Bicycle sales in 2009 were down sharply from the two prior years in which 18 million units were sold. The United States is the second largest national bicycle market in the world, second to the leader, China. In terms of types of bicycles, mountain bikes are the leading category with 27.8% of the U.S. market. The other bicycle categories and their respective market shares are as follows: Youth, 21.3%; Hybrid/Cross, 20.4%; Road, 14.9%; Comfort, 10.3%, and Cruiser, 3.3%.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: 14.9 million units
Source: “Industry Overview 2009,” 2010
Original source: U.S. Department of Commerce and Gluskin Townley Group

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