Originally Posted by
tom cotter
As I read post after post of newbies asking their "What Bike, tent, sleeping bag, trailer, panniers questions it occured to me that there must be a lot of gear sitting around in garages, basements, and attics collecting dust...
I think you are right, probably more than half the outdoors gear goes into a closet to await its eventual disposal.
Almost every open garage I pass has a bike(s) inside, but I rarely see another bicyclist in the street. It is hard to imagine the percentage of folks following through with actual trips down the road schlepping >30# of gear to be much higher.