Is there a European equivalent of Paceline?

[NoMoreParagon]

Nothing will ever come close to PL. Its a place i cherish, respect which made my cycling related knowledge grow significantly. It is also a place like no other when it comes to buy/sell since members share the same interest for curated parts, frames etc.
I was wondering if there is any equivalent virtual place in Europe where people discuss different topics and share a marketplace.
Thanks!

[colker]

In german. Yes.

[oldguy00]

https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/

Not strictly European, but likely more so

[paredown]

They can be a bit more obstreperous, but I like the London Fixed Gear site:

https://www.lfgss.com/

[Dave]

There seems to be a website problem at weight weenies. I can't log in, or get a password reset email from the website. I even tried registering with a different email address and user name and it didn't work.

[ChristianWong]

In german. Yes.

What's the site? I'm moving and need to unload some stuff that only has value to those with a discerning eye..

[Germany_chris]

What's the site? I'm moving and need to unload some stuff that only has value to those with a discerning eye..

What do you need to unload?

[sg8357]

The British version, lots of commuting, touring and how to fix things
using rocks and sticky tape.

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/

[oldguy00]

There seems to be a website problem at weight weenies. I can't log in, or get a password reset email from the website. I even tried registering with a different email address and user name and it didn't work.

Odd, I'm logged in now. But maybe their password reset isn't working?

[jpw]

They can be a bit more obstreperous, but I like the London Fixed Gear site:

https://www.lfgss.com/

It has 'attitude'. A Londoner 'know it all' outlook.

[crs]

In german. Yes.

May I ask what is the name of this website?

[jemoryl]

May I ask what is the name of this website?

I'm not sure which one colker had in mind, but there is this one:

https://forum.tour-magazin.de/forum.php

[colker]

What's the site? I'm moving and need to unload some stuff that only has value to those with a discerning eye..

Tell you the truth i don´t speak german and bumped by chance on german sites when looking for bike photos. I never bookmarked any but saw how it had a structure similar to paceline w/ tech and all around discussions.

[ChristianWong]

What do you need to unload?

All in big (XLish) framesets:
Mosaic RT-2 Road
Davidson Ti Road
True North Cycles S&S Gravel

Size Small, less niche bikes:
2016 Devinci Hatchet SX (Rival 1)
2017 Canyon Grand Canyon AL SLX 9.9

Some wheels, bars, and other stuff I've accumulated also on the chopping block.

I was planning on bringing everything back to Canada and selling stuff there but if there's a convenient sale in Germany I'd consider it.

[colker]

I'm not sure which one colker had in mind, but there is this one:

https://forum.tour-magazin.de/forum.php

The german vintage bike sites have a level of perfectionism that´s really high. It seems they like bike touring as well.

[colker]

All in big (XLish) framesets:
Mosaic RT-2 Road
Davidson Ti Road
True North Cycles S&S Gravel

Size Small, less niche bikes:
2016 Devinci Hatchet SX (Rival 1)
2017 Canyon Grand Canyon AL SLX 9.9

Some wheels, bars, and other stuff I've accumulated also on the chopping block.

I was planning on bringing everything back to Canada and selling stuff there but if there's a convenient sale in Germany I'd consider it.

Good idea. They are discerning customers, they like american bikes and have the cash to pay for quality

[ChristianWong]

I'm not sure which one colker had in mind, but there is this one:

https://forum.tour-magazin.de/forum.php

Thanks for that, will be posting some stuff there shortly.

Probably a good thing I didn't discover that site 3 years ago.

[crs]

I'm not sure which one colker had in mind, but there is this one:

https://forum.tour-magazin.de/forum.php

Thanks to both of you. I’ll post an update if I use my emerging German skills and find another one that’s good.

[Germany_chris]

All in big (XLish) framesets:
Mosaic RT-2 Road
Davidson Ti Road
True North Cycles S&S Gravel

Size Small, less niche bikes:
2016 Devinci Hatchet SX (Rival 1)
2017 Canyon Grand Canyon AL SLX 9.9

Some wheels, bars, and other stuff I've accumulated also on the chopping block.

I was planning on bringing everything back to Canada and selling stuff there but if there's a convenient sale in Germany I'd consider it.

I might be interested in the wheels and bars depending

[Clean39T]

All in big (XLish) framesets:

Mosaic RT-2 Road

Davidson Ti Road

True North Cycles S&S Gravel



Size Small, less niche bikes:

2016 Devinci Hatchet SX (Rival 1)

2017 Canyon Grand Canyon AL SLX 9.9



Some wheels, bars, and other stuff I've accumulated also on the chopping block.



I was planning on bringing everything back to Canada and selling stuff there but if there's a convenient sale in Germany I'd consider it.You can sell that Davidson here.....now.. :)

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[harzkristall]

Nothing comes close to the paceline but here's another site:
https://www.rennrad-news.de/news/
Kind of sister site to the biggest German mountain bike site
https://www.mtb-news.de/
which has a cool section for vintage mountain bikes:
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/f/classic-bikes.46/

the weight weenies site by starbike features also nice bikes but is as the name already suggests pretty obsessed with shaving off grams...


'Drink like a fish and sweat like a pig'

[ChristianWong]

You can sell that Davidson here.....now.. :)

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Don't worry, that one is last on the list to go because it's getting ridden the most!

[colker]

Nothing comes close to the paceline but here's another site:
https://www.rennrad-news.de/news/
Kind of sister site to the biggest German mountain bike site
https://www.mtb-news.de/
which has a cool section for vintage mountain bikes:
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/f/classic-bikes.46/

the weight weenies site by starbike features also nice bikes but is as the name already suggests pretty obsessed with shaving off grams...


'Drink like a fish and sweat like a pig'

Germans take technical obssessions to another level.
Their vintage mtb rebuilds are impeccable; they make everybody else look sloppy and careless.

[harzkristall]

Germans take technical obssessions to another level.
Their vintage mtb rebuilds are impeccable; they make everybody else look sloppy and careless.

Tell me about it. A lot of the bikes at the Mombat collection look sloppily assembled compared to some bikes I see on the German mtb forum.
But how cool is that? I also had 7 garage queens once in my basement.
Nothing really beats riding bikes, hoarding and building are funny substitute acts
IMHO. Ab dafür!

[cgolvin]

The British version, lots of commuting, touring and how to fix things using rocks and sticky tape.

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2howud

[crs]

Regarding weight weenies forum, I find there are some very knowledgeable cyclists there, like here. I value forums where I can come to know and rely on those posting for sound advice.

[harzkristall]

Regarding weight weenies forum, I find there are some very knowledgeable cyclists there, like here. I value forums where I can come to know and rely on those posting for sound advice.

True that. Some builders are also active there like Jure Berk.

[NoMoreParagon]

Regarding weight weenies forum, I find there are some very knowledgeable cyclists there, like here. I value forums where I can come to know and rely on those posting for sound advice.


Is the buy/sell marketplace as trustworthy and functioning as PL? Thanks

[martl]

Regarding weight weenies forum, I find there are some very knowledgeable cyclists there, like here. I value forums where I can come to know and rely on those posting for sound advice.

This is true for most forums, what also is true is that there is no way around being there for a bit of time to find out who knows what she/he's talking about.

I found the german Tour Forum to be the most competent over the years, some very knowledgeable people there. But i haven't bewen there much the last few years and a few stalwarts have vanished or reuced their posting frequency.

[robertbb]

RE: weightweenies, I've been on that forum for 11 years. This one for only a few.

WW seems to be the domain of a lot of "racerboi" types arguing over which $10k bike or $4k wheels are superior. Very little in the way of restorations, classics, rebuilds or any type of riding other than thinking they're pro's. And some very strange decisions by mods recently as far as bans and censorship. Classifieds are basically nonexistent and the weights registry is woefully out of date.

Personally I've moved away from there, as apparently have many, but YMMV.

Edit: In fact, only a few months ago, a long-time moderator on WW by the name of 'Juanmoretime' committed online Harakiri in protest and took all his posts with him. Thousands of posts, gone. Prior to that, a poster who was revered for his Campagnolo and Colnago knowledge, Calnago, sadly passed away. He had the most detailed build threads you've ever seen and I believe he used to post in here too from time to time. A lot of quality lost in a short space of time.

[R3awak3n]

Is the buy/sell marketplace as trustworthy and functioning as PL? Thanks

I have bought a few things from weight weenies (both shipped from Europe) but its not even close to as active as here.I trust it though, you also need a certain amount of posts to sell there.

[martl]

Edit: In fact, only a few months ago, a long-time moderator on WW by the name of 'Juanmoretime' committed online Harakiri in protest and took all his posts with him. Thousands of posts, gone.

Hah didnt know about that :) I used to co-moderate on WW a bit like 15 years ago, when Zakeen (aka Adam Hansen) was a regular, Listings were updated,
everyone bought LWs, the british came in bulk at one time, and occasionally Cees Beers dropped in to rant about germans in general and particular (though not very coherently) - good times :)

WWs was never just a bike discussion board, it was always a nieche. I personally nerver bought or sold anything there, the more generic boards are a much better place for that and have a wider audience.

https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f3/4/412/412733-0guvpy4e8gek-jersey_11-medium.jpg (https://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/412733)

[JanG]

I regularly look in on this forum:

https://www.velo101.com/forum/Route-general

but it is not even close to the Paceline.


Jan G.