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12 shipped· August 4, 2026

Waivers you can check at the gate.

Event waivers attach to the ticket they were signed for. Rush and e-bike surcharges can be flat or a percentage, rentals get a monthly rate, and a visiting mechanic's job counts against the host shop.

New

A waiver names its ticket, and the door can see it

Each ticket carries its own signed acceptance. Scanning it at check-in shows: signed, accepted, part of a group waiver, or not yet in. A missing waiver never blocks a paying rider; it tells the person checking them in.

New

Rush and e-bike surcharges, priced the way you charge

Both can be flat or a percentage: same-day service at a flat $40, an e-bike surcharge at 15% of the job. Existing rates are untouched.

New

A visiting mechanic's job counts against the shop doing the work

A job accepted from a sibling store draws on the receiving shop's own availability: seat counts, time slots and appointments.

New

Monthly rental rates, imperial heights, and your own words on how you hire

Rentals can carry a monthly rate, and the 30-day booking cap is gone. Rider height can show in feet and inches, stored in centimetres. The rentals page can carry a line in your own words, a 3-day minimum, say, above the calendar.

Improved

A payment hold looks like a hold

A checkout hold on event tickets shows a countdown, and tickets appear once they exist. The clock runs on server time, so a phone with the wrong time can't misreport a hold.

Under the hood

  • Pickup map centres on the address, and bike model has an out

    A wide service area no longer drags the map centre off. A customer who doesn't know their bike's make or model can enter unknown.

  • Adding or re-adding a team member resolves cleanly

    A second person under an email already on the account, or a deactivated staff member coming back, both resolve, and the Team page says what happened.

  • A blank staff email is a deliberate choice

    An empty staff email costs that person their own login and job list, so it has to be confirmed on purpose.

  • Postcode coverage areas draw in full

    A booking area combining a drawn shape with a postcode list draws both.

  • Rush can be switched off per service

    A $40 flat repair can skip rush pricing while a full service still carries it.

  • Email footers carry a real street address

    Automated emails show a postal address, as marketing mail requires.

  • Not-for-profit pricing

    Charities and community bike programs can email us for a much lower per-booking rate.

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