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Looking to buy a bike? Winnipeg may be experiencing shortage, says local shop owner

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If you’re looking to take up cycling now that summer-like weather is hitting the city, you may be out of luck, says one Winnipeg bike shop owner.

Phil Roadley, owner of Bikes and Beyond on Henderson Highway, told 680 CJOB that bikes sales are up significantly this year — so much so that you’d be hard-pressed to find an available bicycle if you set out to buy one today. “The shortage of bikes is quite obvious — it looks like my store is going out of business. “My floor has about 60 per cent of the bikes that it should have, and my basement is almost empty of bikes,” he said.

Roadley said sales first began to skyrocket around Easter this year, and a slow trickle of new bikes coming from Asia means there’s no imminent supply on its way. [ Sign

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