The Bike Fitters Franchise

Earnings potential £100k+ | Be your own boss | Take control of your future

Turn your passion for pedalling into £ with your own mobile bike fitting business

Become a trusted advisor to cyclists in your local area

No experience of bike fitting needed

People with no bike fitting experience at all are getting great customer reviews repeat bookings and referrals with our proven training and ongoing support.

Successful franchisees share a real passion for cycling, are mechanically-minded and great with people.

Mobile bike fitting is a huge opportunity in a fragmented market with so much potential. One bike fit often leads to another! Some clients have multiple bikes, most will have their own network of similarly passionate cycling buddies too – it’s so rewarding at so many levels.

“The world’s best bike fitting system…”

“How can I say this… because I believe Simon is unique having been trained in sixof the industry’s most well-known bike fitting systems – then combining the bestof each to create our own TBF Bike Fitting System.”

Barry Price - Director

Winning numerous medals over his career, Matt was part of the world class
British track trio riding with Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Jason Kenny. Ref: Wikipedia.org

If you are looking to start your own business, starting it with a franchise system is proven to be much lower risk and far more profitable for you as the franchisee than going it alone as an independent. You also don’t have to spend as much money either!

• Turn your passion for cycling into an income
• Take control of your work / leisure time
• No premises required and low overheads
• Reward of helping people increase their enjoyment of cycling
• Earn an amazing income compared with the industry norms
• Scale to a multi-van operation and build a business to sell

In business for yourself, not by yourself

It’s not just learning to fit, the founders provide a wide range of expertise to guide and support you in growing your business, every step of the way.

Simon – Bike fitting mentoring, sales and promo event support

Rachel – Marketing, social media, web, PPC, flyers, merch

Danny – Sales mentoring and national accounts

Mark – Finance, funding and business planning

Barry – Franchise systems and expanding your TBF business

Benefit from multiple income streams

You’ll earn money from more than just bike fitting – becoming the trusted advisor to cyclists in your local area leads to opportunities to regularly supply kit, shoes, parts and equipment. People want guidance on the latest trends and you can both supply and set them up.

National accounts, national collaborations

You’ll be getting work from our collaborations with some of the industry’s biggest names as The Bike Fitters becomes the local solution to delivering passionate and professional human contact to their valued customers and members.

While we’ll also drive digital marketing in your territory, you need to raise awareness locally, getting out to meet people at your local cycling clubs, bike shops, physios and chiropractors. You need to be proactive on social media and get involved in your cycling community.

You’ll get an App for that…

Our App stack helps you with much of the admin associated with running your business, so you can concentrate on the fun bits!

As a part of the network you will always be among the first in the world to benefit as we embrace rapidly advancing tech and AI to improve the systems and processes in your bike fitting business.

Build a multi-van, multi-territory business

Employ a team, get a second van, buy another territory – we know this business can be scaled up enabling you to lead your own team and enjoy even more control of your lifestyle.

FAQs

How do I find people who want a bike fitting?

We have a proven mix of marketing activities to drive a steady and increasing flow of leads to fit with your confidence and capacity. It really works…

Are there enough people to build a multi-van bike fitting business near me?

We employed the best franchise mapping company in the UK to ensure each territory has more than enough potential for you to reach the sales levels stated.

Can I really be a leading bike fitter in my local area?

It’s proven – if you’re willing to listen and learn, are great with people and have a mechanical-mindset, our team will have you confidently fitting in weeks, and the support and development is ongoing. Check-out the networks customer reviews.

How much can I really earn?

Quite a bit! You should finish year 1 with c.£21,126, year 2 with c.£45,326, rising to c.£88,528 in year 5 and then you have options, e.g. starting an employee in a second van or looking at more territory. But these numbers are not guaranteed and depend on how you perform.

How much do I need to start my own bike fitting business with the franchise?

You will you need at least £10k to invest (with the ability to borrow) to start your own business with our franchise model. Discuss your situation with one of the team.

What money do I live off while getting the business going?

If for example you need £1.5k per month to live off while starting your new business, we’ll build this into your business plan, so you’ll have the working capital available – no worries.

Get in touch to find out more

Find out why 10 people since launch in early 2024 have chosen The Bike Fitters franchise to start their own business. Once a territory is sold it’s gone….

Whether you are passionate about cycling, already in the cycling industry, or want to add income streams to your cycle café/shop – have an initial chat with Kelly, Mike and the team to find out more about The Bike Fitters franchise .