A bicycle: carbon footprint
Carbonle#13 of 16🚲Carbon footprintA bicycle
130kg CO₂e
one bike, made
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A bicycle comes in at about 130 kg CO₂e (one bike, made).
Of the 16 things you buy Carbonle tracks, A bicycle sits at #13 from the lightest — one of the heaviest.
This is the one-off cost of making the thing, before you use it. It's why a reusable tote only wins after many trips, and why a phone's footprint is the factory, not the charger.
A metal frame and parts, but it pays back fast if it replaces driving.
Compare with
Figures from Trek 'Rule of 430' bicycle LCA (2021), licensed industry LCA.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.