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International Bicycle Center

Posted by nathanael on August 15th, 2009. Filed Under bikes, transit 

I’ve been enjoying Linda Miskin’s articles about Allston’s long-term businesses. Her three part series on Model Hardware is here, here and here. Her newest piece is on International Bicycle Center on Brighton Ave, which you can read in full here.

Interesting to me, particularly in light of recent conversations about transit modes, is their perception of what has helped their business succeed over the past 30 years (emphasis added).

· LM: Is this a good area to start a business?

· HK: You have to have the right niche. There are a lot of students here and a lot of turnover. You have to have a good product and the right product, and you have to commit yourself to what you are doing. We see a lot of businesses come and go. One of the biggest problems for businesses here is parking. We are probably one of the few businesses in this area that has its own parking lot.

It’s amusing (and somehow, telling) that a store that specializes in selling alternatives to cars finds parking to be a particular key to their longevity, despite being within spitting distance of Packard’s Corner. Still, more power to ‘em either way.

ps. Somewhat relatedly, you might be interested in Boston Biker’s successfully executed plan to ride a fixie to P-town.

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