The Demand for Bikes

First, toilet paper and hand sanitizer were flying off shelves.

Now bikes are selling fast across the country and even here in acadiana.news 1's cassie schirm takes a look at just how hard it is to get a bike in town and why ther's a short supply.

Many people have felt cooped inside for just too long tha's why a lot of people are strapping in their helmets helmet natand wanting to go for a ridebut if you do't already have a bike you more than likely have a hard time finding one as many of the bikes have sold out during this pandemic.phone nat i's an endless cyclenat bike wheel turning of phones calls at hub city cycle from people all looking for the same thing"'m looking to see if you have any bikes in stock."but with every call the megan arceneaux the owner has the same answer"no but i can pre order you some""w're getting a lot of calls the phone does't stop."

"since the pandemic started two months ago hub city circles has sold more than 250 bikes."i would sell maybe 300 bikes a year so in the last two months 've almost met my quota for the year."with the high demand for bikes "everybody across america wants a bike."and the china productions halted causing a chain reaction ... finding a bike in acadiana or really anywhere across the united states is a hard to come by.

"i tell people and they laughed they do't believe me but they have to pre-order their bikes but just think about it when he went to the store right when covid hit i's just like toilet paper.

Ther's only so much.

We are limited with how much w're getting."and guys in the back repairing bikes are contstantly tightening bots and inflating tires "w've been slammed...as much as we breathe we are doing reapairs right now "dustin gaspard gospa says he understands why so many want to go out and ride "i think sunshine is the best healing we can get and tha's on the bike help you with"but because of that yo'll more than likely have to preorder a bike if yo're going to buy one.

"i promise you if yo're patient you will be on two wheels before you know it."arcenueax says i's the high demand tha's making them essential during this pandemic.

"w're just rolling with it.

"nats so if you plan to buy a bike you better order it now because the owner of the store says the later you wait the longer yo'll be waiting.

Possibly till the end of summer to get a bike in lafayette cassie schirm news