Edmonton bike industry experiencing ‘overload of demand’

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A boom in bike sales, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to continue for years to come.

“There’s not a whole lot to be found,” general manager Kelly Hodgson said.“This time of year — we are heading into spring break — we’d normally have a couple [thousand] or 3,000 bikes in stock, and the floor would be covered with bikes,” Hodgson explained.

“There was no off-season for biking this year because this trend of not having enough bikes to sell started last year right at the start of COVID.”“There’s a big desire for people to ride bikes right now probably more so than ever in my lifetime,” Hodgson said.Story continues below advertisement“Everyone in the bike industry — any shop — we are all doing the best we can,” Burgess said.

 

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