In the first five months of this year, the Dutch bought 335,000 new bicycles, for a total value of 503 million euros, according to interest group BOVAG, based on research by GfK.

Peak sales of bicycles in May

This means that the average price per bicycle comes to about 1,500 euros. Especially in May, cycling enthusiasts flocked to their wallets, with 122,000 two-wheelers sold. It is striking that almost half of these were e-bikes: 58,000. The other 64,000 were bicycles without pedal assistance.

De verkoop van e-bikes zit al langer in de lift. In de eerste vijf maanden van dit jaar zijn er 149.000 van verkocht; 12 procent meer dan in dezelfde periode vorig jaar. Van ‘normale’ fietsen zijn er in de eerste vijf maanden 186.000 verkocht.

Corona and good weather ensure more bicycle sales

Relatively few two-wheelers were sold in the months of March and April, after which the sales figures skyrocketed in May, with a plus of 38 percent. The corona measures in combination with the good weather are the cause of the increased sales, according to BOVAG.

De belangenorganisatie wijst er wel op dat er mogelijk problemen ontstaan bij het leveren van nieuwe bestellingen. Dit omdat toeleveranciers tijdelijk gesloten waren als gevolg van coronamaatregelen. “Het is daardoor onzeker of de positieve ontwikkelingen doorzetten”, aldus BOVAG.

Source: nu.nl

For the first time ever, more new electric bicycles have been bought than normal city bicycles. Sales of e-bikes increased by more than 40 percent in 2018. The relatively expensive electric bicycles drive the turnover of the bicycle sector. Last year, a record turnover of 1.22 billion was achieved, the Bovag and RAI Association report.

Bicycle sales are increasing due to favorable conditions

Bicycle sales benefited last year from the booming economy and the long hot summer. It is the first time in four years that the number of bicycles sold has again exceeded a million. The average selling price of a new bicycle in 2017 was 734 euros, thanks to the more expensive electric bicycle, it rose to 1,207 euros.

The popularity of the e-bike comes at the expense of the city bike, the city bike. It is no longer the most sold bicycle type. The share of city bikes sold fell from 42 to 34 percent. 40 percent of all new bicycles now have an electric motor.

More bicycles than residents

Nederland is een fietsland, het enige land ter wereld met meer fietsen dan inwoners. Naar schatting zijn er 23,8 miljoen fietsen wat neerkomt op gemiddeld 1,3 fiets per inwoner. Er rijden inmiddels 2,3 miljoen elektrische fietsen rond. Jaarlijks leggen we zo’n 15,5 miljard kilometer af.

source: www.nos.nl