After 17yrs as a mechanic and my last job I was doing all the rolls minus paying the bills. I'm totally ready to start my mobile business. I have a tons of loyal customers and people always asking me to come to their house to work on stuff. This video was the final push I needed! Thanks
@NeutralSupportNews
Жыл бұрын
When you start out, it can feel like having to make your own clothes when you're already cold - but it is SUPER rewarding if you do it right. Sounds like you have a great foundation already! Glad you are finding these videos useful!
@fettyscycleservice9032
2 жыл бұрын
This is and was the most well said explanation of this part of the “bicycle world” Very impressive.
@charliesullivan4304
2 жыл бұрын
Wise advice ... and I also love all the little clips you stick in. Especially Officer Clemmons with Mister Rodgers!
@mountainbikemike
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this. Perfectly explained. Hello from The Rapid Wrench Melbourne
@rpiereck74
Жыл бұрын
I'm an aircraft mechanic who does bicycle mechanics for fun, this video gave me some ideas... Instant like!
@cohlmason9686
2 жыл бұрын
Good video Danielle!
@jpcycleservices3810
Жыл бұрын
This was like an epiphany. Whilst watching this video, I spent most of the time shaking my head at all the things you mentioned,that happened and still happen to me after 5 years of operating a mobile repair shop. Brilliant.
@NeutralSupportNews
Жыл бұрын
Information for some, therapy for others 😜
@rickbrozowski5999
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great Advice. You talked me out of a failure that was inevitable.
@NeutralSupportNews
Жыл бұрын
Maybe just not yet, things change!
@ulickatbikewizards8468
2 жыл бұрын
Hey this video is Great thanks 👍
@greenmachine55
Жыл бұрын
This definitely a well explained video and very informative. Idk if a mobile bike shop is for me but I definitely plan on a mobile part for customers that can't come to me either to just go to them or help bring there bike to my garage. I also plan on using any vehicle I drive on a daily basis as a mobile advertisement as one way to advertise myself to people plus I got a Facebook business page.
@NeutralSupportNews
Жыл бұрын
Be sure to reap the tax benefits of using that vehicle if you are in the US!
@greenmachine55
Жыл бұрын
@@NeutralSupportNews I plan it won't be easy cause odometer doesn't work and the real mileage on it is a guess
@ronspencer6668
3 ай бұрын
Love it, well said. We have run Velocity Bikewerx up here in Ontario since 2020 after 15 years as a B&M and it's all good. It has it's ups and downs but the random retail part - well it's less random all though as you pointed out, stuff happens at an appointment to blow up the appointment, lol but making the variables more constant is easier. I just subscribed so i'll watch the vids as i go. Two quick questions because i have to get to my next appointment, lol.. 1- why are you doing B&M? 2- why youtube (can't be lucrative) and what equipment and editing software are you using. Cheers.
@NeutralSupportNews
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you're seeing success with the model, it's really nice to be able to build EXACTLY what you need and the model supports that! 1) I opened a Brick and Mortar in an underserved area with limited resources - the "just walk up with no appointment" generated a ton of business just because of the clientele in that area. It was the right move in that circumstance! 2) KZitem is not to make money 🤣 I just like doing this. Any little bit I get from subscriptions to the website from supporters or whathaveyou is just easing the burden of cost a little bit. I get to do interesting stuff, play with tools all the time, it's really just a passion project. I just use iMovie to cut things together, along with a graphics software to create some of the images.
@JoseSorianoPhotography
2 жыл бұрын
Great advice! Love the content
@MrSociofobs
Жыл бұрын
There's also the culture and climate factors. If it's a country like mine, where people don't cycle much at all and half of the year is cold, wet, icy and snowy, you'll be scraping for any work in the winter months at a heavily discounted rate. It's not uncommon here to see bike shops close their repair services for the winter and only operate in season.
@bikernaut1
10 ай бұрын
Great valuable information
@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589
2 жыл бұрын
Having worked in shops, then contracted for event support, then moonlighted for a local mobile repair company (Melbourne, Australia), & now contentedly fixing local bikes in my home workshop, I would say that mobile mechanicking is the most stressful way to earn a (partial) living out of fixing bikes, even without dealing with the overheads, scheduling, accounts, etc. The getting there, the missed appointments (usually customer caused), the not having the correct part, the 'little-job-turns-into-a-big-job' scenario, the non-ideal/cold/wet/hot/dusty/draughty/dog-poo-infested conditions are all factors which mitigate against it. Also, the idea that a rookie mechanic could make a profitable go of it is a little laughable, as you need all your wits and experience about you to make on-the-road jobs stick, and customers happy, without the full resources of a bricks and mortar shop (no matter how well equipped your van is) at your disposal. Oh, and your van getting broken into and cleaned out (been there done that). Sorry to be a Debbie/Darryl Downer, but you're much better off honing your skills in your shed at home, and if your really want to cast the net outwards, pay some gullible teenager peanuts (or perhaps pistachios) to pick up and drop off bikes in your local area, in exchange for teaching them how not to wreck tools and parts whilst handling them.
@NeutralSupportNews
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your well thought-out response! I'd say that hasn't been everyone's experience with the mobile model, but it varies greatly from business to business. Wasn't mine :-) In this series, I am going to try to cover the vast array of possibilities, some of which include no house calls at all (corporate accounts etc). As far as rookie mechanics go, I wouldn't endorse someone who doesn't know what they are doing. However, the "Jiffy Lube" approach of only doing minor things like flat tires and cable adjustments has worked for some. They simply don't do the more advanced work. That model is fine as long as you are up-front and don't offer services you can't handle. You can always expand services later on as you learn more. For some people, the "sink or swim" aspect of working on your own is exactly the push they need to learn. Reiterating: definitely not an endorsement of "winging it" or doing things you don't know how to do without proper training.
@bkefrmr
2 жыл бұрын
Methinks, for you, the answer to the question "Are you ready?" is a very obvious, "HARD NO!" For me, (and Danielle, of course).I've found that the easiest way to make money as a bicycle mechanic is my mobile bike shop. I'm super good at it. HELL YEAH I was ready, and yup, I also now have a brick and mortar shop, and the van is the profit center. It's amazing. I'm blessed.
@bicyclerider8218
Жыл бұрын
I recently discovered your excellent channel. What is the background of Neutral Support? Did you receive much pushback or apprehension from potential customers when you started our mobile bike business dude to your relativity young age and being a woman? I notice you have a lathe and milling machine. Are you also a frame builder? I'm looking forward to your next video.
@NeutralSupportNews
Жыл бұрын
Not really pushback, as much as an assumption that I was probably just the assistant 😜 Or it was my dad's company or something. I had someone tell me to "thank my husband" when I dropped off their bike... Stuff like that. I do build frames, but mostly just for fun given my lack of time. Neutral Support is a passion project for sure, also mostly for fun doing something I saw no one was really doing! Now if I could just clone myself so I could have more time to do it!
@denverspin
9 ай бұрын
Do you work for Yamaha?
@NeutralSupportNews
9 ай бұрын
When I'm not slinging sweet vids on KZitem 😁
@denverspin
9 ай бұрын
@@NeutralSupportNews I met you at the Denver ebike convention through the summer. I thought you seemed familiar.
@MetalTiger88
8 ай бұрын
I'm also a bike mechanic working in a shop. I geat at least one "cucumber" a day to do a service on... Oh and keep in mind that customers are one of the weirdest poeple😂
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