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C ity Cycling 101 :. Selling to a New Urban Bicycling Market. Mike Bennington Grant McLean. Drivers to Promote Cycling. Lake Sagaris, 2012. Bicycle Sales Trend In Canada. Bicycle Sales - Market Channels. Bicycle Sales - Market Channels. Shift towards Pavement bikes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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City Cycling 101:Selling to a New Urban Bicycling Market

Mike BenningtonGrant McLean

grant.mclean
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Drivers to Promote Cycling

Lake Sagaris, 2012

Bicycle Sales Trend In Canada

Bicycle Sales - Market Channels

Bicycle Sales - Market Channels

Shift towards Pavement bikes

Bicycles for pavement riding have increased in sales.

Mountain bikes no longer the dominant product category.

Competition for the Enthusiast Customer

Cycling Participation Trend

Participation Frequency

The “hardcore” frequent cyclist is the minority type of cyclist.

Canadian Participation

Urban Cycling Participation Trends

Downtown Toronto Cycling mode share

Cyclists in North American cities often spend more money per capita than drivers and transit users:

In Toronto and Portland, after pedestrians, cyclists are responsible for the largest monthly per capita spending within a particular area.

-OTREC, 2012; TCAP, 2009; 2010

In New York’s East Village – where bike lanes are in place – cyclists top all groups, including pedestrians, in monthly per capita spending.

-Transportation Alternatives, 2012

Bikeportland.org

Data Sources: City of Toronto Open Data 2012 and Transportation for Tomorrow Survey, 2006 Emily Watt, 2012

Montreal Downtown Cycling

Bikeportland.org

source: Godefroy and Morency, 2012

Participation Summary

New cycling Opportunities

• Urban• Young riders• Female cyclists• New Canadians• Moving up

Changing Transportation Behaviour

Word on the Street

What’s your local bike store?

Traditional Marketing - Appeal to Enthusiasts

Experiential Marketing - New/Potential riders

Experiential Marketing - Engage

● Get out there!

● Unconventional

● Fun

● Music

● Food

● Social events

Experiential Marketing - New/Potential riders

BUT…

Who has the time and resources???

Attracting New Cyclists through Partnerships

Local Independent Businesses

Be a community catalyst and co-produce events to mix customer

bases.

● Share resources

● Cross pollinate

● Create experiences

Attracting New Cyclists through Partnerships

Photo courtesy of Dandyhorse Magazine

Organizational Partnerships

Curbside Cycle, 2012

ACKNOWLEDGE

On The Sales Floor

Curbside Cycle, 2012

On The Sales Floor

QUALIFY

DKNG Studios

Curbside Cycle, 2012

ENGAGE

On The Sales Floor

Curbside Cycle, 2012

On The Sales Floor

LEGITIMIZE

Linusbike.com

GET THEM RIDING!

On The Sales Floor

smithratliff.com

Conclusion and Take-Aways

1.Opportunity for IBDs

2.Understand and accommodate Barriers

3. Change your sales approach

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