Bicycle boom: Warm weather plus physical distance measures keeps Calgary’s bike shops busy

Physical distancing, paired with the arrival of spring, has encouraged recreational cyclists and families to fix up or purchase bikes at record rates, according to some Calgary bicycle businesses. "In terms of demand, yeah, we are as popular as toilet paper in terms of what people are wanting and needing now as we cope with this isolation," said Brian Feick, Calgary franchise owner of Velofix, a mobile bicycle repair service. Equipped with masks, gloves, wipes and other sanitary supplies, a tech