- The pandemic-prompted demand for bikes has continued with stock sold before it arrives in store
- COVID-19 has slowed bicycle production in Asia, disrupting supply to Australia
- The availability of bikes is not expected to improve until 2021
"We would normally carry somewhere in the vicinity of 150 to 180 bikes in stock and I think I'm under 10."
"By early June pretty much all bike shops were empty or getting very close to empty. People were forced to start pre-ordering."
"This year we've cleaned out bikes that have been one or two seasons old because people have been so desperate."
"I reckon the biggest things that I've noticed has been the amount of fathers with kids on bikes,"he said.