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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- High gas prices are burning a hole in nearly everyone's wallets.

However, for people who sell scooters, rising fuel costs mean money in the bank.

"We're well above the last two years in sales with gas prices going up, " Jarrod Stuhlsatz, owner of Sportique Scooters in Colorado Springs, said.

Stuhlsats said summer is typically busy season for his scooter store, and high gas prices drive more customers to his shop.

"The closer we get to that magic number, which right now is $4, the more interest we see," he said.

A spike in interest nearly emptied Sportique a few years ago when gas prices first soared over $3 per gallon.

"We weren't ready for the spike in gas prices," Stuhlsatz said. "We probably had four bikes left on the floor. Since then, we've tried to anticipate it and stock up."

Sportique Scooters has a full stock of classic and modern scooters now, but with gas prices steadily on the rise, the store could quickly sell out.

"We've never sold out before and we hope we don't, but we expect a busy August and September," Stuhlsatz said.

Expensive fuel prices brought Cindy Solomon and her family to Sportique Scooters Wednesday afternoon. Solomon hopes to find a new ride that gets more miles per gallon.

"If I can go to school for 70 miles to the gallon as opposed to 25 miles to the gallon in my car," she said, "A scooter seems to make perfect sense."

With fewer trips to the pump, using a scooter to get across town could keep more money in your wallet, and Stuhlsatz said you'll have more fun along the way.

"If you have to go to work, you might as well have fun doing it," he said. "A scooter is a great way to do that."

Prices for a new scooter range from $2,400 to $10,000.