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Bike boom: Sales up 25% but increased motor traffic holding back further growth, says Bicycle Association | road.cc
Bicycle Association data shows 40% growth by value against 2020, and 25% by volume - but motor traffic levels may be holding back further growth
Bikes are still flying off the shelves in the UK as the latest market data sales figures show 40% growth by value and 25% by volume, year on year, to the end of May 2021 - but increasing motor traffic and supply issues may be holding back further growth.
For the first time sales figures offer a direct comparison with the bike boom of the UK’s first lockdown in 2020, with sales March-May 2021 up 7% by value and 25% by volume compared with the same period last year.