Bikes are starting to sell out in Tucson during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryan Wirtz, the owner of RC Bicycles located in midtown, says weekends are busier than ever.
IN TUCSON DURING THE PANDEMIC.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIACABALLERO TALKED TO FOLKS AT ABIKE SHOP WHO SAY (WEEKENDSARE BUSIER THAN EVER.ON CAM INTRO GEARS ARE IN FULLSWING AT R-C BICYCLES&NOT ONLYARE THEY BUSIER THAN EVER, BUTTHEIR INVENTORY IS AT AN ALLTIME LOW.
NATS RYAN WIRTZ HASBEEN NON-STOP SINCE HIS BIKESHOP OPENED.
WE SOLD 5 BIKESIN THE LAST HOUR AND A HANDFULOF REPAIRS .
KEEPING HIM BUSYFIXING BIKES NATS AND TALKINGTO CUSTOMERS I'M HAVING APRETTY HARD TIME FINDINGBIKES.
RON RYAN WAS ONE OFTHEM& HE CAME INTO R-CBICYCLES LOOKING FOR A BIKEFOR HIS MOM, BUT HE'S COME TOREALIZE THERE'S A BIKESHORTAGE AROUND TOWN.
I WOULDTAKE ABOUT ANYTHING AT THISPOINT.
AND WHILE THE'RESWAMPED ON THE WEEKENDS PUT ALITTLE AIR ON THE BACK TIREFOR HIM.
THINGS AREN'T ALWAYSTHIS BUSY.
BEING RIGHT NEXT TOTHE CAMPUS, A LOT OF THESTUDENTS ARE GONE.
WELL, MOSTOF THEM ARE GONE SO THAT SLOWSOUR BUSINESS DOWN QUITE A BIT.NONETHELESS, WIRTZ SAYS HE'SON TRACK FOR A RECORD AMOUNTOF SALES FOR APRIL.
ON ANORMAL DAY HERE WE'D HAVEBIKES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THETOP.
AND THEN WE HAVETYPICALLY 50 BIKES OUT FRONTAND ABOUT 250 BIKES IN THEBACK.
AND NOW WHAT DO YOUHAVE?
LESS THAN 100 BIKESTOTAL.
WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITHTHE DEMAND RIGHT NOW.
HEATTRIBUTES THE SALES ANDRENTALS TO A CHAIN REACTIONHESAYS PEOPLE SEE OTHERS RIDINGAND WANT TO DO THAT TOO.
STILLKEEPING THAT SOCIAL DISTANCE.THE SOCIAL DISTANCING BUTYOU'RE ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE,ENJOY THE WEATHER, AND GETSOME EXERCISE.
AND IF YOUTHINK HE'S TIRED NATS OFTUNING UP BIKES...THINK AGAINLOOKS GOOD.
I ENJOY IT.
WE'REREALLY THANKFUL THAT THINGSARE COMING AROUND.
I'D RATHERBE BUSY THAN SLOW.
ON CAM TAGAND WIRTZ HAS SAYS THEREAREN'T ANY SIGNS HE'LL BESLOWING DOWN ANY TIME SOONIFYOU WANT TO GET RIDING, WE'LLHAVE MORE INFORMATION ON R-CBICYCLES ON OUR WEBSITE KGUN9DOT COM, REPORTING FROMMIDTOWN, LUZDELIA CABALLERO,KGUN9 DE ON YOUR SIDEAND THIS WEEKEND HAS JUST BEEN
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