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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 03-May-2021 19:39:45 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} https://www.bicycling.com/news/a34587945/coronavirus-bike-shortage/
A story from last year that I missed. Bike shortage.-
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 03-May-2021 19:40:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-a-plan-to-fix-the-us-bike-shortage/
A policy suggestion from last year to help fix the bike shortage.In conversation permalink Attachments
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Douglas A. Whitfield (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 03-May-2021 21:22:43 UTC Douglas A. Whitfield there are some companies that make frames here, and they aren't all that expensive really (in the scheme of bikes, anyway). I have one.
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 03-May-2021 21:31:37 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @musicman Yeah, one article said that Shimano alone is 80% of the market for certain components. There used to be a competitor named Suntour (I think ST had 30-40% of the market), but I guess they got crushed. In conversation permalink
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