U.S. Bicycle Industry: Statistics and Facts
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U.S. Bicycle Industry: Statistics and Facts
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#2Whoops: "About 47.6 billion e-bikes are projected to be sold globally in 2018."
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#3Read the report for only $325!
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#4I can happily say that my mountain bike was made in America AND was also cheaper than the competitors. Although Turner now makes its bikes in Taiwan since they only do carbon. Guerrilla Gravity is another US manufacturer with decent prices. Anyone know any others?
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#5We sure seem to buy a lot of bikes, but it doesn't seem like a proportionate number of people are riding them.
I suppose bikes fit in this interesting niche of being a leisure item/exercise item, but because there's potential for everyday/practical usage people are more willing to buy than other leisure items? I'm not sure.
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#6I can happily say that my mountain bike was made in America AND was also cheaper than the competitors. Although Turner now makes its bikes in Taiwan since they only do carbon. Guerrilla Gravity is another US manufacturer with decent prices. Anyone know any others?
It's rather sad that not only have the $200 dollar bikes been outsourced, i.e. moved manufacturing overseas, but also the high end frames and components have mostly gone overseas.
Taiwan is a great place, but i wish we kept some of the high end mfg stateside.
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#7I've never heard of statista. I'm interested in hearing experiences and opinions from anyone that uses it! Why is it useful for you? How does it compare to other sources for you?
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#8It seems like 80% of the data is locked behind a paywall. What is left is interesting, but insufficient to make any conclusions.
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#9We sure seem to buy a lot of bikes, but it doesn't seem like a proportionate number of people are riding them. I suppose bikes fit in this interesting niche of being a leisure item/exercise item, but because there's potential for everyday/practical usage people are more willing to buy than other leisure items? I'm not sure.
Right now my family has 8 bikes in our garage for 3 people. All of them get ridden at one time or another depending on the specific activity. My 3 bikes include a folding bike for short errands around town or transit trips with a long transfer on one end, a mountain bike, and a skinny tire road bike for longer weekend rides. For families that ride, we are not that unusual.
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#10I can happily say that my mountain bike was made in America AND was also cheaper than the competitors. Although Turner now makes its bikes in Taiwan since they only do carbon. Guerrilla Gravity is another US manufacturer with decent prices. Anyone know any others?
It's rather sad that not only have the $200 dollar bikes been outsourced, i.e. moved manufacturing overseas, but also the high end frames and components have mostly gone overseas. Taiwan is a great place, but i wish we kept some of the high end mfg stateside.
On the other hand I didn't worry whether my Trek came from Taiwan or America because I don't live in either country.