bike industry, who's in it?

[Brian Smith]

I work at Serotta doing whatever I can to most effectively get frames completed and shipped. Mostly, this month, I push keys, mice, and buttons sending tools whizzing into carbon fiber while hand filing bits of same. It's pretty whiz-bang, green light now, cool.

[sbornia]

Ex here, too, three years managing aftermarket sales in Europe for an American component company. Dream job at times, life-changing for sure. Lost my proper Tuscan accent, adesso parlo come un zucchin'.

[Saab2000]

Lost my proper Tuscan accent, adesso parlo come un zucchin'.

You speak like someone from Züri now? :congrats: No more like a Ticinese?

[sbornia]

You speak like someone from Züri now? :congrats: No more like a Ticinese?

Nah, zucchino...testa grande, ma vuota...Italian slang for those from further north.

[benson]

Product mangler, Customer service, Campagnolo & Fulcrum service centre guy for New Zealand importer/wholesaler.

DB

[DCT]

ba-da bump

[huckleberry]

bike shop employee = 23 years, though not right now....
"art" teacher = 5 years
dad = 13 years
drain on society, family and friends = 40 years

[Starnut]

*raises hand*

I'm a buyer-head fitter-product manager-business manager-any thing else the owner doesn't want to or is not good a doing at a top 100 retailer. WAY over educated and under paid :D but happy, I think.

I've had jobs in the "real world" and prefer life on this side of reality, I think.

Starnut

[Z3c]

Fractional owner, sales guy and fitter at a LBS chain; I'm in KC. About to upset my own apple cart and move to Tucson; can't take the winter weather anymore.. Hopefully I will find another shop to work in there.

Scott

[Starnut]

Hopefully I will find another shop to work in there.

Scott

Fairwheel Bikes across form the U of A campus. Awesome shop. Fairwheelbikes.com

Starnut

[Z3c]

Fairwheel Bikes across form the U of A campus. Awesome shop. Fairwheelbikes.com

Starnut

Yep, I know Ralph...

Scott

[Pdxbikeboy]

General service manager for four Portland-area stores. Top 100 retailer.
17th season in the biz... jaded but not burned out... yet. :biggrin:

[frannek]

shop owner as well as a long time wrench for small pro mountain bike team based in NC.

[Thylacine Cycles]

Industrial Designer. Pulling heads out of arses since 1993.

[Tommy Nash]

Just opened a cooperatively owned and operated retail/repair shop in Baltimore where we build frames as well.

[e-RICHIE]

Just opened a cooperatively owned and operated retail/repair shop in Baltimore where we build frames as well.

hey tommy atmo!

[Tommy Nash]

hey tommy atmo!

Ahoy hoy!

Kudos on the Collective BTW, it's good to see more cooperative structures forming in the business.

[Der_kruscher]

Uhh...I feel like a fraud in the present company but I work in marketing and on the bike shop sales floor for a Bay Area sporting goods discounter. Fun job and a welcome departure from my previous gig.

[kpaynter]

Welder, Machinist, Wheelbuilder.
Some bike company in Vancouver, B.C.(There aren't many, who build frames)
Since 1994.
:biggrin:

[junior2189]

same thing as before just a new shop
JUNIOR