Cyclelogical Closes its doors

tunney

Slideshowbob wrote: »

I wonder if those who critised the shop in the past on here have a moment to think about those lads who don't have that shop to go for work today?

And us making valid comments on the horrific service and outright abuse levelled at potential customers somehow makes us responsible?

tunney

Basster wrote: »

A friend went into a bike shop on Pearse St yesterday (I assume it's the same one)?
He needed cleats, had a look around. Asked the guy "do you sell cleats?". Guy: "Eh...no."

So not a good first impression. To be fair though it seems to mostly sell fixies, town bikes and other trendy bits and pieces.

Went in to get gear cable and brakes cables - inners and outers.

"We don't use they gear cable specific outers, don't think they are any better".

Oh right, I'll go elsewhere if you don't grasp that one.

leftism

Indricotherium wrote: »

Crap prices even for a bike shop in Ireland and dreadful customer service probably done more for them than high rent.

Not being open for the 8:30 I need a tube now crowd didn't help either.

+1

Not opening for the 8.30 commuter crowd was a managerial oversight of EPIC proportions! I don't know how many times i cycled by that place in need of consumables on my morning commute. For a struggling shop, the decision not to open its doors during the busiest cycling hour of the day smacks of business inemptitude or sheer laziness on the management's part...

Not offering a cycle repairs service is another example of a poor business decision.

Not offering the use of a track pump would be another example. Cyclists will inevitably arrive in their droves if they have use of a pump or other facilities in the shop. Annoying as that may be for the owners, many of those cyclists will pick up bits and pieces during their stop.

I'm sorry to see any cycling shop go, but this is one case where the big bad recession is not entirely to blame. There are plenty of managerial decisions that could have been made to fight harder for the shop's survival!

billy.fish

I stopped shopping there after Cliff left. There was a good reason for that. Frankly it was a great shop bar for one major, old, bitter factor.

Sad to see it go, but more for my memories of when it used to be a good bike shop.

Wheely GR8

Anytime I walked into cyclelogical ,I got the distinct impression the door had been left open by accident and that really only key holders were allowed access. Thats going back a few years mind ,I've only recently been in there a couple of times.

Chips Lovell

I've deleted a few posts because an individual was mentioned in the photos uploaded. That's steering us into tricky territory since he could argue he was defamed.

Furthermore, I'm going to lock this thread for now. We've all had a chance to comment on the shop's closure. Given the circumstances involved, I think it's best that we just left it here.

Thanks.