Australian E-bike Demand Gears up Post-Lockdown

A Cowboy's employee, wearing a protective face mask, rides a Cowboy electric bike in the streets of Brussels, on July 28, 2020. JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images

An e-bike sales spike has been attributed to pent-up demand from Australians coming out of lockdown, as purchases nearly doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

New figures from 99 Bikes, one of the nation’s largest bike retailers, show electric bike sales went up a gear from April to December last year.