The ‘Saturday job’ in a bike shop is no longer a viable route into the industry, according to a recent Cycling Weekly article, with a host of store owners citing the complexity of modern-day bikes as the cause of this dying career path.
“We haven’t been able to employ any Saturday staff for some time,” said Sid Soanes from Soanes Cycles, adding “bikes are just too technical these days for an untrained young person to do anything meaningful with.”
