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Bike dealers say they're seeing customers dusting off their old two-wheelers or buying new ones to cope with rising fuel prices.
A spokesman for the Washington, D.C.-based League of American Bicyclists says there's a definite increase in people riding bikes.
He says, "it's due to a mixture of things but escalating gas prices is one of them."
The National Bicycle Dealers Association says bike shops across the country are reporting strong sales so far this year. And more people are bringing in bikes that have been idling at home.
A Bismarck, North Dakota, man who opened a shop in April says he sold more than 50 bikes in the first month -- double his projections. He says everyone who walks in the store is talking about gas prices.
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