{"id":152522,"date":"2021-01-12T14:02:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T14:02:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:02:09","slug":"why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why people bought more ebikes during the pandemic than ever before"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8c693965\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8c693965\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before\/#The_advantages_of_e-bikes\" >The advantages of e-bikes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before\/#A_replacement_for_cars\" >A replacement for cars<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before\/#Who_benefits_from_e-bikes\" >Who benefits from e-bikes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before\/#The_future_of_e-bikes\" >The future of e-bikes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why people bought more ebikes during the pandemic than ever before<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                                Walking and cycling gained a higher profile than ever in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Governments around the world encouraged individuals to go on foot or take their bikes where possible instead of using crowded public transport, and invested in widescale cycling infrastructure to help them do so.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the link between obesity and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/need-extra-precautions\/people-with-medical-conditions.html#obesity\">poorer coronavirus outcomes<\/a> and the country\u2019s new obesity strategy led to doctors <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-53541866\">prescribing cycling<\/a> to improve patients\u2019 health.<\/p>\n<p>While manufacturers and retailers reported a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-53541866\">rise in bicycle sales<\/a> and cycling in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> during the pandemic, there remain many people who may not feel fit enough to cycle very far (or at all), have a long commute, or live in hilly places.<\/p>\n<p>For these people, bicycles that provide electrical assistance for the rider when pedaling, known as electric bikes or e-bikes, have proved an attractive option because they make cycling easier. As a result, sales of e-bikes also boomed in 2020, with manufacturers <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2020\/10\/07\/electric-bicycle-sales-booming-now-theres-new-problem\/\">struggling to keep up<\/a> with the demand.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read:\u00a0<span dir=\"auto\">Meet the 4 scale-ups using data to save the planet<\/span>]<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_advantages_of_e-bikes\"><\/span>The advantages of e-bikes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Requiring less effort to ride, e-bikes allow the user to carry more luggage than conventional cycles and are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2214140520301146\">often used for utilitarian purposes<\/a> such as shopping or commuting, as well as for recreation. E-bike owners have been found to cycle more frequently and for longer distances than <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S259019821930017X\">conventional cyclists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A man with a bike looks out on a city below him.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374521\/original\/file-20201211-19-15d22hl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/2021\/01\/12\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before-syndication\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F01%2F12%2Fwhy-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: E-bikes can be particularly useful in hilly places. WAYHOME Studio\/Shutterstock\" data-title=\"Share E-bikes can be particularly useful in hilly places. WAYHOME Studio\/Shutterstock on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share E-bikes can be particularly useful in hilly places. WAYHOME Studio\/Shutterstock on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>E-bikes can be particularly useful in hilly places. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/unrecognizable-european-male-cyclist-relaxing-on-613752584\">WAYHOME Studio\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In Europe, e-bikes represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the transport market, with sales in Germany in 2018 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2020\/03\/06\/1996443\/0\/en\/Global-e-Bike-Market-Outlook-2020-2025-Giant-Bicycles-Expected-to-Be-the-Largest-Player.html\">accounting for 23.5%<\/a> of all bikes sold, while <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carltonreid\/2019\/03\/02\/when-will-e-bike-sales-overtake-sales-of-bicycles-for-the-netherlands-thats-now\/?sh=213e34632e4a\">more than half<\/a> of the adult bikes sold in the Netherlands in 2018 were electric.<\/p>\n<p>That was before the pandemic sent numbers through the roof. Now, industry groups say sales of e-bikes in Europe could <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingindustry.news\/electric-bike-sales-europe\/\">double in the next five years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_replacement_for_cars\"><\/span>A replacement for cars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Car <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> is an essential part of everyday life for many people, but has a major impact on the environment through air pollution, particularly from congested traffic. As half of all car journeys in the UK are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/514912\/road-use-statistics.pdf\">between one and five miles<\/a> in length, substituting many of them with e-cycling is an achievable aim.<\/p>\n<p>To explore the influence of e-cycling on travel, we conducted a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2214140520301146\">scoping review<\/a> of previous research. In 42 studies examining the impact of e-bike use on other travel modes, the proportion of car journeys substituted after people bought e-bikes ranged from 20% to as high as 86%. Adoption of e-cycling can therefore contribute at some level to reducing congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, and air pollution.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_benefits_from_e-bikes\"><\/span>Who benefits from e-bikes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We have also researched the health benefits of e-bikes in a 2018 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30463581\/\">systematic review of studies<\/a>. In 17 studies involving a range of groups, we found that e-cycling provided the physical activity of at least moderate intensity, which was lower than the intensity elicited during conventional cycling, but higher than that during walking. E-cycling can therefore contribute to meeting physical activity recommendations and increasing physical fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Most people who are not regularly active could benefit from e-cycling. However, for those with health conditions such as obesity or type 2 diabetes, who may particularly benefit from physical activity but often find it difficult, e-cycling may be an important way to become more regularly active.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A silhouette of a person riding a e-bike against a sunset background.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=399&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=399&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=399&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=502&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=502&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/374523\/original\/file-20201211-24-1e7niii.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=502&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/2021\/01\/12\/why-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before-syndication\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F01%2F12%2Fwhy-people-bought-more-ebikes-during-the-pandemic-than-ever-before-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: E-cycling could increase active commuting among people who might struggle to cycle otherwise. Shchus\/Shutterstock\" data-title=\"Share E-cycling could increase active commuting among people who might struggle to cycle otherwise. Shchus\/Shutterstock on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share E-cycling could increase active commuting among people who might struggle to cycle otherwise. Shchus\/Shutterstock on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>E-cycling could increase active commuting among people who might struggle to cycle otherwise. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/unrecognizable-european-male-cyclist-relaxing-on-613752584\">Shchus\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Our research shows that rates of active commuting in these groups is low \u2013 just <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/content\/7\/10\/e017132\">5.5% for those with type 2 diabetes<\/a>. In response to this statistic, we conducted the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29738609\/\">first feasibility study<\/a> to explore whether e-cycling was acceptable to, and could potentially improve the health of, people with this condition.<\/p>\n<p>We recruited 20 people with type 2 diabetes to use an e-bike for 20 weeks. We found that participants enjoyed using the e-bikes, cycling on average 21\u00a0km per week. Participants\u2019 heart rate during e-bicycle journeys was 74.7% of maximum, compared with 64.3% of maximum when walking, a level sufficient to generate improvements in fitness. This is comparable to the changes seen when healthy inactive individuals take up conventional cycling.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_future_of_e-bikes\"><\/span>The future of e-bikes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is now increasing interest in the potential of e-bikes for other people who are recommended more physical activity but find this hard to achieve, such as those recovering from cancer. We can see a future where doctors could prescribe e-cycling to patients, with the provision to buy bikes at a reduced cost or spreading the payments.<\/p>\n<p>Although it has been a difficult year, there may be a small silver lining to the pandemic. With fewer of us commuting, and less motorized travel overall, the pandemic has driven a change in physical activity behavior and raised awareness of traffic congestion and air pollution.<\/p>\n<p>With many of us exploring or re-discovering ways to be active outdoors and cut down on motorized transport, the future is bright for e-cycling. With the development of smaller and more efficient batteries, e-bikes will become lighter and have a longer range of travel, and will become a common sight on our streets.<\/p>\n<p>Providers of e-bikes often refer to the e-bike smile \u2013 the look of joy on people\u2019s faces when they try one for the first time. Try to remember how it felt when a parent held the back of your bike saddle and whizzed you along \u2013 the feeling is very similar.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t yet tried an e-bike, we would encourage you to do so. 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