Andersonville Bikes & Fitness is asking for your help...

Andersonville Bikes & Fitness is the unassuming, practical, family friendly, spacious and well located shop at 5517 N Clark.

http://www.chicagobikeshops.info/shopDetails.php?id=218

Re-posting from Marty's Martini Bar's newsletter:

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As reported in the Aville Daily.  Andersonville Bikes & Fitness is asking for your help...

After  speaking with Jessica @ Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, I thought  that this might be a last gasp effort to keep another storefront from  becoming vacant. 

"I am the owner of Andersonville Bikes & Fitness and  the future of this business  is not looking good. Rather than talk about  what is wrong or bad about the economy, if you have a "SOLUTION" that  will allow us to keep our doors open please advise me. We opened our  doors July 16, 2010 anticipating a major opportunity to provide quality  repair sevices and bikes to the Andersonville community. I still believe  there is a great opportunity that exists, but I will need a MAJOR  infusion of cash to make it through the coming months. The landlord is  not greedy, he has worked with me and been very patient. For those of  you who are reading this, if you are interested in becoming a partner,  investor or owner I welcome your ideas and input.

Please call me on my  cell phone 512 0036 to schedule a meeting.

- Robert Vaughters"

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Permalink Reply by Sol on December 7, 2011 at 9:31pm

+1

They have a cheap spec Origin 8 single speed in the window with a $699 price tag, nuff said!

Duppie said:

This is literally one block from my house. Before it opened, I was all excited: Finally A'ville has its own bikeshop! After it opened I've been there once and walked right out. Their store is messy, unorganized nad has very little attractive merchandise. Bad, clueless sales folks. No investment in the neighborhood or bike community (ie. presence at street fair, sponsoring of local activities, etc.). No clear idea about what they try to do.

I would not mind one bit if this one folds.

Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on December 8, 2011 at 8:40am

I went in once with money in my pocket, ready to buy a bike for my daughter, but decided I'd rather get one at Target than give them a penny.  It's hard to imagine how they could get any worse than they are.  

Permalink Reply by Duppie on December 29, 2011 at 11:01am

It closed. The storefront is empty.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 29, 2011 at 11:15am

"Good news." Mr. Vaughters now lists the bikes in his craigslist ads (since 12/24) as being located at 3640 W. Lawrence.

Duppie said:

It closed. The storefront is empty.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on December 29, 2011 at 12:33pm

Last week I walked by his shop on Bryn Mawr and Western. That one listed the lawrence address as his third location, but otherwise it looked closed. A note on the door said something like open by appointment only. It looked even more of a dump than the A'ville location.



Kevin C said:

"Good news." Mr. Vaughters now lists the bikes in his craigslist ads (since 12/24) as being located at 3640 W. Lawrence.

Duppie said:

It closed. The storefront is empty.

Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on December 29, 2011 at 12:37pm

Ha. Used to live a few blocks away from there. Anyone who is familiar with this area knows it's the perfect place for a business like this.

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