Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
Deb, aren't we having a bike boom right now?
I don't work in the bike industry now, so maybe I shouldn't try to answer that. Sales may be up somewhat, but I don't think this compares with 1973. In 1973, there were lines at gas stations and genuine shortages of gas in the US. Now the prices are high, but people are so affluent that the price doesn't matter that much, and we haven't had real shortages. When bike shops have trouble keeping inventory on hand, then I'll believe that we're in a bike boom.