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September 16, 2008

Shops can't keep bikes in stock

NEW YORK (AP) — The manager of Sid's Bikes in Manhattan realized he had a supply problem early this summer as an unprecedented number of people walked through the door and rode out on two wheels.

Even as car sales ramped up in place like China and India, high fuel prices and eroding consumer confidence led more people to reach for Kryptonite bike locks rather of car keys.


 
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