Tag Archives: Bicycle Association

Bicycle Association webinar to address lithium battery fires

The market risks arising from the issue of lithium battery fires, as incidents regularly make the headlines, will be examined by the Bicycle Association (BA) in a free webinar on Friday, April 28, at 12:30pm. Registration for this, the second of the BA’s new season of lunchtime webinars, is open …

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Bicycle Association announces UK-wide battery collection and recycling service

Bicycle Association announces UK-wide battery collection and recycling service which will trial later this year Picture: KBO Bike

The Bicycle Association (BA) has announced its intention to set up a UK-wide collection and recycling service for bike batteries. The decision comes in anticipation of significant growth in the sale of electric bikes in the coming years. In other European markets there is already a single collection programme running, …

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Micromobility worth £25 million in London last year, according to Bicycle Association 

Micromobility was worth £25million in products and services last year, according to research carried out by the Bicycle Association (BA).  The trade association for the UK cycle industry has published its latest report, revealing the economic impact cycling had in the capital last year, as micromobility contributed to 16% of …

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COVID cycling boom will ‘triple e-bike sales by 2023’

The COVID cycling boom will triple e-bike sales by 2023, the BA has revealed in a new impact report. Building On The Boom: The UK Cycling Market in 2020 and Beyond was produced using data from the BA’s Market Data Service (MDS), powered by Sports Marketing Surveys Inc (SMS). Other …

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E-bikes: A mouth-watering opportunity

New data from the Bicycle Association Market Data Service, powered by SMS, has highlighted the spiralling value of e-bikes to the UK cycling market In total, between January and August 2020, e-bikes accounted for 12% of cycling sales’ value in the UK, a calculation which includes bikes, e-bikes, parts, accessories …

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Micromobility: a tantalising prospect for Christmas sales?

According to the BA’s Market Data Service – powered by Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) – it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas buying habits will be very different in 2020… In total, this market, which is predominantly made up of electric and non-electric scooters, has followed the wider cycling …

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£175 million allocated for cycling and walking schemes across England

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today given councils across England £175 million to create safe space for cycling and walking, as surveys and independent polls show strong public support for high-quality schemes. The money, part of the £2 billion announced for cycling and walking in May, will fund measures including …

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