{"id":69545,"date":"2024-12-20T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=69545"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:32:04","slug":"cost-of-living-crisis-sustainability-bicycle-repair-business-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/12\/20\/cost-of-living-crisis-sustainability-bicycle-repair-business-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle repairs soar as people look to keep bikes going rather than buy new ones\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cycle shops in the city are recovering from a post-lockdown dip in sales as people look to live more sustainably and get bikes fixed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image-.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image--1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-Image-.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Karey Sharp giving a wheel a good seeing to, photo: Tommy Begley<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Covid years saw a bike sales boom, leading to market over-saturation. Now with the cost of living crisis, a flooded bike market and an appetite for sustainability, the bicycle repair business is booming in Cardiff.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karey Sharp, 61, runs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebikeshopwales.co.uk\/\">Bike Shop Wales<\/a> (BSW), which won its second Independent Bike Shop of the Year award this year. He said: \u201cSo many people bought bikes during the lockdowns that aren&#8217;t using them. There are lots of people calling us or coming in with bikes saying: \u2018Would you like to buy these bikes from us?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Burns, 51, operations manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffcycleworkshop.org.uk\/\">Cardiff Cycle Workshop<\/a> (CCW), which recently won the Cardiff Green Business of the Year <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/11\/09\/cardiff-cycle-workshop-could-be-on-track-for-success-at-the-cardiff-business-awards\/\">Award<\/a>, points out the warehouse-style bike sale model isn\u2019t working, saying: \u201cHalford\u2019s model of just selling new bikes\u2026 can\u2019t carry on forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burns, a Canton local, seems to be onto something. Halford\u2019s stock prices have slumped, and profits are down 38% from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1024x648.png\" alt=\"Cost of living crisis sustainability bicycle repair business Cardiff\" class=\"wp-image-69549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-770x487.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1213x768.png 1213w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-293x185.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1400x886.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie.png 1406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1024x648.png\" alt=\"Cost of living crisis sustainability bicycle repair business Cardiff\" class=\"wp-image-69549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-770x487.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1213x768.png 1213w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-293x185.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie-1400x886.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/pasted-movie.png 1406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Halfords stock prices are down 27% from the beginning of the year, Source: Google Finance<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharp has run BSW for ten years and notes a drop in new bike sales. He says: \u201cSales in the entire bike industry have shrunk a lot. But repairs are on the up because people aren\u2019t buying new bikes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burns describes the effect on Cardiff\u2019s repairs industry: \u201cWhat you\u2019ve seen is a lot of new, smaller, just-bike-repair places opening. You\u2019ve got Workhorse, Motorlegs, Punkbike\u2026 they\u2019re just doing repair and maybe second-hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bottom-Image-1-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Halfords is struggling after a boom period in the pandemic  photo: Tommy Begley<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The repairs trend hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed. Automotive mechanic chain Kwik Fit brought cycle maintenance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwik-fit.com\/other-products\/bike-repair-and-servicing\/cardiff\">in house<\/a>, purchasing Fettle bike repair earlier in 2024. Their Cardiff branch had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inyourarea.co.uk\/news\/cardiff-cycling-community-comes-together-to-celebrate-the-opening-of-fettle\">grand opening<\/a> on 2 October, stating in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwik-fit.com\/press\/kwik-fit-acquires-bike-servicing-company-fettle\">press release<\/a> it signifies a major step in reshaping the cycling landscape in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burns isn&#8217;t worried about competition: \u201cWe\u2019ve got busier year-on-year\u2026 new bike repair shops have opened and it hasn&#8217;t affected us at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need a hand with your bike maintenance? CCW is running a free repair course on 5 December in Llandaff, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/repair-cafe-wales-free-repairs-bike-servicing-bike-security-marking-tickets-920773236537?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&amp;_gl=1*1e2vz8z*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTA1OTgxMTQ1Ni4xNzMzMTU4NTc1*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTczMzE1ODU3NS4xLjAuMTczMzE1ODU3NS4wLjAuMA..\">book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#646363\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-69610\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-4.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-4.png 750w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-4-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-4-293x147.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-31798977c0e64374657081b664aca04e\"><strong><em>Three tips for a comfortable and safe cycle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check your brakes are working well &#8211; firm and responsive<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check your tyres are well pumped up&nbsp; &#8211; <\/strong><em><strong>\u201cRock hard\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If your knees are hitting your chin, your saddle is too low! <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p 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