Bike Cave,
Seems like a lot of support for an off season gathering.
Would you guys be open to changing the date?
Ride On!
Rich
On 11/2/2010 8:42 AM, Leslie Peteya wrote:
I think it's more of a practical
issue for many smaller shops- the summer bike season is in
full swing and it seems counter-intuitive to have a
gathering right
in the middle of the summer, when people are pretty busy
in their own communities. Smaller shops usually have less
volunteers as well to handle logistics when some
are gone. Best to have it as a celebration to end/start
the season when shops are less busy.
Is there a wide-spread issue that
shops will have to close and lose a lot of 'business'
in order to attend Bike!Bike! ? I know the first year
we attended - in Pittsburgh - we ended up closing the
shop, but we were only open 2 days a week and thus
only missed one day of operating. Now we have enough
volunteers and enough resources that 2 or 3 people can
leave for the conference and we can continue to
operate during their absence.
either way, Bike!Bike! is such an important learning
and sharing and growing experience that smaller shops
especially should weigh the benefits of attending,
even if it means they have to close for a few days.