Bike sales cruising despite recession

At a time when doom-and-gloom reports on retail sales are making headline news, the fortunes of some local bike shops continue to speed, managers and owners said.

Retail sales are down 2 to 4 percent for the year and as much as 8 percent with auto and gas sales factored in, according to SpendingPulse, a division of MasterCard Advisors.

But sales of mid-priced and street bikes are up locally, as is the demand for repairs, Palo Alto bicycle sellers are reporting.

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