Get your bike ready for summer 2025 in Karlsruhe

The cycling city of Karlsruhe is very popular not only with Karlsruhe residents, but also beyond the city limits, thanks to its numerous and flat cycle paths. 

The weather is gradually becoming more spring-like and the next bike tour is on the horizon. Now is the time to get your bike ready for spring or - if necessary - to look for a new bike.

Bicycle repair shops in Karlsruhe city center

Cycling is one of the favorite pastimes of Karlsruhe residents - no
wonder, as both the city center and the region around Karlsruhe offer numerous beautiful
routes that are easy to cycle and ideal for family excursions.

Especially after hibernation and before the first bike ride, the bike should undergo a thorough
check:

• Brakes
• Tire pressure
• Lighting 

should be in perfect condition. If you want to leave this check to the professionals and get your bike back in shape
, you should look for a suitable workshop now. Directly on the Zirkel, close to Karlsruhe Castle, you will find - owner-managed since 1927 - Fahrrad Strebel. The store offers a spring check in its own workshop for both its own bikes and those from other manufacturers. 

A few streets further on, in Südliche Waldstraße, is the specialist shop Rad und Tat which has been a popular address for bikes, accessories and maintenance in Karlsruhe city center for over 30 years and also offers spring check-up appointments in its own workshop. 

Small and fine is the business Südstern in Karlsruhe's Erbprinzenstraße (opposite the Ettlinger Tor Center). But when it comes to service and advice, it's big and, above all, fast: "We repair all manufacturers and types of bicycles," explains Ali Abbasi from Südstern. "Except for cargo bikes, because they are very heavy and my space here in the workshop is limited. Otherwise, we get all bikes up and running again in no time at all, usually in around an hour," says Abbasi.

Other bicycle workshops in Karlsruhe city center are, for example Hofrad or the Ritzler.
The Ritzler offers a special service for Karlsruhe companies with its former police bus, which has been converted into a mobile workshop. mobile workshop into a mobile workshop. With this innovation, owner Andreas Kohlmeier gets the bikes of employees from various companies up and running again. "We repair all brands and carry out checks, both in our store in Kreuzstraße and with the mobile workshop," explains the owner.

The perfect equipment for the Karlsruhe bike tour

Both the stores already mentioned and the base camp offer a large selection of suitable
cycling equipment. Since 1986, the base camp has been a popular address when it comes to outdoor activities. The store on Kaiserstraße in Karlsruhe has something for all bike fans:

• Cycling clothing
• Bike backpacks
• Bags
• Drinking bottles
• Bicycle lighting
• Helmets
• Shoes

Whether it's a short bike trip with the family at the weekend or a longer mountain bike tour
through the mountains - the base camp team will be happy to advise you. And if you're still undecided about where to go, you'll find everything you need at the base camp and in the Karlsruhe travel bookshop in Herrenstraße with the right reading material and maps for the best cycle routes!

We wish you a safe journey and lots of fun discovering our city and region!