Some of you may know of my now not-so-secret desire to have a bike shop somewhere, someday.
Cue random googling, and I'm not sure why I find this really weird, but I find it weird nonetheless. Not only can you buy bike shops, you can actually browse a website selling bike shops, a bit like ebay:
http://uk.businessesforsale.com/uk/search/Bicycle-Shops-for-sale#pageSize=10&sort=modified
None in Newington & Southside ward alas. Still it makes you think :)