: Why is there a bicycle shortage? It’s got a lot to do with why fireworks are scarce
I want to ride my bicycle, Freddie Mercury once sang.Yeah, well, these days seemingly everybodys got that idea. Now go try to buy one. More than a year into a pandemic that geared up the allure of biking an outdoor activity where its already a good idea to stay at least a couple feet away from another person it can be pretty difficult to get bikes and bike parts.What gives?
A combination of increased consumer demand and pandemic-related supply chain snags have gummed up the works for all kinds of…