Changing times not for the better.
One of the bike shops in my city has closed and the other was sold to new owners that are selling bikes not much better than Walmart now. I got four tires for my bike that were the last four road tires in the shop. I have been riding since February and I have seen few road bikes even on warm days. I will have to order everything off the web now. I will also have to get equipment to do all the repair work. I am 74 and I will do whatever it takes to keep riding.