Germany's bike-sharing fleet grew 1.5% year-on-year to 102,550 bikes, while private bike subscriptions fell 2% to 98,000. That is the finding of the second market data survey on sharing, subscriptions and rentals by German industry association Zukunft Fahrrad.
German bike leasing provider JobRad is introducing a follow-on lease that lets employees keep the same company bike for another 18 months once their regular contract ends. The company bike leasing revenue fell 4% to EUR 2.8 billion in 2025
While riding an e-bike is inherently sustainable, the bicycle industry—which likes to present itself as a driver of the green mobility transition—has so far struggled to find practical solutions for end-of-life batteries and motors. However, emerging approaches in motor repair offer promising perspectives for the trade.
The global bicycle component market will grow to EUR 20.6 billion by 2034, according to a new forecast by Indian market research firm Fortune Business Insights.
German bicycle brand Stevens has launched a custom bike programme in which riders configure their bike online before it is hand-built in Hamburg.
German drive system specialist TQ now lets riders update the software of its e-bike drive systems themselves, using the E-Bike app. The function is initially available for the HPR40 and HPR60 drive systems.
