By bike

At a glance

Buying a bike
Bike rental
Bike repairs
E-scooters

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Tübingen is the perfect place to get around by bike. Moreover, its surroundings offer plenty of opportunities for bike tours. Throughout the city you will find a lot of different bicycle stores selling new bikes. There are also some places in town where you can purchase second hand bicycles or rent a bike for a short period of time.

Second hand bikes
  • flea market for bicycles organized by the bike club ADFC (at the beginning of summer term in April)
  • Ramezanian Mohammad, Velotechnik, Lilli-Zapf-Straße 20, 72072 Tübingen, phone +49 (0)7071 / 369562
  • Radstall
Bike repairs

Because repairing your bicycle in a bike shop in Tübingen might be quite expensive, here are some alternatives:

  • Radstall
  • Werkstadthaus (workshop with equipment to fix your bicycle yourself; at certain times volunteers are available to help you)
  • Fahrraddies (autonomous and non-commercial bicycle workshop)
E-scooters

Nowadays e-scooters are another popular way of getting around town. The following companies provide e-scooters for rent in Tübingen:

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