Cycling Republic.

[Rampage]

Anyone been to one of these, there is one opening tomorrow.
Are they likely to sell loose bearings or bearing races for a BB?

 

[xxnick1975]

no idea but based on the name i'm guessing not!

 

[Rampage]

I found some now

 

[doctorstewie]

where's the new one opening?

 

[Rampage]

Re:

It's in Manchester, I know how to get there but don't know the name of the area or road! It's in the city centre.

 

[Rod_Saetan]

Cycle Republic? Halford's attempt at selling higher end kit and challenging Evans/Cycle Surgery on the high street. The way they seem to have been aggressively expanding/moving in to areas already replete with decent shops and head-hunting staff from both of their rivals I would think they may do OK, but they won't be the sort of place that sell loose bearings, nor probably will they know that headsets, wheels and bottom brackets have things called bearings in them*




* a joke, it's a joke!!!

 

[dyna-ti]

I think most will stick to the shops they have used for decades and this will just be somewhere you can maybe snaffle a bargain bit.
They may even have opening offers


Or a job for someone if you can put up with that corporate stuff.

 

[highlandsflyer]

I think it is all good for cycling. If companies are competing in all areas of the market it indicates the market is very healthy.

Bicycles and coffee.

Twenty years ago you were hard put to find anywhere catering for cyclists.