Bicycle sales in Great Britain 2000-2022

The number of bicycles sold in Great Britain reached over two million in 2022. Sales had been decreasing between 2014 and 2018, dropping to 2.2 million that year. From 2018 sales began rising again, peaking at 3.3 million in 2021.The end of the pandemic bike boom?As in many countries across Europe, the United Kingdom experienced an increased demand for bicycles during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the spike in demand for new bicycles in 2021. As the pandemic waned in 2022, bicycle traffic also began decreasing across the country. This decrease was, however, not nearly as strong as the decrease in bicycle sales. Next to changes in exercise and travel behavior in 2022, supply chain issues, which could lead to months-long waits for the delivery of bicycles, also impacted sales.Bike-sharing increasingly popularBike sharing schemes have been spreading to cities across the UK in recent years, no longer making ownership of a bike a prerequisite to cycling. Relative to its population size, London has one of the largest shared bike fleets in the country, which is dominated by station-based bicycles. Manchester, however, has a particularly large free-floating shared bike fleet, with 35 bikes per 10,000 inhabitants.By 2027, the revenue from the bike sharing sector in the UK is expected to reach 78 million euros, a 50 percent increase compared to 2022.

2022年，大不列颠的自行车销量突破了两百万大关。自2014年至2018年间，销量持续下降，当年销量降至220万辆。然而，自2018年起，销量又逐渐回升，并于2021年达到330万辆的峰值。随着疫情的结束，自行车热潮是否也随之落幕？如同欧洲许多国家一样，在英国也经历了COVID-19疫情期间自行车需求的激增，导致2021年新自行车需求量的激增。然而，随着2022年疫情的减弱，全国范围内的自行车流量也开始下降。但这种下降幅度并不及自行车销量下降的幅度强烈。2022年运动和出行行为的改变，以及供应链问题（可能导致自行车交付等待时间长达数月）也对销量产生了影响。自行车共享日益流行。近年来，自行车共享计划已遍布英国各大城市，不再将自行车拥有权视为骑行的先决条件。与人口规模相比，伦敦拥有该国最大的共享自行车车队，其中以基于站点的自行车为主。然而，曼彻斯特的免费浮动共享自行车车队尤为庞大，每10,000名居民拥有35辆自行车。预计到2027年，英国自行车共享行业的收入将达到7800万欧元，比2022年增长50%。