Buying a bike in Berlin... or Frankfurt, or D town, etc

Have had a look through some of the Berlin threads already, couldn't find anything about buying bikes over there, and don't want to spend the whole time looking around bike shops(!)

SO! Berliners, former Berliners, any recommendations of where to look for a cheapish good enough tourer/racer?

Second hand dealers, markets, bike squats, junk yards?

Vielen Dank!

I've been looking for something similar for the past two weeks. Depends on your def. of cheap and good, really, but there are a few nice bike shops.

I used this blog: http://maxutility.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/bike-shops-in-berlin/

And the one I think is closest to what you may be looking for is Stahlwolle

Warschauer Str. 45, 10243 Berlin

we have a fairly good run down of bike shops in berlin here:

http://www.bikesberlin.com/discussion/15/bike-shops-worth-a-visit-in-berlin

maybe it will help you

there is a new 'Stadler' in Berlin ... is really huge (16k m²)
tons of bikes there!
http://www.zweirad-stadler.com/standorte/berlin-prenzlauerberg.html,f14

try one of the flea markets in Berlin. might find yourself a rare gem

Thanks for all replies, looking good

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You could get one from the flea market in Mauer Park, though my friend said they were all stolen :oops: My other friend bought his from there, though, so you might get a good deal :)

Not an Ebay fan?

they have quite a lot of second hand bikes ... haven't been there for a while though.

http://www.bikeparkberlin.de/

Thanks a lot will check that out, ebay's an option, just a bit complicated with tight timings/and pick ups etc