Bike sales rose 78% during the pandemic, according to NPD Group, a market-research firm.Â
That climb in demand has left shops with backorders on assembled bikes and parts that are expected to last into the fall and perhaps even to next year.
Gnarly Bikes owner Galen Church works on restoring an 80s mountain bike. LISA DREHER | Herald-Zeitung
The Chain Link bike technician Erik Rodriguez said about 95% of the bikes in store are in for repairs.Â
He said they get about five or six repairs a day and then five to six customers are coming in a day to pick up their repaired bikes.Â