Dr Bike

Our fully qualified and professional Cycling Mechanics are great at keeping bikes safe and roadworthy. 

Booking our Velo Store Cycle Mechanics to check bikes is a great way to keep staff, students or any group of people cycling.

Book a mechanic to come to you school, group or your place of work.

Many people call this service Dr Bike but we offer more than just a simple bike health check. Alongside a full safety check we will do minor repairs, adjust your bike to suit you and offer a full prescription service including costs as well as advise you on how to look after your own bike. 

To book a experienced mechanic to come to your organisation or find out more about them, call 01785 818193 or email graham@velo-m.co.uk

What are the benefits?

Bike health checks and minor repairs are a great way of attracting people to any event. Getting bikes in good condition is a great way to get people cycling for leisure or commuting. It's amazing how many bikes sit in people’s shed that just need a quick tune-up to get them roadworthy again

As well as fixing up bikes our mechanics will explain how to set bikes up and offer practical advice on how to keep bikes maintained and working. It's amazing how many bikes on the road aren't properly maintained, which is why these services are so popular.

Our professional mechanic arrives at your workplace or event fully equipped, and effortlessly fixes as many bikes as they can in the time provided, making sure everyone goes home happier and safer.

Why trust us?

Additionally we run maintenance classes for groups showing them how to maintain and adjust their own bike. We run one the countries leading independent bike shops with fully equipped professional workshops and classrooms and have been delivering cycle classes  or  have  been running and maintenance courses for the last decade. We take the confusion out of bike maintenance making it simple even for the  uninitiated.

We use our many years of experience of teaching and delivary to make sure our courses are clear, educational and fun. Courses or Dr bike session's can be delivered across the West Midlands and the North West of England  You just give us a time and a location, and We will take care of the rest including sending you pre event publicity and promoting your event through social media,blogs and website.

Bikes can either be dropped off and left for the mechanic to work on or the mechanic can spend around 10 minutes with each client, adjusting their bike's brakes and gears to make sure their bike runs super smoothly.

In the course of the 'examination', Velo Mechanics  give every bike an effective safety check, our mechanic will, if necessary:

• adjust and clean brakes and gears
• replace brake cables and blocks
• replace gear cables
• clean and lubricate
• check and inflate tyres
• check headset and bottom bracket for play
• replace missing bar and cable ends
• advise on any further work that is needed

All spares listed above are included in the price. If further work is needed the mechanic will provide a written advise on the problem as well as a price estimate. They will also a take away and return drop off for anyone wishing to have the work carried out, in our workshops.

All clients also get tips on road safety from our fully qualified Bike ability instructors and sensibly ways to look after their bike to take away with them.

How much does it cost?

Hiring a professional  bike mechanic costs £75 per hour (plus VAT) with a minimum booking of three hours. If you want more than one mechanic, we offer a discounted rate for the second (or more) mechanic: £55 per hour (plus VAT).

CTL offers discounted rates for community groups and schools, please get in touch to discuss how we can help your community event.