I find it hard to believe that I'm here again, about to enter the world of bicycle retail. I guess when it's in your blood you do it.

The battles are familiar, you wouldn't believe how many manufacturers don't want to sell you stuff, but I suppose that's fair because there are a lot of people out there in the bicycle industry who sell stuff I wouldn't want to buy. The hard part is finding interesting and well made products for sale that you would want to have in your store. There's lots of brands available but not every one of them is a fit with what I want to do. It will sound cliche but I really do have a genuine interest in providing a better product to the consumer.

Today I need to confirm a couple of suppliers, a couple of bike brands, make sure my location is going to work, and get down to designing the shop. The parts will be relatively easy, it's finding decent frames to hang them on that will be difficult, but I have some ideas, there are still a couple of good bikes out there.