(16 Apr 2025)
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Charlotte, North Carolina – 16 April 2025
1. Mid shot of bike shop employee repairing bicycle
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Holland, Charlotte resident:
"Yeah , I’m aware of it , especially with bike parts or just anything manufactured overseas, the tariffs definitely , It probably gonna put a strain on it for quite some time . So , you know , the demand doesn’t really change for outdoor activities . I think if anything post 2020 , it’s , it’s gone up . So I think, you know, people are , are thinking about it cognitively , and I think they try to strategically look at the market and find times to do it , but I think right now there’s a lot of questions around what could happen , and what’s directly affected, whether it’s just parts or the entire bikes in general . So a lot of this stuff comes from Asian countries I’m aware of , so knowing that those are the effects that countries directly so. I’m aware of it . Was I aware of it before buying this bike ? Maybe not , but I am going forward for sure ."
3. Close up of a clearance sale tag on a bicycle
4. Wide shot of various bicycles displayed in bike shop
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Grant Zoschnick, salesman:
"I’m sure there’s some market concerns locally right now, but everyone’s just happy for the season to, to get on bikes and, and get out there for that , yeah."
6. Mid shot of a customer examining bike accessories
7. Close up of a bike shop’s trail and route board highlighting cycling options in Charlotte
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Holland, Charlotte resident:
"It’s an investment , right ? So these bikes aren’t cheap , especially good bikes, and maintaining them, you know , if they’re not cheap . So it’s like you wanna find something good and when you wanna buy anything of any value, you try to find it when the best deals are, especially if you’re somebody like me who, may not have access to funds just at any time. So, I do shop and off-season is always the best time ."
9. Mid shot of a bike shop showcasing a 50% off sale on various cycling products.
10. Close up of a price tag on a high-end bicycle
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Grant Zoschnick, salesman :
"So, we are FX and our dual sport for those are sourced out of Vietnam, built here once the, you know, overseas parts are sourced ."
12. Wide shot of various bicycles displayed in bike shop
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Grant Zoschnick, salesman:
"There hasn’t been price changes kind of yet. We have yet to see that."
14. Mid shot of a bike shop employee repairing a tire
15. Close up of a employee inflating a tire
16. Close up of a salesman adjusting bike
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Grant Zoschnick, salesman:
"Definitely , definitely concerning. But yeah , we’re , we’re here to share the stoke and get people on bikes. So anything that we can do to help that , we’re , we’re here for it."
18. Close up of price tags on bicycles
19. Zoom shot of a bike shop
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Holland, Charlotte resident:
"You know, times are tight, people are trying to find ways to save money everywhere they can, so when you have to spend more money for things that weren’t , you know , where the price wasn’t as expensive, people get frustrated, so I think ultimately that’s what we all feel a little bit ."
21. Mid shot of a man loading a bike into an SUV outside a bike shop
STORYLINE:
U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in.
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