Regular Bike Repair & Tune-Ups
Mobile repair for non-electric bikes — road, mountain, gravel, hybrid, beach cruiser and kids' bikes — covers tune-ups, flats, brakes, shifting, wheels and bearings at your home, at the same published prices as the mechanical side of e-bike work.
- Starting at
- $99
- Typical time
- 45 min–4 hr
- Warranty
- 90 days on labor
Tune-ups: Essential $99 · Complete $169 · Overhaul $299. Repairs at the same prices as e-bike mechanical work.
Plenty of households have one e-bike and a few regular bikes, and there's no reason to book two mechanics. Regular bikes get the same work, the same torque wrench and the same published prices; the e-bike-only steps — battery test, error-code scan, sensor checks — come off the list, which is why the tune-ups cost less.
Beach cruisers are their own category near the coast. They're simple bikes, but salt air rusts chains, seizes bolts and corrodes cables and hubs far faster than inland, so a cruiser that lives outside needs attention more often than its mileage suggests.
Kids' bikes get the same safety check as adult bikes: brakes a small hand can actually pull, a tight headset, the saddle at the right height and the tires at the right pressure. Growing riders need the fit revisited every season.
Trip fee for this visit
- Zone 1 — San Clemente +FREE
- Zone 2 — Ladera Ranch +$35
- Zone 3 — Irvine +$65
Symptom → cause
What the bike is doing, and what it usually means
| What you notice | What it usually is |
|---|---|
| Chain skips under pressure | Worn chain and cassette, or a bent derailleur hanger. |
| Brakes squeal or barely stop | Glazed or worn pads, a contaminated rim or rotor, or a stretched cable. |
| Wheel wobbles or rubs | Loose or broken spoke, or a wheel knocked out of true. |
| Clicking or creaking when pedaling | Dry or loose bottom bracket, pedals, or a loose crank. |
| Cruiser chain rusted solid | Salt air. Replace the chain; check the hub and brake. |
Prices
Regular Bikes
Non-electric road, mountain, gravel, hybrid, cruiser and kids' bikes. Brake, drivetrain and wheel repairs are the same prices as the lists above.
| Essential Tune-UpBrakes, shifting, chain check, drivetrain clean and lube, minor true, torque check, test ride | $99 |
|---|---|
| Complete Tune-UpEssential, plus degreased drivetrain, full wheel true and tension, cable and housing service | $169 |
| OverhaulComplete, plus bottom bracket, headset and hub service, new cables and housing | $299 |
| Flat repairPer wheel, tube included | $39 |
| Coaster brake hub service | $65 |
Free tools
Check it yourself first
Book service
Need regular bikes?
Takes a minute. You'll hear back within 30 minutes during business hours — and if it's faster to just call, call.
- Free quote before any work starts
- No trip fee in San Clemente, Dana Point or San Juan Cap
- 90 days on all labor
- Nothing gets added to the bill without a call first
FAQ
Before you book
Do you work on regular bikes too, or only e-bikes?
Regular bikes too — road, mountain, gravel, hybrid, beach cruisers and kids' bikes. Tune-ups for non-electric bikes are $99 Essential, $169 Complete and $299 Overhaul, and brake, drivetrain and wheel repairs cost the same as the mechanical side of e-bike work. If you have both kinds of bike, it's one visit.
Do you actually work on batteries, motors, and controllers — or just the mechanical stuff?
All of it. This is the main reason to call me instead of a general mobile bike mechanic. Most mobile bike services in Orange County explicitly decline battery, motor, throttle, and controller work, which means a bike with an electrical fault has nowhere local to go. I diagnose and repair charge ports, battery management systems, controllers, displays, throttles, cadence and torque sensors, brake cut-off switches, wiring harnesses, and hub and mid-drive motors — plus everything mechanical.
What brands do you work on?
Every brand. That includes direct-to-consumer bikes with no local dealer — Rad Power, Aventon, Lectric, Ride1Up, Velotric, Heybike, Himiway, Juiced, Super73, Segway — and dealer brands like Specialized Turbo, Trek, Giant, Cannondale, Electra, Gazelle, Tern, Pedego, Blix, Magnum, and Riese & Müller. On the motor side I work on Bosch, Shimano STEPS, Brose, Yamaha, Bafang, Fazua, Mahle, and generic hub systems. One honest caveat: Bosch and some Shimano systems lock firmware and certain diagnostics to authorized dealers. I can do every mechanical and electrical repair on those bikes and I'll tell you upfront on the rare occasion something has to go through a dealer.
My range dropped a lot. Do I need a new battery?
Probably not, and this is the most expensive assumption in e-bike ownership. Lost range has at least five common causes and only one of them is a worn battery: low tire pressure, a dragging brake rotor, a worn or dry chain, colder weather, corroded battery mount contacts, and actual capacity fade all produce the identical symptom. A $59 battery health test measures capacity against the pack's rated watt-hours and checks balance across cell groups, which tells you definitively which it is. That fee is waived if you have me do the repair. A new pack is $400 to $1,200 — it's worth $59 to find out whether you need one.
Is there a warranty on the work?
90 days on all labor. If something I worked on isn't right afterward, I come back and fix it — no trip fee, no argument, in any zone. Parts carry whatever warranty the manufacturer provides and I'll handle the claim paperwork with the brand for you.
What can't you do at my house?
Three things go to the bench rather than the driveway: cell-level battery pack repair (opening a lithium pack in a customer's garage isn't something a careful technician does), full wheel rebuilds and rim replacement, and internal motor rebuilds that need a press. For all three I pick the part or the bike up and bring it back, usually within two to four days. Everything else — including motor removal and reinstall, controller and display replacement, harness repair, brake bleeds, and full tune-ups — happens where your bike is.
Do you need power or water at my house?
No. The van carries its own power, lighting, compressed air, and water. All I need is a flat spot roughly the size of a parking space, within reason of where the bike is. Driveway, street, garage, courtyard, parking lot, or a turnout on a Laguna hillside all work fine.
Do I need to be home the whole time?
Only at the start and the end. I need five minutes with you at the beginning to understand what the bike is doing and to confirm the quote, and five minutes at the end to hand it back and show you what changed. In between you can go to work, take a call, or leave entirely.
Something not answered here? Just ask — I’d rather talk it through than have you guess.