I'd be willing to bet that somebody that knows actual numbers would say you're wrong. Trek claims their FX fitness bike category is their best-selling category. Practical frames with flat bars.
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rando_couche
The LBS's stock may not be representative of the diversity that's available, but it IS representative of what's actually selling. I'd be willing to bet that the wide tire/fender capable, "real world" bikes constitute maybe 5% of total sales. And more's the pity - most people are buying bikes that really aren't suited to what they're doing.
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