Saw this in current issue of Roadbikerider:
"...The soaring price of oil results in higher shipping costs for goods and travel costs for the industry, all passed to the consumer.

One example: "It's getting expensive for our guys to drive in to work," says the owner of Livermore Cyclery in Livermore, California. "I need to give those guys a bump in salary, which means I have to raise prices to offset those increases."

http://www.roadbikerider.com/currentissue.htm