Last week our local bicycle industry appeared to be doing quite well, according to this month’s cover story in the Oregonian, which we also wrote about here.  But this morning’s New York Times features this piece, entitled “A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting.”  The article discusses the sudden “grim reality” of the bicycle industry, which is experiencing a rapid fall in sales following the industry’s “summer of [its] dreams.”  (more…)