Originally Posted by
nlerner
Maybe this is a no-brainer conclusion, but I'd certainly think that a difference between today's "boom" in sales and ones previously is that worldwide it's department or big-box stores that are selling bikes, rather than Ma and Pa LBS. Or maybe that was pretty much always true given how Sears and the like have always been major players.
Neal
Sears no longer sells bikes though? Not here in Houston anyway. Been at least a decade, maybe longer? The sad thing is there are no longer any nice bikes incognito like Sears used to sell. The ted Williams 531, the decent Puchs, and even the Shimano 600 equipped Suteki(Made by Panasonic). I found one of those at the thrift store not long ago.,,,,BD
http://www.touringonbikes.us/suteki.htm