Saturday, August 22, 2009

Whats new...

Ok, so it has been a while since we posted, but there has been a lot going on at the shop (which is why the blog is getting neglected) So here is what is new in a nutshell.

New Sign out front.
So it only took a year, but the sign is hanging and looks good. People seem to be able to find us a little better which is nice.

Home repair taking off... Our mechnics have been keeping themsleves busy working on repairs, we still have some room to grow the home bicyle repair side of things, but people are starting to figgure out that it is easier for a mechanic to come to them that for them to load their bikes up to get to us. We are also running weekly special deals for our home repair customers that adds a little value to the service for them. If you haven't checked it out, you can get details here: http://www.goosecreekcycle.com/ServiceForm.htm

Little ones go mobile- The munchkins of GCC have gone mobile. Lane has discovered the Adams Trail-a-bike and often reuses to get off. This works to our advantage as he now helps out with post office and bank runs. When he is not on that he is terrorizing customers on his Free Agent Lil Speedy. The coaster brake is his new best friend, so I am going to have to buy stock in Cheng Shin Tires. Landon has taken the first step now and he and his mom went on their first ride in a Adams trailer.

New products- As many of you know we have had some supply issues with our road bikes, but we are working to resolve this. We do have one new brand in the pipeline (deatails later) and we are starting to build up some frames that we have always had access to but never stocked. Look for some Pakes and Somas to start hitting the floor next month.

The holdiday order fo Dekline Shoes came in a little early so we will have our shipment of new shoes soon. Along those lines, look for in store sale pricing offered first to our local cutomers that will go live online as soon as our new shipment gets here. all our casual and skate shoes are marked between $34 and $50 in store right now.

Online inventory expanding at a rate you won't beleive. We have restructured a little so that some of our online inventory is stored off site (it wouldn't fit in the shop) so while this is a little bit of a bummer in that you can no longer look online to know exactly what is in the store, our online customers will be served with a better selection of parts and still have shipping within 1 business day of their order. And hey, if you are local you can always just have it shipped all orders ship for only $3 and they arrive pretty quickly. The first expansion push was in the trainer department, check out the selection here: Trainers and Rollers

Anyway, thats it for now we have been so hectic at the shop that I am sure I have forgotten something, but stop in and see us and see all that is new.