Ciklet Certified™: our certification process
Buying a bike from Ciklet means buying a used bike with no nasty surprises. Every bike passes a rigorous inspection before it is Ciklet certified and sold.
Ciklet’s promise is to provide you with a quality bike that is ready for the Tour de France! To achieve this and to be able to guarantee you a fine-tuned bicycle in perfect condition, we follow the strict certification process below.
Our 34 checkpoints
Our checklist currently includes 34 items, divided into 8 categories:
I. Authenticity
- Validation via invoice or serial number
- Validation of conformity with the advertisement
II. Frame & components
- Search for external cracks
- Search for internal cracks in the seatpost
- Checking that the seatpost is working properly
- Checking the saddle rails and the saddle carriage
III. Headset & bottom bracket
- Adjustment of the headset
- Adjusting the tension in the bottom bracket
IV. Wheels
- Straighten if necessary
- Adjustment of the freewheel
- Checking the rims
- Checking the tightness of the spokes
- Checking the tyres
- Checking the inner tubes
- Checking the inner tube heads
V. Braking
- Adjustment of the brakes (pads, disc, hydraulic)
- Check the state of the calipers (spring return)
- Check the condition of the brake pads or disc pads
- Checking the cables
VI. Transmission
- Adjustment of the transmission
- Check the wear of the parts
- Checking the wear of the chain
- Cleaning of the chain
- Checking the chainrings
- Checking the cassette
- Cleaning the cassette
- Checking the cables
VII. Torque tightening
- Tightening the screws
- Greasing the screws
VIII. Aesthetics
- Checking or replacing the handlebar
- Polishing the frame
- Charging the battery for the electronic group
- Checking the power sensor
- Charging the power sensor battery