Originally Posted by
albrt
It's not just C&V. I was at the Phoenix downtown market on Saturday selling bikes for the co-op. It was busy and we had lots of nice conversations with happy customers who bought bikes from us before. But we sold zero bikes. We're still selling a couple bikes a week from the shop and keeping our heads above water, but demand is way down across the board. So many bikes were sold the last few years, it's gonna take a while for that pig to move through the python of demand.
The group that I work with in the East Valley is seeing the same thing. We rehab donated bikes and give them to children in need. Some bikes received are higher end road, MTbs or just not suitable for kids. We sell them to help support the operation. This year, sales have been off by 30%.