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21stamps

21stamps

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epcotisbest said:
From NYTimes:

In March, nationwide sales of bicycles, equipment and repair services nearly doubled compared with the same period last year, according to the N.P.D. Group, a market research company. Sales of commuter and fitness bikes in the same month increased 66 percent, leisure bikes jumped 121 percent, children’s bikes went up 59 percent and electric bikes rose 85 percent.
By the end of April, many stores and distributors had sold out of low-end consumer bikes. Now, the United States is facing a severe bicycle shortage as global supply chains, disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, scramble to meet the surge in demand.
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Ah!!! Wish I would have read that before my search!

I have found some that are over $900. I’m not a serious enough biker for that. I don’t even have a bike rack yet... but could use a bike in the neighborhood until I get a rack.
Apparently I won’t need to worry about a rack right now, as I won’t have a bike.😂
 
21stamps

21stamps

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I really should have just ordered one back when I was shopping for T’s bike. Maybe I’ll just get a new pair of rollerblades for now.. unless there’s a shortage of those as well.

Edit— A quick look on DSG shows that they’re completely sold out of women’s blades. Not a good sign..

@epcotisbest The weird thing is, there is availability for men’s bikes.. that’s kind of interesting, I wonder if there’s just more men’s bicycles produced than there are women’s.
 
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epcotisbest

epcotisbest

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21stamps said:
Ah!!! Wish I would have read that before my search!

I have found some that are over $900. I’m not a serious enough biker for that. I don’t even have a bike rack yet... but could use a bike in the neighborhood until I get a rack.
Apparently I won’t need to worry about a rack right now, as I won’t have a bike.😂
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We have a couple of Gary Fisher hybrid bikes, an REI mountain bike, a bikeE recumbent and a Rans Stratus recumbent. None were under $500 so I can't really advise in that price category. Now, if you want to know about a $2000 Rans, that I can help with.
 
21stamps

21stamps

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epcotisbest said:
We have a couple of Gary Fisher hybrid bikes, an REI mountain bike, a bikeE recumbent and a Rans Stratus recumbent. None were under $500 so I can't really advise in that price category. Now, if you want to know about a $2000 Rans, that I can help with.
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I’m specifically looking for a mountain bike, but I really want to start with a cheap one, preferably on sale, and see if I even use it enough before I invest in an expensive bike.
Like this one.. but it’s out of stock when I click on it (as are all of the other ones)
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REI did have bikes in stock., but all were $1100+
That just seems silly for me when who knows how often I’ll utilize it.
 
epcotisbest

epcotisbest

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21stamps said:
I’m specifically looking for a mountain bike, but I really want to start with a cheap one, preferably on sale, and see if I even use it enough before I invest in an expensive bike.
Like this one.. but it’s out of stock when I click on it (as are all of the other ones)
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REI did have bikes in stock., but all were $1100+
That just seems silly for me when who knows how often I’ll utilize it.
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REI has one called a Co-op Cycles DRT-1 that starts around $549. A little over your budget, but it does you no good if they don't have any in stock.

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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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21stamps said:
Maybe I’ll just get a new pair of rollerblades for now.. unless there’s a shortage of those as well.
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Rollerblades were my recreation/exercise of choice back when our kiddos were younger. Their elementary school had skate nights at a local skating rink every month, and I skated ‘round our hood a lot. Loved those things, and it was fun, low impact exercise...unless, of course, you plopped...!!!!! :hilarious: Which I did very rarely during that time. I still have a pair that the kiddos gave me a few years back, but, I’d need to lose a bit of tonnage before I got back on ‘em...!!!!! :hilarious:
But, again, I really loved rollerblading...!!!!! :inlove::)
 
epcotisbest

epcotisbest

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donaldtoo said:
Rollerblades were my recreation/exercise of choice back when our kiddos were younger. Their elementary school had skate nights at a local skating rink every month, and I skated ‘round our hood a lot. Loved those things, and it was fun, low impact exercise...unless, of course, you plopped...!!!!! :hilarious: Which I did very rarely during that time. I still have a pair that the kiddos gave me a few years back, but, I’d need to lose a bit of tonnage before I got back on ‘em...!!!!! :hilarious:
But, again, I really loved rollerblading...!!!!! :inlove::)
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I tried those one time, many, many years ago. Never got more than a few feet before I "plopped" and gave up rather quickly after plopping regularly.
 
21stamps

21stamps

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epcotisbest said:
Did not check to see if in stock, I just remembered seeing these in one of the Atlanta stores a few months back.
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Can you explain how I know what size I am with the size listed on REI?

I’m assuming that at 5’7 as my height, that I wouldn’t be an “extra small” for a bike?

The $650 one is extra small only, the $850 one has a small and medium..but I think that’s too much to spend after I add accessories and a bike rack for my Jeep.

Also, what could possibly make a bike worth $4,000?????

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epcotisbest

epcotisbest

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21stamps said:
Can you explain how I know what size I am with the size listed on REI?

I’m assuming that at 5’7 as my height, that I wouldn’t be an “extra small” for a bike?

The $650 one is extra small only, the $850 one has a small and medium..but I think that’s too much to spend after I add accessories and a bike rack for my Jeep.

Also, what could possibly make a bike worth $4,000?????

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www.rei.com

Bike Fitting Basics | REI Co-op

Learn how to size a bike for a great fit. We’ll explain how to check standover height and seat position, as well upper body position. Plus, we’ll help you learn how to choose your bike size when shopping online.
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21stamps

21stamps

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donaldtoo said:
Rollerblades were my recreation/exercise of choice back when our kiddos were younger. Their elementary school had skate nights at a local skating rink every month, and I skated ‘round our hood a lot. Loved those things, and it was fun, low impact exercise...unless, of course, you plopped...!!!!! :hilarious: Which I did very rarely during that time. I still have a pair that the kiddos gave me a few years back, but, I’d need to lose a bit of tonnage before I got back on ‘em...!!!!! :hilarious:
But, again, I really loved rollerblading...!!!!! :inlove::)
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I used to rollerblade almost daily when I lived in Florida. As T hit preschool age I stopped.. it was annoying when he was stopping to pick up rocks or something, decided to run alongside instead. I tried to get him into rollerblading in K-1st, but he was never interested. Now he’s too fast on his bike for me to keep up while running along.. I need wheels of some sort. 😂
 

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