Will the weather affect cycling badly?

I was prompted to post this after seeing a man clearing out a flooded bike shop on the news. Who will buy an expensive bike to see it thrown in the same skip as the rest of the sodden furniture when the rains next come? Will all the new commuters go back to the shelter of their cars if, as expected, this stubborn jet stream refuses to budge for months if not longer? Ther'll always be some bargains to be had, and a hard core will keep on riding no matter what, but I think the cycling bubble my be about to burst.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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sold off some bikes for pretty cheap but managed to shift all the stock, so its not all bad!
- @ddraver
He's in the same boat as ice-cream vans, barbecue sales etc I think.
Shops selling wellies and waders on the other hand.........................
Where is this skip? Sound to good to miss :P
Best advice I ever got was "better get a bike then"
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If anyone is thinking of getting rid of an over expensive-useless-waste-of-money-waste-of-time bike. I honestly don't blame them as this weather is truly awful.
It would be a heavy burden on me to take the useless heap of junk of you for free... but because I like to help out my fellow man/woman, I'll do it.
Just remember that I'm doing you a favour.
The pessimists of this world are rarely disappointed....
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I cycle from Woking to Brookwood station, get on the train to Winchfeild, then it's a couple of miles to work from there. I cycle the 20 miles back to Woking in the evening. Only when it's dry though, which has been twice this year. There was one other dry day, but I had a hangover. I suppose I'm one of those who has gone scuttling back to the car, but I'm trying to keep the faith.
I'm part of the association!
http://www.facebook.com/groups/eastbradfordcyclingclub/
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Had to lift the bike onto my shoulder and wade through water up to my chamois a couple of weeks ago, but that was before the rain got serious.