Bicycle boom 2025: E-bikes, city bikes and gravel bikes at a record level!

Bicycle boom 2025: E-bikes, city bikes and gravel bikes at a record level!

Österreich - The bicycle industry experiences a remarkable upswing in the 2025 season, especially in the area of used bicycles. Around 85,000 bicycles are currently inserted for sale on the WILLBAU platform, the average sales price for a used wheel is 250 euros. The attractiveness of used models is also reflected in the steadily growing demand, such as ots.at reported.

The range of e-bikes is particularly striking, which has almost doubled since 2022. According to the current data, the market for city bikes, Gravel Bikes and racing bikes in 2025 is on an all -time high. While the range of gravel bikes increased by 30% compared to 2024, the e-bikes also have an increase of 11%. In contrast, the range of children's bicycles shows a decline.

popular bike types and price trends

The most popular bike types on Willkaden are city bikes, e-bikes, gravel bikes and racing bikes. The advertisements also show that 25% of the bicycles offered are new or new. Seller can expect higher prices in 2025 compared to the previous year. The average offer prices for different bike types are as follows:

sustainability by second hand

Another positive aspect of the used market is its contribution to sustainability. The Second Hand Effect Report 2023 proves that the trade in used bicycles on will pay potentially up to 50,578 tons of CO₂ equivalents per year, which corresponds to the CO₂ storage of over six million trees. In the meantime, wants to have 3.6 million unique users, which corresponds to more than half of the Austrian population. According to boerse-express.com Children's bicycles for reducing CO₂ emissions.

A comparison of used and new bicycles also shows that the reuse of devices offers significant ecological advantages. In this way, the purchase of used sports equipment can be avoided CO₂ emissions that correspond to the production of 22 million plastic bottles.

sustainability challenges in the bicycle industry

The study by deloitte.com to sustainability in the bicycle industry in the DACH-region illuminates the requirements and opportunities of the industry. Although bicycles are generally considered sustainable products, production processes and supply chains are often insufficiently respected in sustainability. Companies react differently to these challenges: Some have already made significant progress in sustainable business practices, while others are still in the beginning.