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[–] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

In NL/BE it’s so bad that most settled bike shops won’t even plan your repair if the bike was not bought at that store. Why? Because there’s still more then enough work with only your own customers.

So you’d ask yourself, why don’t repair only places open? Because the knowledge required to start fixing bikes has evolved a lot with the multitude of e-bike systems, and moreover people already find the repair prices too expensive when the costs are slightly subsidized by the people buying bikes at the shop.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 minutes ago

    ... why don’t repair only places open?

    Thanks, I actually asked myself that very question recently. I wonder if just selling parts and doing repairs could replace the bike sales though?

    I considered the idea of a mobile repair van instead of a shop too.

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