When order lead times ballooned from two months to two years during COVID-19, it created a massive, long-term problem for the bike industry. Even today, nobody can tell you exactly how much excessive stock there still is.

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[–] 10 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

And yet every bike I'm interested in is out of stock online.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Just put it in my garage.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Well why is it still expensive

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Seems the entire Industry recognized that COVID was causing an outdoor boom, but didn't squirrel any of that money away or plan for the inevitable bust that followed.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Do you have a way around the membership paywall? I want to read the whole article!

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