Cycle Repairs (mobile)

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How many of your guys and girls that cycle would call a mobile cycle mechanic?

If someone had plenty of experience (15+ years), with cytech training.

Would you allow someone to fix you bike at your home or workplace?
 
diy here. With the right tools and a little knowledge there is a lot of money to be saved. So any paid service would need to be the right price.

Only thing I don't do is wheel build/true. And the pressing of the headset cups on the Patrol, those things were super tight. Lbs deployed the massive park press and only charged a few quid and also knocked some money off some other bits I got while I was there.

Good to hear. You'd be amazed how many inner tubes get replaced buy people that dont do tools.
 
It's something I am thinking about. Although we assume many can do it and it's simple. Repairs & servicing is a very busy side of the trade. Shops are crying out for good mechanics.

It's not just punctures, its everything related to bikes that create business daily.

Cables, chain sets, headsets, just taken out of shed service, tyres, tubes, gear adjustments and so on. The classic phrase I hear is

"just purchased this online" can you fit it for me"

I think some people assume bike shops are the only way, the mobile guys I see dont really have good websites or market themselves very well.

There is a company overseas who went on a version of Dragons den with a similar idea. Got invested started out with 1 or 2 vans and now have 34 vans which they franchise to mobile mechanics.
 
There were a couple of mobile mechanics on a recent sportive I did, seemed to always have a bike on the stand so he looked fairly busy. Don't think he was charging (I guessed he got paid by the sportive people to be there).

Yep, some people do "day rate" or "free days" for business and organisations, will hopefully drum up business later. Was at a council event recently and mobile mechanic was there for 8 hours on day rate.

Had about 25 staff members bring there bike for "advice" and general tweaks. In his words it was a "very productive day"
 
Seems people here are probably have a go mechanics, like pc builders etc.

Believe me when I say this but I have people who wont even put lights on because "I cant do it" "dont own tools" "have no idea"

Some people also are not hands on and want there time spent elsewhere.
 
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