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9 Jul 2025

A recent BBC Breakfast segment has sparked backlash from the cycling community over its portrayal of e-bikes, with critics accusing the broadcaster of conflating legal e-bikes with illegal,...

8 Jul 2025

More than 30 locations across Scotland have seen a major rise in the number of people cycling, according to newly released data.

7 Jul 2025

Sixteen illegally upgraded e-bikes capable of speeds up to 40mph have been seized and disposed of in a joint enforcement operation in Birmingham city centre.

7 Jul 2025

Bristol-based Cytech training provider and ACT member Life Cycle has launched its award-winning Bikes Beyond Bars programme at HMP Bullingdon, expanding a project that has already impacted lives...

4 Jul 2025

New data from Strava reveals a major surge in cycling across the UK, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the charge.

3 Jul 2025

Shimano has launched an urgent investigation into what it describes as a “critical” shortage of skilled bike mechanics across Europe, warning that the situation threatens to...

2 Jul 2025

MPs have called on Amazon and eBay to tighten controls after e-bikes and chargers flagged as serious fire risks were found for sale on their platforms.

25 Jun 2025

The E-Bike Positive campaign has seen major success in the first half of 2025, with its message reaching nearly 8 million people across the UK through high-profile media coverage and growing...

20 Jun 2025

The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has asked the ACT, and its parent company Bira, to help them reach out to small business retailers across the country, for their quick input on...

20 Jun 2025

Activate Cycle Academy has reopened its Cytech training facility in Darlington, offering a full range of courses from Home Mechanic up to Cytech Technical Three.
 

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New report suggests UK cycle tech falls by a third, with bikes sales also struggling.

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

A new report has indicated a total year on year fall of 8% in the UK bicycle market, with both mechanical and electric bikes affected. Sales of the latter were especially impacted and lagging well behind the rest of Europe, despite potential for growth remaining.

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Other key findings in the Bicycle Association report include a fall in sales of mechanical cycles by nearly a third on the same period in 2019. Last year's mechanical cycle figures for 2022 vs 2019 showed a drop of 27%.

Cycling tech appears to have been hit the hardest, having fallen 34% in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. Parts, accessories, clothing has also suffered, with a 15% drop on last year.

Even the UK's  ebike market which in the current drive towards net zero offer perhaps the most obvious potential for growth, has been hit. The only ebike sector which has seen growth is the e-mountain bike market, with overall sales – as well as take-up in the tech – continuing to fall behind those of Europe.

The market, though, is still predicted to be worth £1.57 billion in 2023, as opposed to £1.55 billion in 2019 – growth of 0.3% per year.

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