The models
● City
biking
.
Both robust and light, with its thin wheels, this is the most common.
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Electrically assisted bicycle
(VAE)
.
Very practical, it combines the pleasure of pedaling with a lively pace, without getting too tired.
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The gravel bike.
New back to school trend, it is halfway between a road bike and a mountain bike.
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The
e tandem bike.
Two-seater bicycle, it is widely used by families and lovers.
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The cargo bike
.
With its large bin at the front, it allows you to transport anyone and anything very easily.
sale and rental
Steel Cyclewear & Coffee-shop
In a Scandinavian and minimalist atmosphere, the Steel boutique gives cycling its letters of nobility.
In addition to its wide choice of equipment, it specializes in the rental and sale of gravel and cargo bikes.
The establishment has a bar where you can lean on your elbows to discuss fixed gear around the scent of coffee.
Steel Cyclewear.
58, rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi (11th).
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The small bikes of Mauritius
This store reintegrates disabled people into working life.
Beyond the new bikes offered, there are all kinds of spare parts, allowing mechanics to design a bicycle à la carte and according to your desires.
The little bikes of Mauritius
.
81, boulevard Richard-Lenoir (11th).
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Vintage bicycle 18
Here you will find the rare pearl, the period jewel.
The shop specializes in French second-hand bikes designed between 1950 and 1990.
Vintage bicycle.
58, rue du Ruisseau (18th).
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Momentum Electric
Electrically assisted bicycles (VAE) are multiplying.
If you have to pay the price, they nevertheless allow you to go faster and without sweating at the end of a sluggish climb.
The British Momentum Electric offers a range of bikes that can climb up to 32 km / h.
Thanks to the aid financed by IDFM, it's time to take the plunge.
Munumentum Electric.
64, rue d'Alésia (14th).
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The Owl
Travel, city or mountain bikes, the store offers many models and high-end parts, mainly Japanese.
The Owl
.
20, rue du Château d'Eau (10th).
Mobile apps
●
Geo-bike, personalized gps
The essential application that indicates the distance traveled by bike, the number of kilometers and calories burned.
Its more?
It offers very original thematic walks, such as "Le Paris de Marie-Antoinette" or
"Paris Art Nouveau Right Bank".
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Bike barter
This is the site for bike freaks.
The Bargain corner.
New or used bikes, accessories or equipment, everything is there and at a lower cost.
We like: its discussion forum to exchange with new partners.
(www.troc-velo.com
)
The repairs
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The self-repair station
At the instigation of the district town halls, several districts
- in particular the 4th, 9th, 15th and 17th districts - have welcomed self-service repair stations, Swiss Army knife style.
This saves time and money for cyclists who can easily maintain their machine themselves.
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To the bicycle repairer
Located not far from Les Halles, the shop repairs all types of bicycles of all brands: Dutch, VTC (mountain bike), city bike or folding bike.
And this very quickly.
Between 30 and 40 minutes for punctures or brake cables ...
To the bicycle repairer.
52, boulevard de Sébastopol (3rd).
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The swallow By beastybike
Changing tires, chains or gears, unveiling or dismantling… L'Hirondelle can help with any type of problem.
Repairs range from 5 euros for a wheel, to 130 euros for a complete reassembly.
Beasty Bike.
103, rue Blomet (15th) and 73, rue de Turbigo (3rd).
Workshops
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FF Vélo
Among the missions of the French Cyclotourism Federation, we retain actions aimed at people with disabilities.
Help with the acquisition of equipment, suggestions for adapted rides and tandem or tricycle piloting courses.
FFBike.
12, rue Louis-Bertrand, Ivry-sur-Seine (94).
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OhCyclo
OhCyclo puts you on the road to independence thanks to group lessons in maintenance and repair.
Useful in the event of theft, marking possible (Bicycode) with registration in a national file (10 euros).
OhCyclo
. 1, boulevard Henri-Barbusse, Montreuil (93).
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SoliCycle
These solidarity integration workshops play the card of solidarity and ecology.
The master word?
Recycling!
Mainly collected from the recycling center, the bikes are then carefully retyped and sold for between 10 and 150 euros.
SoliCycle. Nine SoliCycle workshops in Paris and the suburbs.
Indoor cycling
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Summit
In bad weather, group lessons in “indoor cycling” against a backdrop of energizing music, are scheduled at the very designer Summit studio.
Summit.
24, rue Feydeau (2nd).
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Immersion concept
The start-up Fit Immersion offers indoor cyclists the opportunity to travel from their living room.
Equipped with a connected helmet and 360 ° videos, we go pedaling through France.
Better still, we transport ourselves to the Moon thanks to a 3D journey.
Fit Immersion helmet kit, 700 euros.
In numbers
●
420,000
Vélib 'subscribers.
●
50 km
of new cycle paths in Paris.
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201,000
Vélib 'races per day.
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1150
Vélib 'repaired per day.
