Bike Store Cycle

Bike stores across the country right now are planning and getting ready for the start of spring and complete rage of summer. But you may ask, what does this actually mean for the people working at those places. Well I’m here to give you a personal experience of what is happening at this time in the winter season at the bike store that I work at part time year round (Northtowne Cycling and Fitness).

As the leaves change and the temperatures begin to drop in the fall here in Iowa, bike sales tend to decrease and preparation for the next busy season begins. Along with this preparation limited bike sales still take place along with ongoing service projects. As winter begins to set in Iowa temperatures begin to plummet therefore reducing the amount of riders within the community. The bike store becomes less busy and is a able to take a breather and let all the compressing stress let out in one big sigh of relief. This sigh of relief doesn’t last long though as the production and sales of both fitness equipment (stationary bikes, treadmills, ellipticals, etc.) and snow bikes also known as (Fat boys) begin to liven. With the delivery, sales, maintenance, and preparation for next summer going on a place such as Northtowne remains very busy. With the store busting out hundreds upon hundreds of new bikes for the busy season the warehouse becomes jammed to the gills with new inventory of sparkling new bikes hanging from the sealing and lining the rafters.

As the snow blanketing the ground begins to melt across the state, bikers everywhere are awakening from their slumber and are coming into bike stores, to get their spring tune up or new ride. With this flourishing activity, marks the beginning of the “summer” or busy season for bike stores everywhere. As bikes on the show room floor are making their way out the doors, bikes are being pulled from the ware house to fill the empty spots on the show room floor. As the summer heat sets in and the long light of the summer days come even more bikes are being fixed and sold daily. As the summer comes to an end the final sales are made and the store begins to give that sigh of relief once again as the ongoing cycle of a bike store starts itself yet again for another season.

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