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Bike boom as virus changes lifestyles

If you’re heading out the door on essential trips soon, will you be taking the bus or a bike?

Fear of catching coronavirus on public transport has helped lead to a boom in cycle-to-work schemes.

Demand for more mobility and exercise amid lifestyle changes imposed by the lockdown has also boosted bike sales across the UK.

Some bike stores are battling to meet demand. Broadrib Cycles in Bicester normally despatches 20-30 bikes a week, but manager Stuart Taylor says the shop is currently selling 50 bikes every day – and seeing a commensurate rise in demand for servicing.

“It’s just gone crazy,” he told the BBC. “People are dragging bikes out of sheds and garages and finding they need new tyres and cables.

Source: bbc.com

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