What The Flying Bike does

The Flying Bike is a privately held mobile bicycle workshop service operating across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs in Australia, founded in 2015. The company dispatches professional mechanics with a fully equipped mobile workshop directly to customer homes or workplaces, performing on-site bicycle servicing and repairs without call-out fees. It serves individual bike owners as its primary customer, with secondary segments including workplace clients seeking employee cycling programs, group bookings of three or more bikes, and owners of electric and cargo bicycles requiring specialized service.

The service is structured around three primary tiers — General Service at A$150 (basic maintenance and safety check), Deluxe Service at A$280 (full clean, drivetrain degrease, headset and bottom bracket service), and E-Bike Service at A$180 — plus a Tribe/Cargo Bike specialty service priced by quote. Repairs are offered as a complementary offering using professional-grade tools and quality replacement parts, with a pick-up and drop-off arrangement available for more complex work. The technology stack is deliberately low-tech: a WordPress-based website (built on the United Themes platform) handles bookings, with Facebook and Instagram serving as community and brand channels; there is no mobile app, no API surface, and no AI/ML components.

Revenue is generated on a transactional professional-services basis, with group discounts for three-or-more-bike bookings and bespoke workplace package pricing by quote. The business is operated by a small team of approximately 9 employees with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no institutional ownership. Marketing is driven by organic search through the website, organic social media presence, and referral demand from workplace package customers, with no evidence of paid acquisition or enterprise sales motion.

Name

The Flying Bike

Legal name

The Flying Bike

Website

https://theflyingbike.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Flying Bike is a Melbourne-based mobile bicycle workshop that dispatches professional mechanics to customer homes and workplaces for on-site servicing and repairs, serving individual bike owners, workplace clients, and e-bike and cargo bike owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Services

akta.pro primary industry

Bike Service, Repair & Maintenance Shops (CRAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Mobile bicycle repair
• On-site bike servicing
• Bicycle maintenance services
• Electric bike servicing
• Mobile bike workshop

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Bicycle Servicing and Repairs: Transaction-based professional services for bicycle maintenance and repair. Customers pay per service tier (General, Deluxe, E-Bike). Additional revenue from parts replacement as needed during service visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Flying Bike operates a mobile bicycle workshop that dispatches professional mechanics to customer homes and workplaces across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs for on-site bicycle servicing and repairs. The company sells tiered service packages (General, Deluxe, E-Bike, and Tribe/Cargo) plus group bookings and workplace packages, charging per bike with no call-out fees and using professional-grade tools and quality parts to handle all bike types.

Product overview

The Flying Bike is a mobile bicycle workshop providing on-site bicycle servicing and repairs throughout Melbourne. The company operates as a single unified service offering with three main service tiers: General Service ($150, entry-level), Deluxe Service ($280, premium), and E-Bike Service ($180, specialized for electric bicycles). Additional services include specialty Cargo Bike servicing and group/workplace packages with discounted rates for 3+ bikes. All services are delivered at the customer's location without call-out fees, and repairs with parts replacement are available as a complementary offering. The business positions itself as a "bike shop on wheels" equipped with professional tools to handle all bike types and issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Service

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dr. Bike (UK): UK mobile bicycle servicing and repair brand performing workplace and community bike servicing. Comparable delivery model (mechanic comes to the customer), tiered service checks, and group/workplace booking structure.
• Velofix: North American mobile bicycle repair franchise that operates 'bike shops on wheels' delivering on-site service to homes and workplaces. Highly comparable to The Flying Bike's mobile workshop, no-call-out-fee model and tiered service packages.
• Beeline Bicycles: Mobile bike repair and concierge service operating in multiple U.S. cities, sending experienced mechanics to customer homes and offices. Directly comparable to The Flying Bike's on-demand servicing, e-bike handling and premium tier offerings.
• BikeMobile: U.S. nonprofit-inspired mobile bike repair operation that travels to schools, events and workplaces to service bikes. Comparable mobile workshop delivery, with overlap in group/workplace booking use cases.

Broad incumbents

• 99 Bikes: Largest specialty bicycle retailer in Australia with dozens of stores across Melbourne and nationally. Comparable as the dominant fixed-location competitor for service and accessories revenue, but operates an in-store rather than mobile model.
• Chain Reaction Cycles: Global online cycling retailer selling bikes, parts and accessories with extensive service-related content. Comparable as a dominant cycling ecosystem participant influencing parts sourcing and customer expectations for Melbourne cyclists.

Regional players

• Mobile Bike Mechanic Sydney: Australian mobile bike repair service covering the Sydney region with on-site servicing and repairs. Comparable business model — mobile mechanic at customer location — though operating in a different Australian metro.
• The Bike Vault Melbourne: Melbourne bike shop providing workshop servicing and repairs across road, commuter and e-bikes. Comparable workshop capabilities including e-bike servicing and tiered servicing options.
• Pedal Cyclery: Melbourne-based bicycle shop offering sales, servicing and repairs. Comparable service offering (bike servicing, repairs, parts replacement), differing only in distribution channel — fixed storefront versus mobile.
• Bike-O-Rama: Independent Melbourne bicycle retailer offering workshop servicing alongside retail. Comparable as a local service alternative, but customers must bring bikes in-store rather than receiving on-site service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/The-Flying-Bike-393907894145951
• Instagraminstagram.com/theflyingbike
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-flying-bike

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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