Well, I looked at that article and it made me wonder about the demographics for the country as a whole. The birth rate dropped during and immediately after the 2008 recession. Those unborn kids would be 10 or 11 now which is prime kid bike age. So that could explain part of the drop in numerical sales.
My kid went through 2 bikes and her current (fairly expensive) bike is probably a bit small since her most recent (and likely last) growth spurt. I doubt I'll get her a new bike now, since it's off to university later this summer. I might look for a beater bike on the used market given the college theft issue. Luckily, the campus is small and extremely walkable, so even that might not be in the cards.
Last edited by Altair 4; 06-07-19 at 01:19 PM.