How AI Is Changing Local Bike Shops — For Owners and Customers

How AI Is Changing Local Bike Shops — For Owners and Customers

June 9, 2026 · 23 min · Episode 119

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Mark Still and Alex Slocum discuss the impact of AI on local bike shops and consumer behavior.

Mark Still and Alex Slocum, Workstand's Director of Product, discuss the current state of AI and its effect on consumer behavior, shopping, and the continued (growing even) advantage of local retail. Most people hear or even say ‘AI’ daily - what is AI now and what is it not?LLMs definedLLMs as a business levelerThe opportunity for the bike industry Product discovery has always changed and evolvedVisibility in LLMs - SEO/AEO/GEO, structured data, robots.txt/llms.txtBrick and Mortar Exper...

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