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Old 05-11-2020, 04:17 PM
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Default Find a bicycle in The Villages

This is not a classified post, it's a informative post. I want to buy a men's cruiser or comfort bicycle suitable for a 5'6" man. There are none, over the last 10 days I went to the bike stores, 2 Walmarts, Kohls, Target, Sam's, and several places that sell used bikes, I also called several out of the way bike stores to no avail. I went on line, and spent a few hours looking for one but all have frames with crossbars too high for a guy my size or they don't give the dimensions. I will note that there are bikes available that are about the same cost as a decent used car which is not the price range I'm looking at. I understand that everyone has been wanting to get out of the house and riding a bike has become very popular but I would think that a bike shop owner would search suppliers high and low to fill the voids in their shops, most however are probably made in China.

After thinking about this and seeing how empty the shelves are in the big box stores that I had to walk thorough to get to the bike sections, I see that there is a shortage of a lot of stuff and can see inflation on the horizon. Anyway, if you know where I can get one, I would appreciate hearing from you.