Originally Posted by
delbiker1
Hold on, this new round of covid has put everything back into a guessing game. Delaware just re-mandated the mask law for most indoor places and activities. Grocery stores are being emptied of various goods almost as soon as they are re-stocked. The climbing inflation is just adding another layer of angst, leading to even more stocking up of what consumers deem to be vital or important to them.
There's nothing that requires additional COVID waves to inspire people to buy more bikes (which are also, now, hard to get and even more expensive).
I think the first bike-boom was a one-off thing. Maybe, we'll see an uptick but not as big (and tampered by availability and cost).