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Making e-bikes faster is no trivial offence

In the current year there have been more and more articles in the media about the unauthorised speeding up of e-bikes. The Association of Swiss Bicycle Importers has commissioned a legal opinion, which in particular addresses the question of liability of an...

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Sales in 2017

2017 was a good cycling year. 338`000 bicycles and pedelecs (excluding children's play bicycles) were sold in Switzerland. That is 4.2 per cent more than in the previous year. With almost 90`000 vehicles, e-bikes set a new sales record. The increase was 16.3 per cent.

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Sales in 2016

E-bike sales increase again significantly (SFZ) In 2016, 324,581 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland. Almost every fourth of these is an e-bike. A total of 75,665 bikes with electric motors found buyers, an increase of 14 % compared to 2015. The normal...

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Sales in 2015

E-bikes still in strong demand (SFZ) The e-bike continues to be on the road to success. In 2015, 66,332 new e-bikes were sold in Switzerland, an increase of 15.1 % over the previous year. The city bike increased slightly, as did the mountain bike (including...

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Sales in 2014

The e-bike success story continues 2014 16.7 % more new e-bikes were sold in Switzerland compared to the previous year. The sporty bikes were also on the road to success and increased by 4.2 %. The overall market recorded a plus of 2.4%. Flashback: 2013...

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Sales in 2013

Bad weather dampened the desire to buy (SFZ) After the two good sales years 2011 and 2012, the bad spring weather in 2013 depressed new bike sales figures: A total of 330,313 new bicycles were sold, 5.3% less than in the previous year. Very good demand...

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Sales in 2012

Stable sales thanks to great efforts (SFZ) More electric bikes and more mountain bikes, fewer city bikes and racing bikes: with 348,600 new bicycles sold, bike sales in 2012 were only 0.9% below the previous year and reached a multi-year average of...

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Sales in 2011

E-bikes, racing bikes and junior MTB in the fast lane (SFZ) More electric bikes, junior mountis and racing bikes, fewer mountain and city bikes: In 2011, a total of 351,800 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland, slightly more than in the previous year. The strong Swiss franc and...

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Sales in 2010

Already every ninth new bicycle an e-bike (SFZ) The electric bicycle is overtaking itself: 39,200 new bicycles with whisper motors were sold in Switzerland in 2010, that is 11.2% of the new bicycle fleet. The front-runners of the bicycle hit parade are still the sporty bikes...

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