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.