{"id":176861,"date":"2020-02-12T10:05:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=176861"},"modified":"2024-08-08T06:03:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T06:03:06","slug":"finally-a-fair-bike-market-has-arisen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/02\/12\/finally-a-fair-bike-market-has-arisen\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally A Fair Bike Market Has Arisen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six million bicycles are stolen in Europe every year, and that is just the number of the thefts that get reported. The story of BikeFair<\/a> began with one of them, a shady bike purchase, and a young graduate looking for new business opportunities in Rotterdam.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some Dutch people call bike theft a national sport. That\u2019s how Jan Pecnik came up with the idea to establish a safe space for buying or selling non-stolen bicycles in the Netherlands. After he had moved to Rotterdam to study at the university, he soon realised that a bicycle is a must. After checking a few bike stores in the city, he found out that a new bike is a bit too expensive for a student.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDays into searching a sold-out market on social media, with no other options available, I set up an appointment on the other side of the city, in a district even the school warned the students about up front. To my disappointment the seller, coming about half an hour late, brought a completely different bike and asked about 50% more than initially agreed on,\u201d Jan remembers.<\/p>\n

And while cash payment was the only option, withdrawing the extra money in a shady area with an unknown guy just behind the back was quite an uncomfortable experience. With no other bikes available, Jan took his chances nevertheless. Only to figure out later that the bike was likely stolen just a while ago.<\/p>\n

A couple of years later, while searching for a new work opportunity, Jan had a brilliant idea. How about creating a platform for those in search of a second-hand bike; one that is safe and guarantees a completely legal and clear transaction? Together with his friend, Dominik Nguyen, he set up BikeFair: an online platform for safe bicycle purchase. How does it work?<\/p>\n

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