Cycle Show - Day 2

The Cycle Show was open to the general public today and we had our first real encounter with our customers since we have decided to relaunch Witcomb Cycles in a bid to give it the prominence it deserve.

And just like yesterday, the reaction was amazing. We received so much encouragement from so many people, telling us how good it is that there are still people like us around (people making "real" bicycles). Others were both surprised and glad to see that we were still going. It was also an opportunity for many people to discover us and the quality of our products. As of today we have already gone beyond our expectations for the show with many people joining the waiting to own one of our unique bicycles. We may even have an order from the owner of one of our competitors.

Our customers obviously have a strong emotional link with Witcomb. Several of them told us with gleaming eyes that their first bicycle had been a Witcomb or how they used to own one years ago. One recent customer made a point to come and tell Barrie how wonderful and "perfect" his new purchase was.

During the day, like yesterday, Barrie renewed contact with some old cycling friends. We had more former members of our Racing Team visiting the stand to say hello. We also made new friends and the day finished with a glass of wine with triathlete champion, Fiona Hoare and her colleagues. More on this later.

We have been warned that tomorrow will probably be the busiest day of the whole four days...