Make the most of the bikes in your garage this Black Friday with Bikeflip

Black Friday is usually synonymous with shopping, but it can also become a good opportunity to sell. Fabio Wibmer's Bikeflip platform proposes giving new life to bicycles and components that we no longer use, with a system that facilitates transactions between cyclists from different countries.

This Black Friday, your next bicycle could be the one you no longer use: Bikeflip bets on second-hand

With the arrival of Black Friday, offers on bicycles, components, and equipment once again take center stage in cycling news. However, it is not always necessary to buy new gear to enjoy a good bicycle. The second-hand market allows access to high-end models at a lower price than their new equivalents and, at the same time, recovers part of the investment made in bicycles that have stopped being used.

This is precisely the philosophy of Bikeflip, a marketplace specialized in used and refurbished bicycles that seeks to simplify buying and selling between individuals, shops, and professionals in the sector across Europe.

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Bikeflip, the second-hand platform backed by Fabio Wibmer

Founded in 2021 by renowned riders such as Fabio Wibmer, Andrea Maranelli, and Nikolai Holder, Bikeflip was born with the intention of developing a specialized cycling space that goes beyond conventional classifieds.

Wibmer's presence, one of the most recognized figures in trial and freeride, is not merely an advertising collaboration. The Austrian athlete has been part of the project since its inception as a co-founder, alongside Maranelli, a former Italian trial champion and current CEO, and Holder, responsible for its technological development.

One of the main differences of Bikeflip compared to a general classifieds portal lies in the services it offers to facilitate transactions. The platform integrates a protected payment system, insured transport management, and assistance during the buying and selling process.

Additionally, it has two specialists, one in mountain biking and another in road cycling, who review the listings daily before publishing them to verify the consistency of the information and the characteristics of the advertised bicycles.

Regarding payment, Bikeflip has a protection system in which the money is held until the buyer receives and confirms the bicycle. It also offers specific packaging and transport solutions, one of the most delicate aspects when buying a bicycle from a seller in another country.

Over 20,000 bicycles sold and the backing of big names in MTB

The company claims to have already surpassed 20,000 bicycles sold through its platform, which also includes over 500 shops with high-end used bicycles, refurbished models, and new bicycles.

This growth has been accompanied by the involvement of several professional athletes as investors. Among them stand out downhill specialist Loïc Bruni and other names linked to freeride and the most spectacular disciplines of mountain biking, such as Johny Salido, Clemens Kaudela, Gabriel Wibmer, Stevie Schneider, Matthias Dandois, and Phil Atwill.

Their participation reinforces Bikeflip's connection to the world of professional cycling, although the service is aimed at any user who wants to buy or sell a bicycle, regardless of their modality or level.

This Black Friday could also be the time to sell your bicycle

We already know that not all bicycles we have stored in the garage have reached the end of their useful life, and the same goes for wheels, drivetrains, suspensions, and other components that we often replace and can still offer many kilometers.

With all that material, Bikeflip proposes to take advantage of Black Friday from another perspective: sell first what we no longer need to recover part of its value and, if we want, allocate that money to our next bicycle.

The platform does not base this proposal on special discounts for November, but on the opportunities offered by the second-hand market itself. It is the sellers who set the prices, while buyers can find models from different seasons, setups, and conditions.

For those looking for a bicycle, this can mean accessing a superior setup without having to pay the price of a new one. And for those selling, it means recovering money, freeing up space, and allowing a perfectly usable bicycle to continue rolling.

Moreover, extending the useful life of bicycles and components helps to make better use of the resources already employed in their manufacturing, an added advantage over unnecessary material replacement.

With that idea, Bikeflip wants to remind us that one of the best opportunities this Black Friday might not be in a catalog of new items, but in that bicycle that has been sitting in the garage for too long.

More information at Bikeflip.