WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The latest import figures show the U.S. imported 8.54 million bikes last year, 21% fewer than in 2024 and the lowest number in at least a decade. The imposition of import tariffs, combined with years of over supply following the COVID sales boom, caused the industry to curtail imports sharply.
Adult bicycle sales are down to just 1/3 of what they were before the covid boom, and new bike sales are still declining.
I think peak madness is I’m sort of shopping for a 20 or 24" bike for my little guy, and they are all right around the 1k mark for anything with a few gears. Might look to the bmx market for his next one honestly.
Kids bikes are prime second hand material. All my friends kids have bikes from hard rubbish. Plus they get to teach the kid about basic bike servicing in the process.
I would normally agree with you. We live in a prime mountain biking area though, and I want to get them started young as I want them to start accompanying me on trail rides, and I want my eldest to start racing in U8. I don’t think I need to spend 4k on them to succeed like some people are, don’t get me wrong, but I want them to have decent enough equipment to have a good start.
No disrespect to rubbish bikes though. I rode lots of rubbish bikes as a kid. They still will too I’m sure.
I think peak madness is I’m sort of shopping for a 20 or 24" bike for my little guy, and they are all right around the 1k mark for anything with a few gears. Might look to the bmx market for his next one honestly.
Kids bikes are prime second hand material. All my friends kids have bikes from hard rubbish. Plus they get to teach the kid about basic bike servicing in the process.
I would normally agree with you. We live in a prime mountain biking area though, and I want to get them started young as I want them to start accompanying me on trail rides, and I want my eldest to start racing in U8. I don’t think I need to spend 4k on them to succeed like some people are, don’t get me wrong, but I want them to have decent enough equipment to have a good start.
No disrespect to rubbish bikes though. I rode lots of rubbish bikes as a kid. They still will too I’m sure.