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How to Choose a Bike Which Suits You

Find the right Bike for your lifestyle. Read on.

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What Is Your Lifestyle – How Do You Want to Use Your New Bike?

We help you to find the bike that best suits your lifestyle! For this, you should ask yourself what you would like to use your bike for? Do you want it as a practical companion for your daily journeys and to help you transport things? Are you looking for a sporty balance and do you love to explore your surroundings with friends or alone? Or do you look at cycling more from a performance perspective?

Bike Types at a Glance

Wide handlebars, narrow tires, with or without a motor – the colourful variety of different types of bikes has always been a source of fascination for many people. Nowadays, the range of bikes for the fields applications is vast and the question quickly arises: How to choose a bike, which suits best to my lifestyle?

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City Bikes

Whether with or without a motor, city bikes are perfectly suited to your needs in the urban jungle and are therefore the ideal mobility solution for getting around the city healthily and independently.

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Touring Bikes

Touring bikes are real all-rounders and become even more versatile with engine power. Whether road, forest path or gravel track – with a trekking bike you can tackle long or mountainous tours as well as everyday activities without any problems.

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Gravel Bikes

Where the road ends, the fun begins for a gravel biker. Gravel bikes are suitable for moderate terrain, but also for the road. So whether for sporty after-work laps or maximum flexibility in everyday life, this type of bike is the perfect choice.

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Road Bikes

The road bike stands for purist design and sporty cycling on the finest asphalt and quickly invites you to chase records thanks to its particularly good rolling characteristics. The E version lets you fly effortlessly over the road, even uphill.

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Mountain Bikes

The MTB is suitable for almost any surface and can offer you everything from relaxed off-road riding fun to 100% action on the trails in rough terrain. E-MTBs are also no longer a rarity. Even sworn MTB riders say: pure riding fun!

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Kid's Bikes

From the first attempts on a balance bike to a cycling trip with the family – riding two wheels together brings joy and fun! That's why you'll find everything a little cyclist's heart desires in our diverse selection, from balance bikes and classic children's bikes to kids' MTBs.

Does an E-Bike Suit You?

In contrast to the classic bicycle, an e-bike is equipped with an electric motor that supports the pedalling power of the rider. Many electric bikes are not recognisable as such at first glance because the motors and batteries are inconspicuously housed, for example in the frame. Your preferences and demands on the terrain determine the choice of e-bike. As with the classic bio-bike, there are also different types of electric bikes. The most common representatives are comfortable city cruisers, powerful trekking or touring bikes and sporty e-mountain bikes. But Electric Road Bikes or Electric Cargo Bikes are also becoming increasingly popular.

E-bikes are ideal for people who like to cycle a lot. They are suitable for commuting as an alternative to the car, for long bike tours with a lot of luggage or even for longer distances with an uphill.

What Do You Need to Think about before Buying a Bike?

Now that you have answered the question of which type of bike is right for you, there are some general questions that you can use as a guide:

  • Classic bike or e-bike? 
  • What budget do you have for your new bike? 
  • Which frame size is right for you?
  • What equipment is relevant for you?

We will help you find the answers to these questions in our service overview.

How to Order Your Bike Online from BIKE24

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1. Order Your New Bike

Your dream bike with just a few clicks: choose the right frame size, enter your data, select the payment method, confirm, done!

2. We Ship Bikes Preassembled

To guarantee prompt delivery and a bike that's almost ready to ride, every bike is extensively preassembled and stored for you.

3. Arrange Delivery Date & Finish the Assembly

Our carrier will deliver on your date of choice. And with our instructions, the final set-up can be completed in a few minutes.

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