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Gas Prices/Bike Sales Survey

by Kate Scheider

Sep 1, 2008
  • Athletics and Sports
  • Energy and Environment
  • Transportation

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Is there an upside to high gas prices? If you're a bicycle retailer, there can be -- particularly in the service department. Bikes Belong completed a survey of more than 150 bicycle retailers from nearly 40 states to see if their summer 2008 sales reflected an increase in the use of bicycles for transportation.

The majority of retailers who responded said their sales of transportation-related bicycles, accessories, and service have increased in 2008 compared to 2007:
  • 73% said they are selling more bikes.
  • 84% said they are selling more accessories.
  • 88% said they are selling more service.
Is this increase in sales because of high gas prices? Most retailers who we surveyed think so:
  • 95% of shops said customers cited high gas prices as a reason for their transportation-related purchases.
  • 80% of retailers said gas prices were helping them sell more bikes for transportation.
  • 86% thought accessory sales were getting a boost.
  • 89% said they were selling more service because of high gas prices.
Many new customers are dusting off old bikes and bringing them in for repair. There appears to be a surge of interest in riding bicycles for short trips, errands, and commuting.

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  • Bikes Belong Foundation

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  • Copyright 2009 Bikes Belong. All rights reserved.

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  • Survey
  • Text

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  • English

Geography

  • North America / United States
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Title: Gas Prices/Bike Sales Survey
Publication date 2008-09-01
Publication Year 2008
Authors Kate Scheider
Copyright holder(s) Bikes Belong Foundation
Geographical Focus North America / United States
Keywords gas prices , high gas , survey report , doesn t apply , bicycle
Document type Survey , Text
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/gas-prices-bike-sales-survey.html
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