Originally Posted by
bampilot06
Bad news came true. Trek, like most bike shops are struggling right now to move bikes, so trek just cut the staff including my best friend. Pretty bummed. I wouldn’t be surprised if the shop doesn’t close in a year or 2. He made the shop what it was, organized rides and made it a place where cyclist could hang out. It was also one of the most successful trek stores in Va, so it’s kinda of frustrating. Definitely bummed right now.
I think they over-extended themselves in some markets. There were not one but TWO Trek stores nearby, about 8 miles apart. They consolidated into one shop about midway between the two locations. I think that makes sense although if some folks got axed that sucks for them.