Guides
How to run bookings, whatever kind of bike business you run.
Honest, practical guides for shop owners: repair workshops, rental fleets, classes, mobile mechanics, fitting studios and tours. Real operational advice first, with notes on how Velobook handles each step along the way.
How to set up online booking for a bike repair workshop
Take service drop-offs online without losing control of the bench: arrival windows, rush jobs, quoting, approvals, reminders and a plan for no-shows.
Read the guideHow to run a bike rental fleet
Fleet sizing, daily and hourly pricing, turnaround time between hires, ID and damage checks at handover, and QR-tagging every bike so nothing goes missing.
Read the guideHow to run paid bike maintenance classes
Pick a format people will pay for, price it to cover the bench, cap the room honestly, run a waitlist, and put the whole thing on a repeat schedule.
Read the guideHow to take bookings as a mobile bike mechanic
Draw a service area you can actually cover, route your day so the van earns instead of drives, keep customers posted on arrival, and know when to collect the bike instead.
Read the guideHow to run a bike fitting studio diary
Session lengths that match the work, intake forms answered before arrival, deposits that protect a three-hour slot, fit reports worth keeping, and follow-ups that actually happen.
Read the guideHow to run guided bike tours
Group sizes you can actually guide, hire bikes held against real stock, waivers signed before the ride, waitlists on popular departures, and a weather policy written before you need it.
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