Fancy opening up a bike shop with me?

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    jonnyroadbike

    Ever dreamt of opening up an awesome bike shop in the centre of London? ….me to
    Over the past year, myself and my business partner have been setting up the contacts, finances and location for a bike shop in the centre of London. Everything is in place. The brands, location (lease), and bank loan.
    However, at the last moment, my partner has just pulled out on me. He feels he can’t risk the capital required to start it up and is worried about the risk of competition in the area.
    I can’t afford to do this by myself and the bank loan is predicated upon a certain capital input by the owners. I only have half of that money.
    So, I was wondering whether anybody reading this would like to go in with me?
    You’ll need to be located in London, over 25, have over £100k (not borrowed), a good knowledge of bikes (preferably road), and preferably working experience in a bike shop or a retail environment (not a must). You’ll also need to understand that there’s a risk the venture wouldn’t succeed….
    Obviously this is a long shot, and it’s less than ideal to be starting a business with somebody you’ve never met. But, if you are, or know, somebody that is seriously in a position to do this please do get in touch.
    I’d stress, serious enquiries only please, if you’re under the age of 25 it’s very unlikely we’d be able to work together.
    Believe me, having stepped off the corporate ladder to set this thing up, I can tell you, it’s not something you’ll regret…..
    Please email if interested

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    jonnyroadbike

    Thanks for the words of
    Thanks for the words of encouragement broomwagon.

    To answer some of the queries and wtfs…

    The comment from 0ne_bad_mofo was:
    “I don’t want to sound like I’m weeing on your parade but £100k plus a bank loan to start up a bike shop! WTF!”

    I want to make it clear that the shop would be opened with more than £100k. I was asking that anybody interested should have at least £100k. So their stake of over £100k plus my stake plus a bank loan equals considerably more than £100k.

    Perhaps one_bad_mofo should steer clear of a career in accountancy.

    I unfortunately didn’t steer clear…. am a chartered accountant, who’s worked in the bike industry for the past 2 years studying it from the inside, building up contacts, information, and knowledge.

    The business plan I have in place is very well underpinned.

    I think I’ve got a very strong concept with great USPs to help fight against the might of the Private Equity owned cycle retail equivalents of starbucks.

    If anybody serious really is interested, please do get in touch.
    cheers

    jonnyroadbike

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    broomwagonblog

    It is shocking that some
    It is shocking that some people feel the need to post such pedantic, ridiculous and purile comments seemingly expecting the OP to give a full and honest account of himself.

    I’m sure Jonny has indeed calculated his way into bettering all other bike shops, and ergo thinks he can make a jolly good go of suceeding.

    Good luck Jonny.

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    one_bad_mofo

    I don’t want to sound like
    I don’t want to sound like I’m weeing on your parade but £100k plus a bank loan to start up a bike shop! WTF!
    Also why do you think you can succeed in London? I wouldn’t want to go head-to-head with the likes of Cycle Surgery, Evans, Condor and On Your Bike, way too much serious competition. I just hope you can offer something that sets you apart or makes your shop a destination type of place.

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    simonmb

    … and I’m not actually
    … and I’m not actually interested at all. But you can invite me to the opening! I’ll keep my schedule free.

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    JC

    I am interested, but I only
    I am interested, but I only tick one box (25+)
    Sorry; not in London and don’t have a spare £100k

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    jonnyroadbike

    Ha ha. It’s funny. I’ve just
    Ha ha. It’s funny. I’ve just had a chat with one of the moderators of another forum where I’ve also posted this. He was explaining why he’s locked the posting to stop people from posting exactly this sort of comment.

    I take issue with it “reading like an email from Nigeria”. I think the diction and prose are at least up to eastern european standards…. 😉

    Suffice to say. It’s a genuine ad. So please only respond or post if your genuinely interested, and genuinely able to pursue that interest.

    cheers

    jon

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    simonmb

    You reckon? seems
    You reckon? @) @) @) @) @) seems like the offer of a lifetime #o

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    JC

    This reads like one of those
    This reads like one of those emails you get from Nigeria… …

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