i'm seeing loads of electric bikes now!

[Scottyf]

It would be interesting to see some industry figures on sales vs Last year on units to see if the market is demanding more.

The fact they ran out of stock could be to poor planning. We have also had a very mild april and the weather is picking up again this week. All these will contribute to more people venturing into Ebikes.

Not to mention the ever rising petrol / diesel cost.

Are there any industry sales on cycles that are open to the public ?

 

[Willin']

I've found this link:
Bike Europe - Facts & Figures - Market Reports: <b>United Kingdom 2010: </b>Storming Year for the UK Bike Trade
which gives a generic view of bikes sales up to 2010 but no great details of electric bikes other than to say sales had not taken off contrary to expectations. Scroll down to the last paragraph for further comment. Maybe 2011 will be the year!

There's some interesting comment on the Cycle to Work scheme as well.