[Closed] Jobs In the Cycle trade

i don't know specifically what your pay is like at williams, but i'd imagine getting a workshop managers job would be a significant step down in salary (around 18k? i think)

I'm sure you'd soon get fed up of working on badly maintained commuter bikes too.

you work in F1 and you're thinking of getting a job in the bike industry? Listen some of my happiest years were spent working in a bike shop but they weren far from the most lucrative, if you have the financial stuff nailed down (house, married, car etc) and so not so bothered about the wage, do it you'll love it, if not you have been warned 😉

You're checking the right places though, bikebiz is the main place, that and the shops website.

Don't 😐

Getting a job in a bike shop was the best thing thats happened in my working life! Having a job i actually care about and want to get up for everyday is joy. The money is actually pretty reasonable (for me at least) but that's very dependant on where you work.

I work in a very busy, city centre shop that has various bonus schemes and other incentives that help us all work together to provide a good service....don't think it's all about looking at cool bikes all day, that's not what sells!!! But if you do love bikes then being surrounded by them all day is good fun, there are other 'perks' too by the way 😉

check out [url= http://www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk/ ]www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk[/url] and also keep an eye on jobs at [url= http://www.evanscycles.com/help/jobs ]Evans[/url]

bike thief seems quite lucrative? pick your own hours, be your own boss etc.

Depends on the shop. Don't forget 99% of bikes out there are Tesco specials, customers are very demanding and the pay is crap. It's very rare you'll get Saturdays off too! I'm extremely glad I moved on (into teaching no less!)

Just lost our head mechanic at work, but as people say the pay ain't great. How much bike specific experience do you have?

Amos where are you from??

I love in south Oxfordshire, just outside Reading

I love in south Oxfordshire, just outside Reading. Not worked professionally with bikes but been spannering at home for years to a good level

Excuse the last 2 posts iphone skullduggery!

I'm based just outside Reading, so interested in vacancies in the Oxfordshire/Berkshire/Surrey area really

Can you talk your current employer into making bikes?

How do you make a small fortune in the bike trade?

Start with a large one. 😉

Need to make quick racing cars before we start making bikes!

Get a job at John Cooper's, they make cars & bikes 🙂

williams bike link up?

http://gearinches.com/blog/news/rubens-barrichello-storck-electric-bike

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or speak to these people?

http://blog.roadandtrack.com/formula-1-meets-bicycles/

BERU - part of Borg warner..

I work at Willys! That's a PR excercise

technical editor of C+ suit you?

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/wanted-technical-editor-for-cycling-plus-28345

I looked to get in the industry for a sales jobs via adds in Bikebiz this summer.

I had a few interviews but as I "wasn't from the industry" I couldn't get any further.

The pay on offer was crap as well.

I work at Willys! That's a PR excercise

I know... but if you are looking to get in the cycle industry, perhaps make use of contacts in the industry you currently work in...

What do you do for Williams?

Si

What about British Cycling?

performance, elite, etc

Sorry Rootes1 I was busy building a gearbox for the Abu Dhabi test and only scan read your reply, I see what your getting at now! Good idea, there have been some prospects of working with other large bike manufacturers but they came to nothing. Not entirely sure what the Stork deal is about, and as I'm no longer racing I don't get to speak to Rubens so can't enquire as to where it could aid me in my search for a job in cycling. If I see him in the off season I'll broach the subject.

EDIT: Had a go on that bike and it was awesome! Excellent commuter, barely turning the cranks and doing about 25 mph!

PMJ speaks the truth.

It's not always about the cash though eh, Job satisfaction is pretty important (and a high earning wife :wink:)

in which case...can i have your old job?

One word: Redundancies

Hence this thread......................

Redundancy sucks....after twice being made redundant from the furniture industry i applied for several jobs in the cycle industry in Bristol. Bike Bristol were the first i applied too, the day after i left my last job. I must of made a good impression as despite having no retail experience i got a job and absolutely love it!

I think it really makes a big difference how big a shop you work in. There is rarely a dull day in my shop. I have to deal with deliveries, warranty issues and also general shop floor stuff which makes for a busy day. Our shop has 5 mechanics and we still have a 2 week lead time for servicing!!!

Swap you!!

Any good with computers? Take a look at Trek.

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/job/retail-sales-manager-non-food-937136056?src=search
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/job/servicing-sales-assistant-937144628?src=search

I take it fallback clearly we do make quick cars! And that feeling of jubilation as nico stuck iron pole I think I'll stick it out !

Try the big guys to work on product development - the Giants, Scott and Treks, but inevitably you'd be looking at working abroad. Some design jobs going at Adidas at the min.

Amos I have worked in the trade for a few years now and I am selling a good percentage of my gear to fund a hobby away from bikes. For me being surrounded by something I did for fun at the weekends took all the fun out of it.

I am assuming you have a pretty good technical engineering background? Stay with something that pays you so you can afford the bikes you want and doesn't take that enthusiasm away from riding.

All IMHO obviously.

Amos - Member

I take it fallback clearly we do make quick cars! And that feeling of jubilation as nico stuck iron pole I think I'll stick it out !

Congratulations, it's been a long time. Glass of wine to celebrate?

A bottle down already! De ja vu? Hence the incredibly poor spelling!!

Having a Williams up there should spice up the race tomorrow.

Yeah we'll be right in the way, though nico and Rubens are both tasty in the wet (obviously me saying this will result in an early bath)

Good to meet you the other day Amos, i think it must've been you who came into my shop looking at bikes.

Its a real shame you aren't a few months earlier as we had an opening for an all rounder + mechanic!

Hmmmm don't think so? Which is your shop mate?

Lifecycleuk in bildeston, suffolk.

I starter MTBing again when my former hobby turned into a business and I found I soon needed a different pastime that wasn't connected. My Dad was a railway enthusiast and worked in railway engineering after leaving Uni - during that period he switched his interests from trains to cars and only returned once he'd left the industry. I'm very impressed with anyone that can work and play in the same sector without it being to the detriment of the fun!