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TOM’S NOT SURE ABOUT THE MINIMALIST, CLUTTER-FREE DESIGN OF NEW BIKE SHOPS.

WORDS TOM SIMPSON

Bike shops have always been a bit of a safe haven for me. Ever since stepping into my first proper BMX shop to pick out a proper BMX, they have become somewhat of a happy place, which goes a long way to me ending up working in them over the years when my ‘career plans’ weren’t amounting to much. I’ve had so many deep and life-changing chats in bike shops with various staff over the years, when I’ve just popped in to buy a tube, that I wonder if most staff members double as self-taught therapists.