Listening to Worldwide Cycles

EVERY TIME I watch a Qik clip from Barry Meehan and every blog post I read from his cycling shop, I feel guilty for idling my panniers. In an earlier life, I dropped more than a thousand of today's euros into cycling during a time when I rode 14 mile round trip miles to work. Because of Barry's enthusiasm, I know I'll have a new bike next year. He opened his shop in 1999, set up a website in 2004 and today he gets visitors that justify the name WorldWideCycles.com. Barry credits Keith Bohanna for specific pieces of guidance that have saved him bundles of money and several false starts. During a 15-minute presentation, Barry offered some cautionary notes about detecting online fraud, including some important facts about charge-backs by banks and credit card companies. Selling bikes online is challenging. And so is assembling bikes at home. When I buy from Worldwide Cycles--online or through the front door of the shop--I'll have a fully assembled bike. I'm off now to check on the gortex gear that I'll need to bash through the Irish winter weather.

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