About
Who’s fixing
your bike.
One mechanic, one bench, one phone number. The person who quotes your repair is the person who does it, and the person you call if something isn’t right afterwards.
01 — The mechanic
Hi — I’m the whole shop.
My name is James, and I’ve been turning wrenches for 6 years. Before this I was at Bike Source in Littleton and Adventure Cycling in Aurora.
Now I work out of a fully equipped shop in my own garage in Castle Rock — the same repair stand, the same tools and the same standards you’d get at a counter, without the counter or the queue.
Certified
- Professional bicycle service certification — Barnett Bicycle Institute
02 — Going independent
Why the garage.
I started my own shop because I love working on bikes and wanted to give people another option. Honest, quality service without the long wait or high overhead of a traditional bike shop. There's nothing better than handing someone back a bike that's shifting smoothly, stopping confidently, and ready for their next ride.
What it means in practice is on every other page of this site. The prices are published, so you know the number before you hand over the bike. The estimate is free, and if the honest answer is “leave it alone for now,” that’s what you get told. Nothing beyond what you approved goes on the bike without a call or a text first.
There’s no counter staff to relay a message through either. You get the mechanic on the phone when you book, and the same one if something isn’t right afterwards. That is the whole trade: a smaller operation, and a straighter line to the person holding the wrench.
03 — Scope
What I’m good at — and what I send on.
Knowing where the line is costs less than finding out with your bike in pieces.
The work I want on the bench
Day to day that means the published menu: tune-ups at three tiers, brake and drivetrain work, flats, tubeless setups and wheel truing. Every one of those has a price on the menu rather than a “call for a quote.”
What goes somewhere else
Bottom brackets are the honest caveat. There are a lot of standards out there and each one needs its own tool, and I don’t own every one of them — so tell me the bike when you book and I’ll check before you make the trip.
These are already off the menu and stay off it, even inside the biggest tune-up package: suspension fork lower service, wheel build. Ask anyway — if I can’t do it I’d rather tell you who can than have a go and hand you back a worse bike.
04 — The workspace
The bench is the credential.
A garage operation doesn’t get to point at a shopfront, so here is the actual room your bike goes into: a full tool board, a proper repair stand, parts drawers, and daylight through the door.
Bikes go out the way I’d want mine back
Wiped down, adjusted, checked over, and with a straight answer about anything I found that you didn’t ask about. If a chain is close to taking the cassette with it, you’ll hear that while it’s still a cheap fix.
05 — Mobile & drop-off
Where I work.
Castle Rock is home. That's where the shop is, and it's where most of the work happens.
Castle Pines, Franktown and Sedalia are a short run from there, and a mobile visit or a pickup out that way is straightforward.
Larkspur, Parker and Highlands Ranch sit at the far edge of what I'll drive. Tell me where you are and I'll be straight with you about whether the trip is worth it.
Outside Douglas County? Ask anyway — if it’s a reasonable drive, the answer is usually yes.
Towns covered
- Castle Rock
- Castle Pines
- Franktown
- Sedalia
- Larkspur
- Parker
- Highlands Ranch