The UK bike market has a storm to weather as traditional bike sales drop and e-bike sales stabilise. – Photo Fudge & Sons

UK bike sales drop to ‘lowest level in 20 years’

LONDON, England – Sales data collected from UK e-bike and bicycle retailers show that the market has taken a huge drop in 2022. With e-bike sales...

Ongoing improvements in infrastructure such as new bike lanes, pavement-widening, and cycle-only corridors, accelerated by the pandemic, are helping to make cycling in the UK safer. – Photo Shutterstock

Gear change in UK market as bike sales top 3.3 million units

LONDON, UK - The total number of bicycles sold in the UK in 2020 reached an estimated 3.3 million units, data from market intelligence agency Mintel...

The latest UK government figures make clearer the extent of the e-bike sales spike in the country. – Photo Bike Europe

UK government statistics reveal huge increase in e-bike imports

LONDON, UK - The British embraced cycling in 2020 as their new mobility trend to move around, particularly in urban areas. Covid made many people...

€2.24 billion worth of investment was signalled by the government in May 2020, raising the prospect of Dutch levels of investment in cycling infrastructure. – Photo Richard Peace

E-bikes and infrastructure propel the UK industry forward in 2020

LONDON, UK - According to the latest statistics published by the UK government, 2020 has shown huge growth in the value of e-bikes imported into the...

Despite Brexit loom UK market showed upward trend last year. – Photo Shutterstock

Is UK Market Poised for Post Brexit Boom?

LONDON, UK - A recent summary of import data has put the UK cycle market at an historic low in terms of the number of bikes arriving in the country....

Sales and import statistics show a relatively healthy picture of the UK bicycle market in 2017. - Photo Shutterstock

UK Market Sees Strong Growth in High-End E-Bikes

LONDON, UK - The number of bikes imported in the United Kingdom seems to have undergone a staggering transformation throughout the course of 2017....

UK bike manufacturing renaissance? Next to new Brompton facility (photo) Frog relocating production from China to South Wales as well as by Trinity Cycles. – Photo Brompton

Brexit Looms Over UK Market Where E-Bikes Boom

LONDON, UK - The vast majority of UK cycle sales are imports from the Far East and there is a booming but relatively tiny e-bike market numbering in...

In the UK the premium price point territory is of expensive road bikes has been fought over by two main contenders, Halfords and latterly Evans Cycles. - Photo Bike Europe

UK E-Bike Segment Grows Amidst Poor 2015 Sales

LONDON, UK - The bigger picture for bike sales in the UK, as reflected by HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) figures shows a stable picture...

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Cities to Lead the Way in UK Bicycle Sales

Cities to Lead the Way in UK Bicycle Sales

LONDON, UK - The vast bulk of cycles sold in the UK are imported and UK government figures from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) show that for...

UK E-Bike Market: 2014 Bumper Year?

UK E-Bike Market: 2014 Bumper Year?

LONDON, UK - The latest import figures from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) suggest around 49,000 electric bikes were imported into the...

UK Bicycle Use On the Rise

UK Bicycle Use On the Rise

LONDON, UK - The latest UK statistics show an increasing number of people using bicycles as an alternative forms of getting around. This is reported...

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