Hey Everyone,
Wrightwood Cyclery here.
Thank you so much for all the great comments about the shop.
I just wanted to let everyone know that the shopt wil be closed September 19th, 20th and the 21st while I attend Interbike. Interbike is the largest bicycle industry convention in the US. I'll be looking for brands and products that I think will fulfill Wrightwoods needs. If anyone out there has a suggestion on something I should check out or that you would like to see in our shop, or just want a report about some widget you heard about, let me know here or on my website. http://www.wrightwoodcyclery.com
Also, if you haven't already, be sure to like the Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/WrightwoodCyclery?ref=hl It's a sure way to stay up to date on shop events.
Look forward to seeing you on the trails.
Eric
Eric,
I haven't been in your shop, but I wish it great luck. I'm not buying new bike stuff right now, so I would probably be really frustrated at seeing all the cool stuff at Interbike I can't purchase. As far as brands, I would strongly suggest any that have an inexpensive bike with sport touring/all-rounder geometry, clearance for wider tires/fenders if desired (at least 35 mm), a triple crankset/cassette with a wide gear inch range, and preferably featuring a lightweight steel alloy frame. I don't know if you plan on carrying bikes or frames, but there you go. I really like the specs on Soma bicycles, for instance. If you carried a mountain bike, I would go with some a bit different than what every shop around the Inland Empire and High Desert already provides. I don't know if that's feasible, but I'm not interested in the ubiquitous conventional mountain bikes at most stores. A 650B bike that had fittings for both V-brakes and discs would be really cool. 29ers are, if you're tall enough, great for riding fire roads around here. A cyclocross bike makes a lot of sense, too. Also, a backcountry tourer similar to the REI Safari but with 26"/559 wheels.
I don't know if you plan on selling outside of our town through the internet, but there is an unfilled niche for 650B framesets, all-rounders, snow/sandbikes (Puglsey, etc.), tourers, randonneurs, and a few other types in Southern California. Impossible to sell them just to Wrightwood, but there is a Southern California market right now that just orders from shops in other states or Northern California right now because of the paucity of local bike shops that specialize.
Dave
