6 Bicycle Repair Service Success Stories [2023]
Heightened interest in environmental conservation and the surge in exercise have contributed to increasing cycling. More people prefer cycling to work over using public and private vehicles.
As the use of bikes becomes more popular, the demand for bike repair is getting higher. People will take their bikes to a repair service for a regular tune-up and keep the bicycles safe and steady throughout.
Thus, if you are mechanically inclined and are interested in cycling, you can earn good profits from a bicycle repair service. To start, you can open a workshop in your home or serve people door-to-door.
Here are some real life success stories of starting a bicycle repair service:
1. Tower Electric Bikes ($3.6M/year)
Stephan Aarstol (from San Diego, California, USA) started Tower Electric Bikes about 13 years ago.
Hello! My name is Stephan Aarstol. I'm the CEO of Tower Electric Bikes.
In October of 2019, Tower was named one of the "Top 20 Shark Tank Products of All Time" in USA Today. We've done over $36 million in sales since getting a $150,000 investment from Mark Cuban in 2012.
2. Tower Electric Bikes
Best electric bikes for sale by Tower, the direct to consumer brand of ebikes that are twice as nice as cheap electric bikes and half the price of e-bikes sold at retail.
- Estimated revenue: $300K/month
- Business rank: #207K
Check out their full website ➜
Learn more about starting a bicycle repair service:
Where to start?
-> How to start a bicycle repair service?
-> How much does it cost to start a bicycle repair service?
-> Pros and cons of a bicycle repair service
Need inspiration?
-> Examples of established bicycle repair service
Other resources
4. RAMP
RAMP - The best garage management software which helps garage owner to manage customers (CRM), create job cards, billing and invoicing, manage discounts & coupons, technicians, inventory , vendors and purchases and provides business intelligence.
- Business rank: #328K
Check out their full website ➜
5. Full Cycle
- Business rank: #1.46M
Check out their full website ➜
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