2012年2月29日星期三

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Though the shop started as a repair facility in 1971, it began selling used and reconditioned bikes 13 years ago. Six years ago it brought in new bikes by Sun bicycles. It also stocks Biria, Masi and Haro and carries a wide selection of wheels, locks, jackets, gloves, helmets and pumps. Now it's teaming up with Giant on a program that will allow students to pre-order their bikes online before the start of the school year.
Bike Barn also runs a second "Bike Garage" on campus where faculty, staff and students can borrow tools and work benches to wrench on their own bikes, and is preparing for the opening of a third location on campus in April that will only sell accessories. The store has a fleet of 200 bikes that it rents out,Visit the premier louisvuittonhandbag in Melbourne Australia. mostly to foreign students from Japan, Europe and South America.
"I price everything like any other bike shop and have sales like other stores do," said St. Cyr. "We've got one foot in the bike collective circle and one in retail. We run mostly a break-even model, and any profit goes back to the student association."

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