Choosing a bike can be a source of joy for an enthusiast, but novice or occasional cyclists can easily be bewildered by the array of offers and bikes available.  How to choose the right bike for you?

This little guide is designed to make it easier for them to make their choices.
You should mainly base your choice of bike on how you will be using it. Do you ride in the city, countryside or the mountains, for example? Do you intend to ride regularly, over great distances? You should first clearly identify your need so that you can then choose your bike:

If you ride in the city and countryside, on tarmac and unchallenging trails, a hybrid bike is the bike for you.

Designed for anyone who wants to ride for sport but mainly have fun without wearing themselves out when taking the bike out: a hybrid bike will take you everywhere. It is a versatile bike.

B'Twin tip: When riding on many tracks and roads, your bike is more likely to encounter thorns or little stones which will puncture your inner tube. Don't forget to take the kit you need to repair any punctures! (tyre levers, patches, inner tube, etc.)

If you want to ride to work, to the shops, to see your friends, and all on the road, there is no doubt: the City bike is made for you!

These bikes have large wheels and quite narrow tyres, making them perfect for riding comfortably and easily on tarmac. You can attach a basket or bags to carry your things, and the bike is comfortable and often well equipped. City bikes need to be practical and functional!

B'Twin tip: To prevent your bike being stolen in the city, always lock it with one or more padlocks, even for just a few minutes!
If you can, bring your bike into your house at night too: no padlock can guarantee your bike is 100% safe from theft.

Touring involves a trip, which may be combined with tourism, during which you travel across whole regions just by bike.
Touring requires that a cyclist is in excellent physical condition but also that s/he can stand up to any test so that s/he can travel and explore regions on the strength of their calves alone. Touring bikes are designed with this in mind: endurance, strength, performance. Whether on a challenging ride lasting a few hours or very long trips lasting weeks or months, these bikes will go with you wherever you go, in any weather conditions.

B'Twin tip: to combine comfort and performance, we recommend bikes with a front suspension fork (around 100mm) but a rigid frame, so that you don't lose any pedalling power.

And don't forget all the maintenance and repair kit you need! (inner tube, tools, etc.)

Racing and road bikes are designed for sports cyclists who want to ride a long way, quickly.

Road bikes generally have 700c wheels (corresponding to 28 inches) and very narrow tyres, to limit friction on tarmac, and therefore ride faster and more easily while offering good road holding ability.

The bike must have lots of gears (at least two chainwheels for 18 gears or more) so that you can ride and pedal at your pace on any uphill or downhill section.

Seats are also slim to make them comfortable on long rides. Lastly, bike weight is one of the most important criteria: the lighter a bike is the easier it will be to propel it and accelerate. Lightness is also an important factor. For the most demanding, high-level cyclists among you there are carbon bike frames which are strong and light, but also much more expensive than aluminium, which is used for conventional road bikes.

B'Twin tip: There are various sizes of road bike, each one specific to a particular height, to put you in a better position on the bike.
By choosing your size and adjusting your seat to the right height, you should be able to eat up the miles without any worries!

Your children deserve something more reliable and more robust so that they can discover cycling in complete safety. Depending on the height and age of your young cyclist, there are a range of bikes designed exclusively so that they can have fun, ride and get about comfortably.

The youngest cyclists enjoy the benefits of stabiliser wheels, which come with the bikes, so that they can learn alongside you to achieve balance and enjoy their first pedal strokes.

B'Twin children's bikes are classed by age and size; it just remains for you to make the most difficult decisions: choose the design and colours!

B'Twin tip: Because safety is the prime concern, don't forget to ensure that your child wears a helmet! Helmets are designed especially for them, and for their size!