17/03/2023
FINAL BUSINESS UPDATE :(
Some sad news from us, unfortunately we are officially closing on the 24th. I am sure to all of our lovely customer’s reading this that this might seem quite sudden, but the decision is something that has been weighing on our minds for some time now.
As I am sure a lot of have you seen the bike industry is facing an unprecedented challenge at the moment, one that this week has already closed one of the UK’s largest trade distributors. Between the ongoing stock shortages that have never recovered, rising cost of living and the business’s running costs all increasing we have decided to close while Jay’s Cycles is still successful, rather than running us and the service we offer into the ground!
We knew throughout the last year that the business, now three years in age, was rapidly approaching a point where it needed to take a massive step forward or unfortunately close. We have explored a vast number of options, but with the current economy and state of the bicycle industry we simply could not justify the scale of the risk.
This has been an incredibly hard decision to make, we will miss being an integral part of our local cycling community and would like to thank everyone for their custom over the years, as well as all of the support for our numerous charity drives.
Any customer’s who have bikes with us, or who are booked in next week will have their services completed to the same high standard’s we have always maintained, but unfortunately we will not be accepting any drop-ins or additional bookings.
WHAT’S NEXT?
So prior to Jay’s Cycles I worked in the world of technical writing and have accepted a new role at one of the UK’s leading technical marketing agencies. The good news is that we should have a lot more free time, so to all of you who have been asking us out on rides the past three years, we will finally be able to come along!
For your servicing needs please head to https://bikebook.co.uk/ where you can find all the of the many fantastic local bike shops in your area.
It has been an awesome three years and once again thank you for all your support, it is hugely appreciated!
Jamie & Alice
