FREE: Bike Safety Inspections & minor repairs with an expert mechanic

Part of Cycling UK's 'Big Bike Revival' and funded by Active Travel England.

Events kindly supported by Cycle Workshop, Horsham District Wellbeing Service, Horsham District Cycling Forum. Delivered by Velo Square

• FREE comprehensive bike safety check and minor tune-up by an expert bike mechanic

• Full inspection and work report for every bike worked on

• Adult bikes only: we are unable to work on children's bikes

• No need to book, just bring your bike!

Dr. Bike Clinics offer free 30-minute sessions where an expert bike mechanic will inspect and make minor repairs and adjustments to your bike. Every bike inspected is given a service report listing the work carried out and detailing any further work needed to make it roadworthy. See below for examples of repairs that can be carried out at Dr. Bike Clinics.

IMPORTANT: Dr Bike Clinics are offered on a first-come-first-served basis so you may have to wait while we're working with someone else. If you arrive late in the session we may also run out of time to help you so the earlier you arrive the better. Our funding requires that we priortitise adult cyclists and their bikes and, while we'll try to help with younger riders' bikes when time permits we may ask you to wait while we work on an adult's bike first. 

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES BEFORE BOOKING YOUR APPOINTMENT:

1. *You will be working in close proximity to our mechanics and volunteers, some of whom may be medically vulnerable. YOU MUST NOT ATTEND IF YOU HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS OR BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESS WHICH COULD BE PASSED TO SOMEONE ELSE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO YOU

2. Dr Bike Clinics are offered on a first-come-first-served basis. As such you may have to wait while we work with someone else and, if you arrive late in the session we may run out of tiime to help you.

3. Our funding requires that we priortitise adult cyclists and their bikes and, while we'll try to help with younger riders' bikes when time permits we may ask you to wait while we work on an adult's bike first. 

4. In the event that we deem your bike is not viable to repair due to the amount of work needed or, where we believe that work we undertake may facilitate further use of an unsafe bike, we will decline to carry out any work on that bike. We will offer advice on your best options though and we'll never send you away without trying to help you in the most appropriate way.

5. Only one bike is permitted per appointment regardless of whether you attend on your own or with another person.

6. This is a free service and there are limits to how much work we can do with you in 30 minutes. If we are unable to sign your bike off as 'Safe to Ride' by the end of your appointment we will still provide you with a full inspection report and refer you to a local provider for an estimate for any further work needed.

7. Things can and do occasionally break when working on bikes. This can be due to age, misuse or previous poor maintenance. If this happens and we are unable to fix the problem in the time available we may need to refer you to another local provider. We'll have a good idea if this is likely from inspecting your bike but we can't predict everything. Either way, we'll do our best to put things right in the time available.

8. CANCELLATION

   1. Cancelation by us: in the unlikely event that we have to cancel or reschedule the event we will endeavour to provide at least 24 hours notice via our website and social media channels. We recommend that you check these information resources before leaving to attend the event.