![]() ![]() “The common wisdom is: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” said Keener, who advocates for bike shops to change their tune in order stay afloat.Īrrow Bicycle, founded in 2008 by Chris Militello and Chris Davidson, has found its own innovative solutions to make a profit. Proteus Bicycles is also about to launch an online store, while College Park Bicycles has begun to sell on eBay and Arrow Bicycle in Hyattsville already has their merchandise online. ![]() A coffee shop is being built in the back of the new location, an idea that many other bike shops may adopt to bring in extra revenue. In December, Proteus Bicycles moved from its longtime location on Route 1 to Rhode Island Avenue - a few doors down from MOM’s Organic Market, which brings people wandering into Proteus Bicycles from all over town. “We can’t compete with Amazon,” said Paul Lemieux, manager at Proteus Bicycles, another College Park bike shop founded in the 70s. Customers can get gear online for less money than a retailer can purchase it for. People still need mechanics, but local shops now struggle to make a profit off equipment. “It’s not like buying a book or a CD player,” Keener said. Keener said the reason it hasn’t happened sooner is the complexity of bicycles. “The bicycle industry is changing just like any other retail-based speciality industry in the world - but slower,” said Ray Keener, executive director of Bicycle Product Suppliers Association. ![]() But recent Georger Data Service research reports that there are more than 7,000 bike shops, and they aren’t decreasing - they are on the rise. about 1,000 have been lost since 2000, according to estimates from the National Bike Dealer Association. In 2015, there were fewer than 4,000 bike shops left in the U.S. Over the course of those years, Black learned something about business - his mom and pop bike shop is still around today, while other local bike shops around the nation are shutting down. “I didn’t know anything about business, but I knew about bikes and I liked people,” Black said. ) Strida can be used as a source for less defective parts.Larry Black founded College Park Bicycles 40 years ago, when he converted a burned-down laundromat on Route 1 into a small bike shop with no plumbing. In fact it would really make sense to search for another bike of the same version, hoping that the 2nd (3rd, 4th. Hint for the Korean and French shop links above:ĭepending on your location it might be required to contact the sellers directly as their baskets do not offer international shipping. Pièces détachées : Roues & Pneus : Jantes couleur aluĪxe et roue libre pour boitier pedalier strida 3 Some Strida 3 parts still can be found via the web, these may fit version 2, a few examples below: Some parts (seat molding) of actual versions do fit the ancient ones, many newer parts (freewheel, brakes, steering, locking.) do not. Please note that the production of spare parts for the follower version of yours, the Strida 3, was stopped at least two years ago. ![]() In a short: Certain parts are NOT any longer available, since several years. I mean that's indeed a sign for good quality, considering that this plastic material is 16 or even 18 years old. Here are direct links to Strida 1 adjustment and repair manual and Strida 3 owners manual.Īlso useful may be the personal tips and comments by Mark Sanders - to be found for example at Strida Lithuania:Īll of the plastic parts will become brittle sooner or later - and it will be very hard, most likely even impossible, to find replacement parts! It might be interesting for you to study the old manuals, they are still available via Mr. (Source: Old stuff about the past generations of Strida) At Stridaforum you asked just for the brakes here it seems you would like to get some more info.Īccording to an elder Japanese document were this bikes (Strida MK2) built from 1998 - 2000. ![]()
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