A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28,2021
No Way to Ride
Smith Remembered
Cycle Gallery’s Turner hopes
vaccine reboots bicycle supply
BY CHRIS DAY
For the Perquimans Weekly
ELIZABETH CHY —
Mark Turner is like many
srrtall business owners
who’ve watched their busi
ness suffer since the start of
the COVID-19 pandemic.
But unlike other owners
who’ve seen a decrease in
demand, Turner doesn’t have
that problem. His problem is
supply.
Turner said because of
global supply and manu
facturing issues resulting
from the pandemic it’s been
months since his Cycle Gal-
lery has received a shipment
of new bicycles.
Turner said the shortage
is likely because 90% of his
products are manufactured
in China, where production
has been slowed because of
the pandemic.
“It’s terrible,” Turner said
“We just can’t get goods from
China right now.”
The bulk of Turner's busi
ness since March, which
marked the outset of the
pandemic, has been fixing bi
cycles. A fourth of his show-
room floor in fact is filled
with 20 or more bicycles
brought in for tune-ups and
repairs. There are no new Ra
leigh or Cannondale bicycles,
the brands ’Rimer typically
carries.
“We’re sitting here without
bikes,” Turner said. “All we’re
doing is repairs.”
While he’s grateful for the
repair business — he’s “sur
viving” because of them, he
said—Timer really wants to
sell some bikes. He’s hopeful
the nation’s efforts to ramp
up vaccinations of people
against COVID-19 may re
boot the global supply chains
on which small businesses
like his depend.
“I think the vaccine is
going to help,” Timer said.
“Hopefully it’s going to get
better, if they get the vaccina
tions out”
There was an irony to Tim
er’s loss of bicycle supply.
At the start of the pandem
ic, North Carolina, like other
states, ordered a slew of busi
ness closings, which included
gyms, as aprecaution against
the spread of the virus. Peo
ple who could no longer
visit their gym and families
seeking ways to spend time
outdoors, rushed to buy bicy-
Perquimans County Sher
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Mark Turner, owner of Cycle Gallery, repairs a bicycle in his shop on Thursday.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt other small businesses by reducing
demand for their product, it’s had a different effect on Cycle Gallery. Turner said he
has been unable to get a consistent supply of bicycles since the pandemic began.
The showroom floor at Cycle Gallery is filled with
bicycles dropped off by their owners for repairs. Shop
owner Mark Turner says bicycle repairs are keeping his
small business afloat, as the sales of new bicycles and
bicycle parts have plummeted during the pandemic.
cles, Timer said.
“Then it got worse,” he
said.
In addition to a shortage
of new bicycles, the situation
also has led to a dwindling
supply of accessories, like
bicycle seat covers, cycling
shoes and other equipment,
Timer said
“It’s just bad,” he said.
The bicycle and bike sup
ply shortage is not limited to
North Carolina or even to the
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According to The NPD
Group, a marketing firm that
monitors the bicycle industry,
the industry took in $1 billion
in April 2020. That demand is
compared to the $550 million
in sales for the same month in
any other year.
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John Haywood “J.H.” Smith, 80, of Hertford, died
Saturday, January 23, 2021. Smith was the owner of
Edenton Floral Company and Antiques. He made this
arrangement for the December 2020 Candlelight Tour
of Homes, which is held in Edenton.
cialized Bicycle Components,
said nearly all bicycles sold in
the United States are manu
factured overseas.
“About 98% of all bikes
sold in the United States are
imported,” said Margevicius,
who was speaking during a
webinar hosted by the Na
tional Bicycle Dealers Asso
ciation. The webinar, which
was held Dec. 21, is titled
“Managing supply in an un
precedented time” and can
be viewed at YouTrbe.com.
While bicycle imports
were up 21% in 2020, there
was still a gap between the
number of bicycles imported
in the number that are sold,
Maigevicius said.
“That yields inventory
levels, and inventory levels
at wholesale around the
world today are less than one
month on hand,” he said. “So,
the situation is pretty chal
lenging from an inventoiy
standpoint and from an avail-
ability standpoint”
Cycle Gallery is currently
offering a bicycle tune-up
special for $49.95. The shop
is open weekdays and closes
at 1 p.m. on Saturday and is
closed on Sunday. To reach
by phone, call Cycle Gallery
at 252-:i38-1559.
Chris Day is multimedia
editor of the Daily Advance.
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John H. Smith
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HERTFORD - John Haywood “J.H.” Smith, 80, of
125 Smith Cove Road, died Saturday, January 23,
2021 in Vidant Chowan
Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Smith was bom in
Perquimans County on
February 8, 1940, and
was the only son of five
children born to John
nie Martin and Hilda
Byrum Smith.
In addition to his par
ents, he was preceded in
death by two of his sis
ters, Linda Joyce Smith
and Eva Ann White; and
by a grandson, Christo
pher Wayne Spivey.
The owner and operator of Edenton Floral Com
pany & Antiques (formerly Lula White’s Flower
Shop) since 1968, he continued to work until his
death. A faithful member and deacon of Edenton
Baptist Church, he provided the flowers for the
sanctuary every Sunday for many years.
Community involvement included his long-
time membership in the James Iredell Association
where for over 30 years he chaired the committee
on its furnishings, and served several terms as the
Association’s president. He obtained many items
and furniture that remain an integral part of the
historic site, and worked tirelessly to furnish the
home as it would have been when the Iredell fami
ly lived there. His work continued with the Histori
cal and Preservation Commission on other histori
cal homes throughout the state.
Other areas of service included his time spent
as a member of the North Carolina Army National
Guard.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Fox
worth Smith; three daughters, Crystal Bunch (hus
band, Art) of Hertford, Valerie Spivey of Edenton,
and Amanda Betts (husband, Battle) of Elizabeth
City; two sisters, Deborah S. Williams (husband,
Billy) of Elizabeth City and Gail S. Smith (husband,
Lewis) of Hertford; his brother-in-law, C.D. White
(wife, Joanne) of Hertford; and four grandchildren,
Justin Spivey, Corby Bunch, Lizzy Betts, and Park
er Betts.
A graveside funeral service was held Wednesday
at 11:00 a.m. in Beaver Hill Cemetery and was con
ducted by his pastor, The Rev. David Brooks. Mill
er Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road,
Edenton, is assisting the family with arrangements
and online condolences may be made by visiting
www.millerfhc.com.
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