Due to the global crisis caused in part by the covid-19 pandemic many people have begun to realize the importance of a healthy lifestyle and reducing greenhouse gasses. Cars. Almeria has seen a rise in business in this area. However, it is having difficulty meeting the needs of their customers as supply shortages are causing delays that can cause long delays in delivery. Bikestore is a bicycle shop in Almeria that specializes in selling second-hand and new bikes. Francisco Fernandez, a worker at Bikestore, says that what has been happening with the scarcity of supplies in recent months is insane.
It all depends on what type of bike you are purchasing. Francisco says that an initiation bike may not be the same as a high-end road bike. However, customers who have been waiting more than a year for their bike still haven’t received them. Your order is in progress, but there are still missing parts that can be shipped. Fernandez explains that among the components in short supply is “those made of aluminum, all the material which is made up from aluminum is the hardest to find, specifically Shimano.” It is this that the boom in Almeria is bringing a bike to the forefront. Many people come to their establishments to “get started in he world of the bicycle, many initiation ones being sold.”
The shortage, which has been affecting the motorsports industry since 2021, due to rising prices for the containers used to transport the parts, is causing headaches for the cycling industry. “This month, last year was the hardest, we experienced a few crucial months with a shortage, now too but we function normally,” says Francisco Fernandez. He claims that 2021 was “the most complicated year, without any doubt, there was no comparison.”
Almeria’s cycling industry lack of parts is causing problems for many businesses. They are facing a tough future because of the long wait to get orders. Bikestores and Aventura Bike must wait up to 20 months before they can stop selling bicycles. A number of Almeria sellers agree that depending on the model, we could wait up to a year until we have it next day.
This is a worrying fact that pedal transport has been used for displacement in Spain. The Association of Brands and Bicycles of Spain, in collaboration with Cofidis, has confirmed this. The study, which included bikes and accessories, shows that the sector’s turnover in 2021 was 2,888,000,000 euros. This is 10.76% higher than 2020, and twice the amount that was seen in 2015.
Last year, Spain saw 1,571,368 bikes leave stores. That’s 6,000 more than 2021, and 470,000 more that 2015. In 2013, battery-powered bikes made up 1% of all purchases, while they make up 14.2% today. This study has confirmed that 41% of sales increased in Spanish cities. Almeria is currently suffering from shortages. Businesses hope to survive the situation. Paco Hinojo from Aventura Bike says that this “looks like it will take very long and adverse to the sector.”
Although there are still people who hesitate to buy, the number of bicycles in Almeria is on the rise following the covid-19 pandemic. “He says. Bikestore is most popular in May when people are looking for bikes because of the warm weather. But this year, the demand has been weaker than at Christmas. Children’s bikes are chosen by their nine-year-old age. Many of them are given away as communion gifts.
Aventura Bike is another shop in the sector, located on Avenida Del Mediterraneo. It also offers a rental and workshop service. Paco Hinojo, who has been in the capital for more than 30 years, believes that the scarcity of goods is having an impact on “on a worldwide level”. This lack of stock is appreciated by different models, however, it was necessary to establish it. There are brands that focus their resources on the most productive. You may not find a bike for 700 euros, but you will find it in a bike for 5,000 euros.
Paco sees a “quite challenging year” in the industry if there is not an end to the supply shortage. He looks forward from his shop and says that he is sad about the current situation. “There are brands that have not even shown their bikes for the season 2023,” he said. It will be as bad as the 2021 pandemic and it will hurt us. We have a workshop, and if there aren’t bikes, there isn’t material to fix. Everything is very bad since the pandemic.
