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Permalink Reply by dan brown on December 23, 2013 at 5:59am

ditto from DHB

h' 1.0 said:

Thanks for the debriefing, Brandon, and better luck going forward.

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Permalink Reply by Albany Park Al on December 23, 2013 at 4:05pm

Very nice note to explain things, and very classy of Brandon to recommend other shops in the area.  That is typical of my experience with Iron Cycles, and one of the reasons I'm sorry they are not my neighborhood shop anymore.I might have to make a trip down to Wicker Park when I need tires though. :- )

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Permalink Reply by John Jackson on December 26, 2013 at 11:07am

Unfortunately, I've had two encounters recently that say something different.

The first came after striking up a conversation with a familiar looking guy at the bar. He told me that until recently he had worked at Iron Cycles, and that he, and the rest of the staff, were given 2 days notice prior to the Albany Park store closing and that they would all be loosing their jobs. I live right by there and at the time didn't even know that the store had closed. He was upset, and while he seemed honest, I originally thought it was just an angry exaggeration.

The second encounter came when I saw some people clearing out the Albany Park storefront while walking the dog. I went over and asked them what had happened and found out that one of the guys doing the cleaning was also the landlord. He told me almost the same exact story. He was given 2 days notice that they would be breaking their lease, it was not up, and closing the store. This guy was also upset and it did not seem that Iron Cycles left amicably.

I don't mean this to be hostile with this, I had been to the store and was always treated well, no one brought up the brake-ins and I don't doubt the Wicker Park store is doing great, but I thought it was important to share this.

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Permalink Reply by Michael A on December 26, 2013 at 1:03pm

There are always two sides to every story, but kinda a coincidence that you ran into an ex employee, the landlord, and joined the chainlink just in time to post this......

Running a bike shop is about the best way to get into debt, they are not making millions and small shops struggle to make their monthly "nut" . It is a loss to any neighborhood to lose a bike shop the quality of Iron Cycles. 

Shops like Turin, Get a Grip and Johnny Sprockets are within 2-3 miles, and his other shop is within 5 miles Life goes on

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Permalink Reply by Donny on December 27, 2013 at 5:35am

"...but I thought it was important to share this."

Ok, but why does this matter to anyone other than those directly affected by this?  You say YOU were "always treated well".  So really, why does your post really matter?

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