COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The e-bike has gained a strong foothold on the three Nordic countries, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, although their overall bicycle markets declined. The transformation has not yet started in Finland. That only seems to be a matter of time as the Fins are already prepared to pay more for their bike than in the past as the volume in the top-end of the market expanded last year.
OSLO, Norway - Electric bicycles are rapidly becoming more popular in Norway. This year sales are estimated to double. What contributes to the success is a subsidy scheme offered by the Oslo city council for residents that buy an e-bike.
OSLO, Norway - Electric bicycles are rapidly becoming more popular in Norway. This year sales is estimated to double. What contributes to the success is a subsidy scheme offered by the Oslo city council for residents that buy an e-bike.
OSLO, Norway - The bicycle season in Norway made a very slow start due to cold spring weather. Later in the summer the market did not manage to make up for the earlier losses. The Norwegian Sporting Goods Association (Sportsbransjen AS) estimates the total market for 2015 at 400,000 units, down 2.5% from 410,000 units last year.
OSLO, Norway - The 2014 sales season has been a long and successful for the Norwegian bicycle market. While 2013 was hampered with a long and cold spring - 2014 has been blessed with excellent conditions thanks to an early spring and warm fall which increased the sales season. Also Norway is getting involved with e-bikes.
OSLO, Norway - The 2013 bicycle season in Norway was hampered by a slow start, due to a cold and rainy spring. This resulted in an extremely weak start for 2013 sales. But, most of the business lost in spring was regained later, thanks to stable weather in the summer and an increasing interest in cycling across the country.
OSLO, Norway - The 2012 bicycle season started positively with an all-time high for sales volume in the first quarter, due to a fantastic March. But sales dropped in April, when the monthly rainfall in Norway was 145% higher than normal. The months of May and June were also quite cold and wet. Then sales picked up again in July, August, and September thanks to warmer weather with less rain.
