"Manufactured items that include formed components (aluminum, rubber, etc.) like bicycles are far behind because these components are often manufactured in one place and then fabricated/kitted in another."īIKE SALES SPIKE DURING CORONAVIRUS AS WORKERS GEAR UP FOR CYCLING COMMUTES "Every retail store, no matter what they sell, are struggling to meet demand based on supply chain disruptions," Thayer said. (Photographer: Sandy Huffaker/Bloomberg)īill Thayer, co-CEO and co-founder of Fillogic, a logistics services platform for retailers, said the supply-and-demand issue hitting the bicycle market right now is not just unique to bikes. "There are serious inventory shortages due to the surge in sales," Powell said, adding that average bicycle selling prices grew 40% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2019 due to "a mix of more expens bikes as well as higher retail prices due to increased costs."Įmployees wearing protective masks work at the Trek Bicycle Shop in San Diego, California, U.S., on Friday, May 15, 2020. He told Fox News, however, that while he expects sales growth to slow in 2021 compared to last year, they "will remain well above 2019 results." retail bike sales grew 60% compared to the same period in 2020, according to NPD Sports Senior Industry Adviser Matt Powell. Sales for traditional and indoor bikes, as well as bike parts, were up 75% to $1 billion in 2020 compared to 2019 as more people looked to outdoor activity amid the pandemic, according to June 2020 research from NPD, an industry analysis and advisory services group that helps retailers and manufacturers.īIKE SHORTAGE CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC LIKELY TO SPIN THROUGH 2021, SOME RETAILERS SAY CEOĪrnold Kamler on his company's growing sales, bike ridingīicycle and sports equipment sellers are facing a second bicycle shortage after an initial shortage occurred in 2020 as manufacturers continue to struggle with high demand and COVID-19-related supply chain challenges. But I think a back can have memory of him and his mom doing something together, like to see his mom active, to see his mom on a bike.Bike demand surging amid coronavirus: Kent International, Inc.
“I want him to be able to look back into it. Now, she hopes to make new family memories, especially with her youngest son. Lewis said that when she got on her new bike, she felt like a kid again, tooling around the neighborhood with her friends. That’s how it's been so far for Sonya Lewis. “What I really hope is that all these people that bought these bikes actually fall back in love with biking, and start to pass it on more people continue a healthy lifestyle,” he said. As Cowan looks to the future, he’s also thinking about the potential for many more cyclists on the streets and bike trails of Minnesota for years to come. Both the demand and supply issues in the bicycle business present a challenge for bike shop owners as they look to the fall and ordering for next year. He predicts supply will be playing catch-up through the fall, if not longer.Ĭharles Cowan, the general manager for Behind Bars Bike Shop and Michael’s Cycles in Minneapolis, Prior Lake and Chaska, said the dozen or so bikes his three stores get weekly are selling out within days, usually still in the box. Those factories are up and running now, Tauer said, but they need raw materials to make those tires and frames. Minnesota shops are feeling that shortage now. Many of those factories lost about two months’ production and shipping time at the start of the year due to the coronavirus. The challenge is that many of the world’s bicycle parts are made in Asia - largely in China.
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