Its hard to run bike shop , what with on line competition and the big boys in the market. I am lucky their are a couple of good independent shops close to me in Coventry and leamington.
Plus there are a mobile repairers about . I use a guy from rugby, good guy and reasonably cheap, for anything I cannot do or be bothered to do. Lol 😂
TBH your young lad is probably better of going mobile , less overheads .
In my local wanderings I've seen a mobile bike mechanic. Mrs Tenkay spotted him first, he uses a cargo bike and cycles to your home to do repairs / maintenance etc.
A good point about the overheads, not having to fork out for premises plus heating / lighting security etc. It's a good way to find out the "lay of the land" and get a better idea of what's viable.
When Mrs Tenkay spoke to him she said he seemed quite knowledgeable, spotted her bike was a Roberts and knew a bit about them.
Although I changed the oil in the Rohloff hub last time and it's very straightforward, Mrs Tenkay is going to get him to give her bike a service.
