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Dingelingeling! Highly interesting article on the carbon footprint of bicycle 
production and use on my favorite website (the low tech magazine). My no. 1 take-away: in terms of life-cycle assessment a steel-frame electric bike has a lower footprint than a non-electric aluminium-frame bicycle! Read much more here 
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/02/can-we-make-bicycles-sustainable-again.html
LOW←TECH MAGAZINECan We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again? Cycling is the most sustainable form of transportation, but the bicycle is becoming increasingly damaging to the environment. The energy and material used for its production go up while its life expectancy decreases.