Market Reports

LONDON, United Kingdom - The total bicycle market in the UK saw sales drop a further 2% year-on-year in 2024 to a new low this century. This latest drop continues the long post-COVID downturn which began in the second half of 2021. However, the latest figures from the Bicycle Association (BA) suggest there is light at the end of the tunnel.

LONDON, United Kingdom - In contrast to other European markets, where declines in unit sales could be offset against higher sales values, this can't be said for the UK market. The post-COVID downturn in the UK cycling market has seen the total market value fall a further 6% in 2023, following an 18% decline in 2022. On top of that, in 2023 the UK had "the worst mechanical bike sales this century," the latest data confirms.

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 plateauing and regular bike sales dropping 22%, the country's Bicycle Association is calling for action as the market hits a 20-year low.

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 has revealed. This is a 22% rise on the 2019 sales. Although e-bikes are yet to play a key role in volume to the same degree as in other European markets, they have pushed the market value over the billion-pound barrier.

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 UK. For the first time, the value of e-bikes imported from other EU countries overtook those from outside the EU. In the first nine months of 2020, the total value of e-bike imports already stood at around €109.56 million. This is a 31% hike in value compared to €89.78 million for the full 12 months in 2019.

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.

The number of bikes imported in the United Kingdom seems to have undergone a staggering transformation throughout the course of 2017. During the first two quarters it looked like they were on course to post an annual drop.

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

The bike sales in the UK shows a stable picture despite a decline in 2015 in both units and value imported.

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 the last 8 years cycle imports have been quite stable, hovering between 3 and 3.5 million units per annum.

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

LONDON, UK - 2009 ended with a cold-snap but, for most of the rest of the year, it was unseasonably warm. Fair weather in the UK means bumper ice-cream ...

LONDON, UK - The British bike trade had a rollercoaster 2008. There were highs, there were lows. In the middle of the year there were screams of joy as ...

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

LONDON, UK - 2007 ended with a murder threat to all cyclists from a prominent newspaper columnist. It started with the death of a well-known British ...

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK - 2006 will go down as the year the British mass media 'discovered' the bicycle. In June there were many high-profile media ...