to be finished, as we are now getting bombarded with 2008 product so it is time to roll out some discounts on 2007 product and bikes. Some of these have already hit the site, but are not organized into a section of their own. (If you run tubeless, you should check out the deals on the Racing Ralphs with last years tread design) I am also hoping to be able to get out and ride more with the new addition. Everyone was racing or at Thunder over Louisville this weekend and I was sitting in the shop.

We have a fridge!!! Ok so we have an old dorm room fridge with Gatoraid in it, but at least it is now possible to get a cold drink if you are out on a ride and stop and see us. A real display fridge is in the works.

Ok, so how about putting up a sign?? - We are working on it. Yes we will eventually hang a sign in front of the shop, but the way we see it. EVERYBODY has a sign, and why should we be like everyone else. Being hard to find sets us apart. Look soon for our ads... "Bike Shop now open, but we ain't tellin' where it is!!"

More Spiuk: A shipment of Spiuk womens clothing is now on the way so we will no longer have to pitch "unisex" as the best option for womens clothing. And as a footnote, the 2008 Blue and White Spiuk shoes are on the shelves.

BMX: We took our first shipment of Free Agent BMX bikes early this month, and we now have most of them built up. If you are into BMX you should come have a look, they look better in person than in the catalogue.

Anyway, that about wraps it up for now. See you all soon.

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