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Originally Posted by Hawker
I know there are multiple market and societal forces at work as all these shops and chains close....but I wonder how much of it can be a attributed to the loss of the "Lance effect"? Not just sales, but the large drop in viewership of the TDF and Tour of California.
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I am sure that has something to do with it. How often do you see people on roller-blades anymore yet 30 years ago it was all the rage. The average american sees cycling as a sport/fad that will come and go. People on this board (and the one across the hall) are the outliers on the bell curve that describes Americans interest in cycling.
As roads become more dangerous due to distracted drivers, sport cyclists just find another sport whereas we (the dedicated) find other ways to continue cycling and make it more safe by going off-road (i.e. gravel cycling and a move back to mountain biking).
