Encore: Bicycling Boom - Keeping Up With Pandemic-Fueled Demand

<p><em>This is an encore edition of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley. This segment originally aired June 19th, 2020.</em></p> <p>A bicycling boom that emerged during the height of pandemic is still going strong, as people search for a socially distanced outlet for recreation and a safer mode of transportation. Most bike stores are besieged by the demand from would-be bike buyers for just about anything on two wheels. Mechanics, too, are overwhelmed by massive waitlists of customers’ requests for a tune-up on their old bikes -- some of which have been dragged out from the basement for the first time in years.</p> <p>Three local cycling experts gave us the low-down on how a 19th century wheeled invention is leaving a lot of modern-day Teslas in the dust.</p> <p>Guests:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://fitwerx.com/about-us/our-staff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marty Miserandino</a></strong>, owner, manager, and buyer of Fit Werx, a top rated bicycle store and bike fitting studio in Peabody, Massachusetts.</p> <p>Tom Rodi, marketing director for <strong><a href="https://parleecycles.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parlee Cycles</a></strong>, a bicycle manufacturer based in Beverly, Massachusetts.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/beeekaw?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Becca Wolfson</a></strong>, executive director of the <strong><a href="https://bostoncyclistsunion.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boston Cyclists Union</a></strong>.</p>