The truth is, everyone wants to be an expert and none of them have a clue. And everyone can find something out there that supports their personal beliefs.
After the pandemic first started shutdowns, there were those predicting a real estate collapse.
Then everyone will be leaving the cities. Housing prices in rural America would soar.
A relative of mine took a $200k cut in price in the Summer of 2020 to sell a home. Had she waited to Summer of 2021 she would have added at least $200k to the original asking price.
As for bikes, who knows. And in a lot of ways who cares. If there were suddenly a flood of product, we might see year end clearances again.
John