Nicollet Bike Shop offers advice amid pedaling season
Nicollet Bike Shop offers advice amid pedaling season By Bernadette Heier | April 1, 2021 at 7:32 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 7:32 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - For those looking for a new bike this year, the time to buy is now.
“There’s a little bit shortage of bikes right now than normal so getting out and looking ASAP is a good plan,” said Nicollet Bike Shop Co Owner Justin Rinehart.
That’s thanks to the large nationwide demand for bikes last year amid the pandemic.
“With all the closures of everything last year, many people who normally work out in the gym or something indoors turned to outdoor recreation. So bikes, canoes, camping equipment all experienced the same surge of demand. Which wiped out inventory for anyone that makes anything and sells in this industry. As a result they are still trying to play catch up,” said Rineheart.