Guided Repairs
Learn how to fix your own bike. Are you broken down? Learn how to repair it with my hands-on guidance and tools. Next time, you can do it yourself! - and save money by doing it yourself.
Durability Testing
Get honest testing feedback and reviews of bicycles, components, and gear based on rigorous real-world testing and pushing bikes and gear to their limits.
Second-Hand Parts
I’m clearing out spare parts as I move into VanLife. Perfect for budget-conscious cyclists and repairing older/ vintage bicycles. Available while supplies last.
Resources
Test Reports & Gear Reviews
Detailed testing results and honest reviews of bicycles, components, and cycling gear based on real-world use.
Cycling Articles
Tips, techniques, and insights from years of cycling experience, repairs, and adventures on two wheels.
Professional Services
My focus is on helping people and places thrive. Discover my professional work in movement coaching, spatial design, and web development.
Cycling For a Better Tomorrow
Cycling is a way to reduce our impact on the planet and improve our health.
Every time we chose to ride our bicyle insted of using a car, we chose for cleaner air and less traffic.
When chosing to ride a bicycle, especially a non-electric bicycle, we also chose for movement and staying fit in an otherwise sedentary world.
Repairing and using second hand parts, means reducing waste while keeping cycling accessible and making it even more sustainable.
When you learn to repair your own bike, you also build skills, and develop technical understanding.
I'm committed to helping cyclists maximise their bikes' lifespans and minimise their environmental footprint. Because the most sustainable bike is the one that keeps rolling, year after year.
About Me
Since my childhood, I am a cycling fanatic. As a child, I used a regular bicycle as a mountain bike and BMX. At age 9 in 1998, I had to sign a contract promising to be careful with my new Rabeneick Fancy, but that didn't stop me from testing the limits of the bicycle, its components, and myself. This earned me the nickname "bicycle tester".
In 2010, I moved to the Netherlands, where I met Bas from The Biker’s Oasis . He encouraged me to expand my repair skills, and I became the go-to bicycle mechanic for my friends. They eventually suggested I turn my repair expertise into a profession.
In 2013, I took over a purple Batavus Cheyenne, a hybride bike, from a dear friend and got into street racing. Later, while working as a bicycle messenger for a postal company in 2020, I found myself slowed down by the speed limiter on cargo bikes and began exploring other ways to turn my passion into a career. I considered offering various bicycle-related services, but after one of my service bikes was stolen—taken "by accident" according to the charity involved— in 2023, I decided not to pursue bicycle repairs professionally due to the impact on service provision, space constraints, other practical considerations, and a shift in focus towards movement.
Today, cycling remains one of my passion and daily practice. If you need any tips, advice, or tests, I'm happy to help. I'm also open to other exciting bicycle related opportunities.
📍 Currently in: Wageningen, Netherlands
Guided repairs can take place via video call
Let's Talk about Bikes
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Please note: Currently, I offer this servcies in my free time and may not be able to reply to all inquiries. I aim to reply as soon as possible.