The Effect of Coronavirus on Bicycle Sales

The effect of coronavirus on bicycle sales was positive. There has been a decline in public transport use due to the coronavirus occurring in Wuhan, China. However, people looking for an alternative solution to transportation found the cure on the bike. With the arrival of spring, there was a 50 percent increase in bicycle sales. In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus occurring in Wuhan, China, people have reduced the use of public transport. However, one of the options of people who changed the transportation preferences was the bicycle. With the beautiful weather, there has been an increase in bicycle sales in the last month. One of the rare sectors that the coronavirus positively affected was the bicycle industry. Accordingly, people who moved away from public transport started to prefer bicycles. Thus, there has been an increase of up to 50 percent in bicycle sales. People's closure to their homes due to coronavirus has brought along many psychological problems. People who needed fresh air turned to bike riding as well as walking. For this reason, there was a good leap in the bicycle industry, and there was a 50 percent increase in sales.