The most common reason for bicycles in the United States being non-operational was the tires, according to an October 2022 survey. This issue affected 58 percent of all non-operational bikes. Tires were followed by bicycle chains and wheels.
Leading reasons for bicycles being non-operational in the United States as of October 2022
Characteristic
Reason for bicycle in household being non-operational
The data represents responses to the question "What part(s) are causing any of your bicycles to be non-operational?" among respondents, who have a non-operational bike in their household. Multiple answers were possible.
*For the 2022 edition of the survey, a total of 15,871 adults living in the United States were surveyed. The survey was carried out in English.
Survey results were weighted for age, gender, region, income, and race and ethnicity to correspond to the 2021 population estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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PeopleForBikes. (January 24, 2023). Leading reasons for bicycles being non-operational in the United States as of October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404224/non-operational-bike-defects-us/
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PeopleForBikes. (2023). Leading reasons for bicycles being non-operational in the United States as of October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404224/non-operational-bike-defects-us/
PeopleForBikes. "Leading Reasons for Bicycles Being Non-operational in The United States as of October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404224/non-operational-bike-defects-us/
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