I agree.  I think one of the reason's I fell in love with cycling to begin with was the feeling I got from members of the cycling community.  Larry and Yvonne always seemed to be ahead of that group.

 

Tim

"Montgomery, Ken" <kenm@...> wrote:

IMHO, Larry & Yvonne were The Rest Stop.  Greg didn't do anything to integrate himself into the cycling community like they did. Plus the 'hip' places to go now are the Bicycle Kitchen and the Bicycle Chef. And the club clothing is available at the Bicycle Chef.

 

Ken

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From: bhforum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bhforum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of timothy bartoe
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:00 PM
To: xcskiskater@comcast.net; bikehikers@yahoogroups.com; BHForum
Subject: [bhforum] Re: [bikehikers] The Rest Stop to Close

I think he lost return customers due to his alienation of clubs like the bike hikers and wheelman.  I know when I'd go there in the past for club items I'd buy store items as well.  Maybe the lack of club members coming in cost him some money.   On top of that the whole idea of removing the club items was to free up space for merchandise.  Merchandise that now had fewer people walking into the store to see.  This on top of other poor decisions (in my opinion) most likely contributed to this situation.  It's a shame if you ask me.  If I had the money I'd buy the rights to the store and continue it.  However, I'd put a full maintenance area in the shop as money from labor is just produced from sweat.  Not product less overhead.

 

Tim

 

xcskiskater@comcast.net wrote:

According to the News/Review, The Rest Stop is gearing up to close (sorry, couldn't resist the pun).

 

I'm curious as to the feelings and thoughts of this entire membership as to WHY.

 

Why is The Rest Stop going out of business??

 

Yes, change in ownership and management would come into this discussion. Was it because a lack of support of the shop to carry both Wheelpeople and BikeHikers gear? Did that piss off the "membership" at large? 

 

Did the departure of Larry & Yvonne, et. al. contribute? Many employees stayed on, you know. I count those folks as fellow cyclists, brothers-in-arms, as it were. I trust in their expertise to advise me (or dissuade me) to a purchase.

 

Was it the changing landscape of bicycling today? Other shops opening, offering "better" deals? Slicker marketing? Bike repair as a service?

 

Or was it spite that drove members and others to avoid The Rest Stop? Did Greg have anything to do with that decision? This guy put his career, his financial status and future on the line to step into Larry's shoes. Mighty big, and intimidating, I'd be the first to admit.

 

Folks, I'm not looking for anything but serious intro- and retro-spective into this issue. A Bike Shop is closing, going out of business, which affects us ALL. And I live in Stockton, for Peet's sake (sorry, again couldn't resist the easy plug). And I travel to The Rest Stop to purchase most, but not ALL, of my bicycle products.

 

So why is The Rest Stop is going out of business?

 

Please, let's open a discussion, without getting nasty, into why this shop is closing. An open dialogue can benefit us all.

 

Gyunghi and Michael (okay, those with roots know me as Mickey)

Tandem in life

 

 

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