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buycycle WatchBlog: In this series, we take a look at developments in the bicycle industry and cycling culture every few months: From spinning to Copenhagenizing - we present all the trends and innovations to you. Today: What's new? We present the most exciting new drops of the season! It's finally spring, the cycling season is loose, the serpentines and trails are now already full. That now begins for bike lovers:inside the most beautiful and intense time of the year, the many manufacturers in

What are the advantages of the tire trend? Less is more and for a while now this has also applied to bicycle tires because who still needs tires with inner tubes today? What has long been the norm in the automotive industry is slowly but surely making its way into the bicycle cosmos: the so-called tubeless tire. Especially mountain bikes and racing bikes are driven more and more often tubeless, thereby the driver:in promise increased traction and increased puncture resistance with less rolling

What is this new Chinese shifting group? There is a new kid on the groupset block: The Chinese manufacturer L-TWOO surprised the bicycle world last March with the presentation of its new electronic shifting group. So far, so familiar, because the eRX group does not differ greatly from the Shimano Di2 system - except in one point: The massive 1000 euros difference in the purchase price. But what exactly is it about this new Chinese shifting group, how does it work, is it worth changing and who

All woman on the bike - But how? 12.7% - this is how much a woman in Europe earns less than her male colleague in the same position. We should all be aware of this gender pay gap and its urgency. But such gender gaps can be found in almost all domains of our society, including bicycle culture. The gender cycling gap is one of the most direct illustrations of gender inequalities in traffic and transportation, especially in cities and areas with already low rates of cyclists. In Rio de Janeiro,

Which Canyon road bike should I buy? This is one of the questions we are asked most often. We could answer it now with the favorite Canyon bike of our co-founders (tip if you want to apply and make a good impression straight away: it's the Ultimate CF), but it's not that simple. That's why Nic has prepared a YouTube video with all the information you need to decide on a Canyon road bike and in this blog article we also compare the Aeroad, Ultimate and Endurace bike to help you find your dream b

How do you behave on a Group Ride? We don't talk with our mouths full, we hold doors for each other, we don't interrupt anyone while they're talking, whoever calls shotgun first sits in the front of the car. We throw socks directly into the washing machine instead of leaving them on the floor, and we announce sidewalks and obstacles on the road by hand signals. Such countless unwritten rules determine peaceful coexistence in a culture, and if the last two examples in particular have made you wo

What is the right price of your used bike? Selling your used bike has never been so fast, safe and uncomplicated as with bucycyle. Now even more so, because our team has really gone all out to make your used-bike sale as optimal as possible. The result? Our bucycyle bike-valuation which tells you after only three clicks how much your used road bike, mountain bike or gravel bike is worth! 1. Enter your model. Our bike database is huge, so in the vast majority of cases, your used bike should s

How to perfect your training Trust is good, control is better. This also applies to cycling, when it comes to checking your own performance. Fortunately, there are power meters for this purpose. These modern gadgets not only measure speed, altitude or time, but also cadence or your balance. If you know more about your training, you can increase and improve it more easily... but how exactly? We'll answer all your power meter questions in today's blog post! 1. What is a power meter? While cycl

Find your ideal companion for your mountain adventures For many, there is no more fulfilling activity than riding a mountain bike than to explore nature on a mountain bike. Pure freedom. But a few things still need to be packed on these extended excursions.... a puncture kit will save you from a flat tire, food and water will keep you fit and, depending on the weather, a rain jacket in your luggage is not a bad idea. The easiest way to stow this equipment is in a backpack, or rather in a specia

Over 13,000 road, gravel and mountain bikes right in your pocket: That's right - the buycycle app is finally here! From now on you have access to all our services at any time and from any place. So buying or selling your bike has never been so fast, convenient and easy. Browse our huge selection of used bikes while looking for a new bike , upload your current bike for sale and take full advantage of the app with our new features. buycycle.com can do many things, but the app can do even more.

So your road bike looks like new Road bikes are real eye-catchers - elegant, fast, a feast for the eyes. But above all, they make your handlebars shine nice and crisp, and the best way to achieve this is with a fresh round of handlebar tape. Not only does it visually enhance your bike, it also improves the feel of the handlebars and protects them from corrosion. How you can renew your handlebar tape yourself, explains you once Nic in the linked YouTube video and once I in this blog post. So: To

A few millennia have passed since the invention of the wheel. Much has changed, we find it now among other things on our beloved bikes. But not all bikes are the same... Our bike tires now have different profiles, materials and sizes. So that you at least from the latter a little smarter, we have prepared for you in this blog post everything you should know about the tire sizes, widths and types! 1. What are the types of bicycle tires? The classic bicycle tire made of bicycle tube and bicycle