Re: Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear

In rec.bicycles.misc Ted <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business ? if you run a 
> bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their 
> old two-wheelers ? or buying new ones ? to cope with rising fuel 
> prices, bicycle dealers say..."
> 
> Associated Press article: http://xrl.us/BikeShops

It reminds an awful lot of the articles we've seen at the beginning of
summer the last two years.  Bog knows I've seen an increase in bike
commuters the last two summers [1].  I expect lots more this year,
especially as we get closer to STP time [2].

It does make me wonder, if a small bump in price to $4 is enough to
cause changes, how much would a real price spike change?  What would
people do at $6?  At $8 a gallon?

[1] Even more than usual.
[2] Seattle To ****tland - the big distance ride in the region.

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