How many bike shop workers plus ex on here ????

mountainloz · Feb 20, 2011

Majorsave Cycles - Blackpool (upon leaving school) | '91-'94 ish
The Bike Shop - Bispham/Layton | '94-'96ish
Northern Xposure - St.Annes (such a cool shop) | '96-'99ish
all sales/mechanic/generally running the place
*** 10.5 years out at B&Q

***
Halfords Bikehut Blackpool | '09-now
mechanic, then onto sales manager

love it!

cannondale king · Feb 20, 2011

royal navy fleet air arm for 6 years then local council followed by local high end bike shop did everything there in house was fun but customers were ok bar a couple now working offshore as enviroment tech/deck chief and starting own wheel building busniess hand crafted wheels and sponcering team TORQ for there wheel builds

and im lovin it

mikeekim89 · Feb 20, 2011

Did a little time in a LBS,

Helped out by the boss who wanted me to buy a Felt over a new GT..

perry · Feb 21, 2011

I'll raise my hand for my sins .

stevec1975 · Feb 21, 2011

2-3 years as Mechanic at On Your Bike in Birmingham during Uni, good times, met some cool people, some decent tunes, a good cup of tea and some spanner monkeying, oh and upgraded my bike to XTR on the cheap.

skinheadjc · Feb 21, 2011

did about 5 yrs as a sales assitant in the LBS over college and uni - now a Retail designer (designing shop interiors).....

dirtydozen · Feb 22, 2011

mountainloz":hxzmnj0k said:
Majorsave Cycles - Blackpool (upon leaving school) | '91-'94 ish
The Bike Shop - Bispham/Layton | '94-'96ish
Northern Xposure - St.Annes (such a cool shop) | '96-'99ish
all sales/mechanic/generally running the place
*** 10.5 years out at B&Q ***
Halfords Bikehut Blackpool | '09-now
mechanic, then onto sales manager love it!

keep meaning to apply at our halfords, my jobs not looking to secure at the moment plus their current guy doesnt seem to know much. Took my hs33's in the other week see he had anything in his tool box to bleed them and he looked at me like i had showed him an alien

mountainloz · Feb 22, 2011

Haha

Ah well, we've got the kit at ours, if there's anything that's going to be handy, I just order it

dirtydozen · Feb 22, 2011

wish i'd of known, niether of our stores could do it so just bought the kit. Gonna get my application filled in tonight, any tips?

Bullpup · Feb 22, 2011

dirtydozen":3q1c3280 said:
wish i'd of known, niether of our stores could do it so just bought the kit. Gonna get my application filled in tonight, any tips?

Don't let on you know anything about bikes!

How many bike shop workers plus ex on here ????

mountainloz

cannondale king

mikeekim89

Old School Grand Master

perry

stevec1975

skinheadjc

Retro Guru

dirtydozen

mountainloz

dirtydozen

Bullpup

Senior Retro Guru

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