Bicycle shop opens

A bicycle shop has opened in Railway St, Woy Woy, opposite the station.

Trading as The Bicycle Store, the business relocated from Ettalong where it traded for 18 months.

Manager Paul Williams said that he moved to Woy Woy because he wanted a bigger shop in a better position with more exposure.

Paul, who is a motor mechanic by trade, said that he could see a big future in bikes.

"We have spent over $50,000 renovating the premises and already our location has paid off with a good level of interest being shown in our products," he said.

Apart from the usual range of mountain and road bikes, the store carries a good range of power-assisted bikes and scooters, both petrol and electric.

The business also converted bikes.

Power-assisted bikes required no driver's licence or registration to operate, he said.

The petrol engine driven bike will travel 100kms on one litre of fuel.

The Bicycle Store is open seven days but also has a thriving business in internet sales.

The website is due to become fully automated in the next few weeks.

Sales on the internet had been made to overseas people who are buying for Australian residents and to people throughout Australia and New Zealand.

A customer from the Blue Mountains was in the store recently to collect a power-assisted bike she had bought through the internet.

The internet business represents about half of total sales.

Cec Bucello, August 19