Key points: Many bike shops across Australia have reported a doubling in average sales.
Many bike shops across Australia have reported a doubling in average sales With emptier roads and pressure on public transport, experts say now is the time to reshape cities.
Cycling is having an unprecedented surge in popularity in Australia brought on by the COVID-19 lockdown.
In 45 years of riding, the former Tour de France cyclist, Stephen Hodge, has never seen anything like it.
Well, gyms have been closed — and cycling allows people to exercise without leaving their neighbourhood and without having to come in close contact with others.
Some are cycling for the first time, while others are pulling out their old bikes sometimes after decades of inactivity.
Anyone who's ridden a bike in Australia knows what it's like to share a narrow road hemmed in by cars. »