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Originally Posted by jimmy-moots
Heaps more people on bikes, good.
A decent percentage of those people will realise that bikes are useful for doing things they used to do a car for. Or replace other exercise they did, but doesn't require a membership or whatever.
And then a smaller, but still decent, percentage will get hooked and be like most of us here.
That same percentage split happens on any given year. If 1000 bikes got sold in 2019, 700 of the people who bought bikes had them gather dust.
All being equal. The percentage of people who appreciate them for what they are or got hooked or whatever, remains constant.
Boom is a boom, and when it comes to cycling that's a good thing for everyone, positive externalities and all. Quit naysaying!
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IDK about anyone else, but my livelihood is driven by bikes.
More butts on bikes are more better!
...but... To be realistic, people aren't as interested in riding a bike now as they were last spring when they were locked in to their homes.
Booms/fads are just that. If you're in the bike business, I'd plan on it going bust, but be hopeful it doesn't.
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01-20-2021, 07:49 PM
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