Taiwan pedals faster to meet global pandemic demand for bikes
This file picture shows a worker checking an e-bike at a factory of Giant in Taichung, Taiwan. Deserted streets, cabin-fever and worries over Covid-19-enabling commutes in Europe and the US have sent demand for bikes into high gear. – AFP pic, June 15, 2020.
DESERTED streets, cabin fever and worries over Covid-enabling commutes in Europe and America have sent demand for bikes into high gear, with factories in Taiwan racing to push out new units and scrambling to find parts. The deadly virus has sparked a global recession and hammered many industries, but it is boom time in the bike world and a major bonus for Taiwan, which is a leading bicycle producer and has managed to avoid mass lockdowns by defeating Covid-19 early on.
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