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Posted: 6:37 PM May 11, 2008
Gas Prices Knock Bicycle Sales, Repairs into Higher Gear
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. Reporter: Associated Press |
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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.
Barry Dahl opened a bike shop in Bismark, N.D. last month and has sold more than 50 bikes -- double what he had projected.
The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week this week and Bike-to-Work Day on May 16th.
Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle says people are dusting off their old bikes and using them.
The company's Rebecca Anderson says people are looking at bikes as more than just a toy.
Trek last year started a program called One World, Two Wheels to promote bicycles for transportation and recreation. Anderson says about 40 percent of trips by car are 2 miles or less. She says it's a habit for people to get into a car and drive.
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