Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase aspeople try to avoid using public transport
 

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ales-boom.html
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Bod

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase aspeople try to avoid using public transport
 

On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 6:19:57 PM UTC+1, Bod wrote:
Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ales-boom.html
--
Bod

Positive comments section - in the Daily Mail as well!

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase as people try to avoid using public transport
 

Bod wrote:

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ales-boom.html

All the cheaper bikes are going first. Luckily I got mine a few years
back.

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase aspeople try to avoid using public transport
 

Last month or so Wal-Mart started keeping chain lube, inner tubes and tires in a locked cabinet like they do ammo.

It's too much trouble to ask for help wearing a mask so don't bother.

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase as people try to avoid using public transport
 

On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:19:55 +0100, Bod wrote:

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

Yet another great renaissance for pushbikes which will probably last
as long as the last half dozen revivals - until the first rain.

Or before :-

"Mavic, one of the most famous brands in cycling,.. it has fallen into
receivership."

"Stores Closed
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of every Cycle
Republic store. On the 24th of April 2020, our doors will close for
the final time."

"Multi-million-pound Boardman Performance Centre forced to close less
than two years after opening... Halfords shuts Boardman Performance
Centre “with immediate effect”"

"Cycle Surgery, one of the UK's largest specialist cycling retailers,
is being closed down by its owners...with parent company Outdoor and
Cycle Concepts saying that the business is “unsustainable.” "on April
30th Cycle Surgery indicated to their mailing list that they were
closing down entirely"

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase aspeople try to avoid using public transport
 

On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 4:59:27 PM UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:19:55 +0100, Bod wrote:

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

Yet another great renaissance for pushbikes which will probably last
as long as the last half dozen revivals - until the first rain.

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Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase aspeople try to avoid using public transport
 

On 23/05/2020 16:59, Peter Parry wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:19:55 +0100, Bod wrote:

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

Yet another great renaissance for pushbikes which will probably last
as long as the last half dozen revivals - until the first rain.

Or before :-

"Mavic, one of the most famous brands in cycling,.. it has fallen into
receivership."

It looks like this is a victim of some sort of corporate shenanigans.

On the other hand, anybody that bought Halfords shares in the middle of
February is sitting on a 3 fold increase.

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase aspeople try to avoid using public transport
 

On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 6:02:34 PM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
On 23/05/2020 16:59, Peter Parry wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:19:55 +0100, Bod wrote:

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores
Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists, industry body says
Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like after lockdown meaures
end.

Yet another great renaissance for pushbikes which will probably last
as long as the last half dozen revivals - until the first rain.

Or before :-

"Mavic, one of the most famous brands in cycling,.. it has fallen into
receivership."

It looks like this is a victim of some sort of corporate shenanigans.

On the other hand, anybody that bought Halfords shares in the middle of
February is sitting on a 3 fold increase.

Whereas my BP shares have crashed by 50% due to lack of demand for oil as no-one is driving much. At one point they were paying buyers to take oil away due to lack of storage space.

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase as people try to avoid using public transport
 

On 12:39 23 May 2020, Bret Cahill said:

Last month or so Wal-Mart started keeping chain lube, inner tubes and
tires in a locked cabinet like they do ammo.

It's too much trouble to ask for help wearing a mask so don't bother.

Are you making a point about UK cycling?

Bike shops run out of stock as sales boom with 200% increase as people try to avoid using public transport
 

On 16:59 23 May 2020, Peter Parry said:

On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:19:55 +0100, Bod wrote:

Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of bikes in
their stores Seven out of ten customers are new or returning cyclists,
industry body says Spike in sales comes as Britons gear up for like
after lockdown meaures end.

Yet another great renaissance for pushbikes which will probably last
as long as the last half dozen revivals - until the first rain.

Or before :-

"Mavic, one of the most famous brands in cycling,.. it has fallen into
receivership."

"Stores Closed
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of every Cycle
Republic store. On the 24th of April 2020, our doors will close for
the final time."

"Multi-million-pound Boardman Performance Centre forced to close less
than two years after opening... Halfords shuts Boardman Performance
Centre “with immediate effect”"

"Cycle Surgery, one of the UK's largest specialist cycling retailers,
is being closed down by its owners...with parent company Outdoor and
Cycle Concepts saying that the business is “unsustainable.” "on April
30th Cycle Surgery indicated to their mailing list that they were
closing down entirely"

Who would ever have predicted such closures at this time?