The Impact and Development of The Bicycle Industry in European and American Countries During
The COVID-19 Pandemic
BACKGROUND
 Since the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in
2019, people have had to be controlled by the epidemic and
restricted from gathering in public places, such as schools,
companies, entertainment venues, etc.
 One of the many ways to prevent the virus attack is by doing
exercises, most of society chooses cycling as a way of
exercising and going out during the pandemic.
 However, affected by the pandemic, the bicycle industry has
been greatly affected in terms of supply, sales, and travel
restrictions….
INFLUENCES
Positive Influence:
 Increased demand for bicycles, a sharp increase in sales and imports and
exports (Figure 1&2);
 People‘s interest in cycling increases, promoting green travel;
 People‘s health awareness improved during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Negative influence:
 Sales hampered by restrictions on people going to work, school and
travel;
 Factories shut down, resulting in disruptions in the supply of raw
materials, spare parts and goods;
 Surge in demand leads to bicycle shortages and higher prices.
RESEARCH
Figure 1. Percentage change in cycling levels in 2020 compared to
2019 in 11 European Countries, Canada, and the USA (for entire
weeks, weekends, and weekdays).
Figure 2. Bike imports dipped significantly in March 2020 but, by September,
imports had rebounded.  More than half of the $124.0 million in bicycle imports
in January 2021 came from China ($69.8 million). Taiwan ($30.0 million) and
Cambodia ($14.6 million) ranked second and third.
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The Key to Recovery
 Local governments have invested in the construction of
bicycle roads;
 Raise public awareness of environmental protection and
health;
 Bicycle and spare parts producing countries resume
production as soon as possible after the epidemic and
increase the supply;
 Government introduces bicycle purchase and maintenance
subsidy policy;
Conclusion
Overall, the pandemic has had a positive impact on
the bicycle industry but also has many negative
aspects. These influencing factors mainly lie in the
production and supply of bicycle spare parts during
the epidemic, restrictions on people's travel by
various governments, and the shortage and high
price of bicycles.
The outlook for the bicycle industry is positive,
which is inseparable from the government's support
in infrastructure construction, lifting restrictions and
resuming production and transportation. People
should maintain their love of cycling, which is an
improvement in personal health and a contribution
to environmental protection.
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