Polish bicycle market on the rise

The bicycle market in Poland, driven by exports and a growing local demand, is on the rise. According to estimates of the leading Polish bicycle manufacturers, as many as 900,000 bicycles were made in Poland in 2014, an increase of 16 percent compared with the previous year, according to Polish daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. In 2014, some 1.2 million bicycles were sold, an increase of 15 percent versus 2013. In 2013, Poland was the 3rd biggest producer of bicycles in Europe, with eight percent of the European market share, just behind Italy (23 percent) and Germany (19 percent), but ahead of its biggest rival, the Netherlands.