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Bicycles offer numerous advantages: they’re quiet, emission-free, and cost-effective. Cycling keeps you fit and, in city traffic, is often faster than using a car or public transportation. Magdeburg has a well-developed network of bike paths and beautiful routes in the surrounding area, making it ideal for daily commutes and leisure trips.
Where can I find an affordable bicycle?
The Bicycle Self-Help Workshops soliRADisch and PaRADies offer recycled bicycles for a small donation—definitely worth a visit!
- Online
- Kleinanzeigen (German)
- Facebook Groups (Magdeburg Verkaufsportal, Verkauf Magdeburg, AN & VERKAUF FACEBOOK MAGDEBURG, Flohmark Magdeburg)
- SHPOCK (German)
- Second-Hand-Stores
- Local Flea Markets
- Magdeburg Sunday Flea Market by the Family House Magdeburg (every first Sunday from April to November)
- Free Flea Market by the Municipal Waste Management Company
- Magdeburg Night Flea Market
The city’s lost and found office also hosts bicycle sales and auctions several times a year. More information and dates can be found here.
Additionally, some bike repair shops offer affordable, used bicycles.
If you’d prefer more flexibility, consider the trittfest (German) rental program, where you can rent bicycles on a monthly basis without long-term commitments.
Where can I rent a bicycle?
- trittfest - Monthly bicycle rentals (German)
- Call a Bike by Deutsche Bahn
- Bicycle rental by Fahrrad Magdeburg (German)
- Bicycle rental by ElbeRad Touristik (German)
- Bicycle rental by Feine Räder (German)
- Road bike rental Flar REnTry (German)