Blink and it’s almost April.
It’s now been 10 months since I moved into the new shop in North Fremantle. The great news is that the space is working out really well. I feel like I won the trifecta in terms of home, family and work. I’m able to get a lot more done in juggling my work hours and family/after school responsibilities. I even have a bit more time in the day for early morning groups rides. That said there have been some negatives. Despite my best efforts to describe where the shop is located, occasionally customers have difficulty finding the shop. The curse of being on a large corner block is that our street address is confusing. The street address is Unit 9, 210 Queen Victoria Street, however the actual shop frontage is on Tydeman Road. If you drive down Queen Victoria St, you won’t see us. If you don’t pull over before the corner, you’ll either have to drive around the block or find yourself heading over the old traffic bridge into Fremantle. There is dedicated parking on site, however its a bit of rabbit warren trying to find it. Eventually our new and returning customers work it out. I’ve written a guide on where to find us and parking HERE.
Another difficulty we are going through is that we are entering a phase of construction where the old Fremantle traffic bridge will soon to be closed (and demolished), and will not reopen, as new bridge, until late 2026.
The flow-on effects of this major infrastructure development is that traffic has become more congested in North Fremantle, particularly in the afternoon peak, and it will no-doubt get worse. There isn’t much we can do about this but ask for patience. Eventually it will get better. However, if you are coming to the shop, we recommend trying to get there earlier in the day, or late on Thursday, when we are open until 9pm every Thursday night.
On the topic of hours, I’ve just adjusted my hours to close early on Wednesdays at 2:30pm (it was previously 4pm). I like to keep my hours as regular as possible, however I need to finish early for school pickup and after-school sports training. Eventually there will be time when I can maintain more consistent shop hours, but for the time being it’s a juggling act.
