Editing Bicycle (section)

===Manufacturing===
{{See also|List of bicycle manufacturing companies}}
[[File:J-w-waldrons-smith-bicycle-works-1900.jpg|thumb|J W Waldron's Smith & Bicycle Works in Brighton, England, ca.1900]]
The global bicycle market is $61&nbsp;billion in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=High Growth and Big Margins in the $61 Billion Bicycle Industry|url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/133109-high-growth-and-big-margins-in-the-61-billion-bicycle-industry|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428021811/http://seekingalpha.com/article/133109-high-growth-and-big-margins-in-the-61-billion-bicycle-industry|archive-date=28 April 2009|access-date=24 October 2011|publisher=Seeking Alpha}}</ref> {{As of|2009}}, 130 million bicycles were sold every year globally and 66% of them were made in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dare.co.in/opportunities/manufacturing/the-business-of-bicycles.htm |title=The Business of Bicycles &#124; Manufacturing &#124; Opportunities |publisher=DARE |date=1 June 2009 |access-date=24 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110153856/http://dare.co.in/opportunities/manufacturing/the-business-of-bicycles.htm |archive-date=10 November 2011 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ EU28 Bicycle market 2000–2014<ref name=conebi2014/>
|-
! Year !! production (M) !! sales (M)
|-
| 2000 || 14.531 || 18.945
|-
| 2001 || 13.009 || 17.745
|-
| 2002 || 12.272 || 17.840
|-
| 2003 || 12.828 || 20.206
|-
| 2004 || 13.232 || 20.322
|-
| 2005 || 13.218 || 20.912
|-
| 2006 || 13.320 || 21.033
|-
| 2007 || 13.086 || 21.344
|-
| 2008 || 13.246 || 20.206
|-
| 2009 || 12.178 || 19.582
|-
| 2010 || 12.241 || 20.461
|-
| 2011 || 11.758 || 20.039
|-
| 2012 || 11.537 || 19.719
|-
| 2013 || 11.360 || 19.780
|-
| 2014 || 11.939 || 20.234
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|+ EU28 Bicycle market 2014<ref name=conebi2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.conebi.eu/?wpdmdl=892 |title= 2014 European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile |publisher= Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry |date= 2015}}</ref>
|-
! Country !! Production (M) !! Parts (M€) !! Sales (M) !! Avg !! Sales (M€)
|-
| Italy || 2.729 || 491 || 1.696 || 288 || {{#expr:1.696*288round1}}
|-
| Germany || 2.139 || 286 || 4.100 || 528 || {{#expr:4.1*528round1}}
|-
| Poland || .991 || 58 || 1.094 || 380 || {{#expr:1.094*380round1}}
|-
| Bulgaria || .950 || 9 || .082 || 119 || {{#expr:.082*119round1}}
|-
| The Netherlands || .850 || 85 || 1.051 || 844 || {{#expr:1.051*844round1}}
|-
| Romania || .820 || 220 || .370 || 125 || {{#expr:.370*125round1}}
|-
| Portugal || .720 || 120 || .340 || 160 || {{#expr:.340*160round1}}
|-
| France || .630 || 170 || 2.978 || 307 || {{#expr:2.978*307round1}}
|-
| Hungary || .370 || 10 || .044 || 190 || {{#expr:.044*190round1}}
|-
| Spain || .356 || 10 || 1.089 || 451 || {{#expr:1.089*451round1}}
|-
| Czech Republic || .333 || 85 || .333 || 150 || {{#expr:.333*150round1}}
|-
| Lithuania || .323 || 0 || .050 || 110 || {{#expr:.050*110round1}}
|-
| Slovakia || .210 || 9 || .038 || 196 || {{#expr:.038*196round1}}
|-
| Austria || .138 || 0 || .401 || 450 || {{#expr:.401*450round1}}
|-
| Greece || .108 || 0 || .199 || 233 || {{#expr:.199*233round1}}
|-
| Belgium || .099 || 35 || .567 || 420 || {{#expr:.567*420round1}}
|-
| Sweden || .083 || 0 || .584 || 458 || {{#expr:.584*458round1}}
|-
| Great Britain || .052 || 34 || 3.630 || 345 || {{#expr:3.630*345round1}}
|-
| Finland || .034 || 32 || .300 || 320 || {{#expr:.300*320round1}}
|-
| Slovenia || .005 || 9 || .240 || 110 || {{#expr:.240*110round1}}
|-
| Croatia || 0 || 0 || .333 || 110 || {{#expr:.333*110round1}}
|-
| Cyprus || 0 || 0 || .033 || 110 || {{#expr:.033*110round1}}
|-
| Denmark || 0 || 0 || .470 || 450 || {{#expr:.470*450round1}}
|-
| Estonia || 0 || 0 || .062 || 190 || {{#expr:.062*190round1}}
|-
| Ireland || 0 || 0 || .091 || 190 || {{#expr:.091*190round1}}
|-
| Latvia || 0 || 0 || .040 || 110 || {{#expr:.040*110round1}}
|-
| Luxembourg || 0 || 0 || .010 || 450 || {{#expr:.010*450round1}}
|-
| Malta || 0 || 0 || .011 || 110 || {{#expr:.011*110round1}}
|-
! EU 28 !! 11.939 !! 1662 !! 20.234 || {{#expr:7941.2/20.234round0}} || 7941.2
|}