Bike Week bad for the local economy?

Fancy · 06-21-2004, 03:32 PM

I have a (serious) question. What businesses actually close down for bike week? I have heard that from several people - but don't know of any businesses that actually have to close? Thanks in advance!

Lakegeezer · 06-21-2004, 04:16 PM

Our biker friends purchased about $200 of clothing at Parafunalia in Meredith, $50 of junk at the Moultonboro General Store, and we spend about $80 on groceries at JoJos in Moultonboro. There is $300 or so bucks from 2 of the 400,000 people that came up to see the show. Yes, I got caught in a traffic jam. What a scene! With the cold lake and the howing winds, the cycles were the best show in town. Two weekends is enough, and I'd vote to keep it that way - but I'm a nonvoting taxpayer. Those that are complaining have to wait again till next year - but are welcome to start griping about the regular tourists that jam the roads every Friday and Sunday afternoon - and don't even dress funny.

Belmont Resident · 06-25-2004, 05:45 AM

Hotels, food chains, etc. benifit.
Local contractors hurt, resident's in the area hurt. Contractors can't get to the job site. More and more I meet residents within a 5 miles of the Weirs that are either forced to leave town or are held at home because it's just not worth the time it takes to go out and return unless they go out befor the traffic starts.
The Friday before the event started it took me 1/2 hour to drive from Sunset Bay to Weirs Crossing. Normally a 5 minute ride. Traffic was backed up as far as you could see from every direction coming into the Weirs.

06-21-2004, 04:16 PM	#2
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,680 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 355 Thanked 640 Times in 291 Posts	We did our part Our biker friends purchased about $200 of clothing at Parafunalia in Meredith, $50 of junk at the Moultonboro General Store, and we spend about $80 on groceries at JoJos in Moultonboro. There is $300 or so bucks from 2 of the 400,000 people that came up to see the show. Yes, I got caught in a traffic jam. What a scene! With the cold lake and the howing winds, the cycles were the best show in town. Two weekends is enough, and I'd vote to keep it that way - but I'm a nonvoting taxpayer. Those that are complaining have to wait again till next year - but are welcome to start griping about the regular tourists that jam the roads every Friday and Sunday afternoon - and don't even dress funny. __________________ -lg

06-25-2004, 05:45 AM	#3
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	business's that hurt Hotels, food chains, etc. benifit. Local contractors hurt, resident's in the area hurt. Contractors can't get to the job site. More and more I meet residents within a 5 miles of the Weirs that are either forced to leave town or are held at home because it's just not worth the time it takes to go out and return unless they go out befor the traffic starts. The Friday before the event started it took me 1/2 hour to drive from Sunset Bay to Weirs Crossing. Normally a 5 minute ride. Traffic was backed up as far as you could see from every direction coming into the Weirs.

06-21-2004, 03:32 PM	#1
Fancy Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Manchester with summer place on Paugus Bay Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a (serious) question. What businesses actually close down for bike week? I have heard that from several people - but don't know of any businesses that actually have to close? Thanks in advance!