Bikes fixed. Adventures created. Communities connected.
Spokey Dokey Bikes is a small team of cycle-mad mechanics, event staff and adventure enthusiasts based in Yorkshire and happy to travel. We fix bikes, provide freelance event mechanics, run Dr Bike sessions, support cycling events and create opportunities for people to experience the joy of getting on two, three or four wheels. We’re properly qualified, insured and experienced. We’re also not particularly interested in making cycling boring.
We believe bikes make people’s lives better.
We’re here to help more people ride them.
From a Living Room to a Red Van
Spokey Dokey Bikes was founded in 2018 by Chris Starkie and Claire Sharpe. Chris started fixing bikes in the village of Whixley, initially running the workshop from our living room and collecting bikes in the back of an estate car. The village embraced our slightly quirky little business.
Then lockdown happened, cycling boomed and we found ourselves fixing bikes outside the house while people stopped for a chat during their daily exercise. Somewhere along the way, the red van arrived and Spokey Dokey became a familiar sight around Yorkshire.
Chris unexpectedly died in 2020. Claire knew that Spokey Dokey was part of his legacy, so she trained, rebuilt the team and kept it going. There have been some twists and turns since then, but today Spokey Dokey is run by Claire and Rob, with a small team of brilliant people helping make the wheels turn.
We’re still doing what we’ve always wanted to do:
Helping people discover what bikes can make possible.
What Can We Do For You?
Planning a cycling event?
We can provide mechanics, event support and cycling attractions.
Want to run a Dr Bike or community cycling session?
Let’s talk.
Need a freelance bike mechanic?
We’re available nationally and internationally for the right projects.
Want your bike fixed?
Our repair service is pre-booked and seasonal, so check availability.
Just want to follow the adventures?
Come and find us on social media or YouTube.
Bikes fixed by people who actually like fixing bikes.
We repair everyday bikes, kids’ bikes, commuters, older bikes, bikes bought online and the occasional wonderfully questionable bag of bits.
Our workshop is open April–October by appointment. We’re also available for freelance mechanical work at events and projects.
Cycling Experiences
Making cycling happen.
We work with schools, workplaces, councils, charities, community groups and event organisers to create cycling opportunities for people who might not normally get them.
That might mean a Dr Bike session, a Learn to Fix workshop, an adapted cycling activity or bringing our bike attractions along to an event.
Sometimes the best part of cycling isn’t the bike.It’s watching someone realise they can actually do it.
Adventures
We don’t just fix bikes. We like riding them too.
We’re cycle people, but we’re also curious about the world.
We travel, ride, run, camp, drink beer, volunteer internationally and generally get ourselves into situations where there is usually a bicycle involved somewhere.
We’ll share the good, the difficult, the ridiculous and the useful.
Follow our adventures on social media or watch along on YouTube.
Cycling Should Be Fun
We take cycling seriously.
We’re trained. We’re insured. We carry out risk assessments. We have experienced event staff, qualified mechanics, first aiders and enhanced DBS-checked team members.
But we don’t believe the answer to every risk is simply to remove the fun.
We think about risk and benefit together.
We want people to have brilliant experiences while making sensible decisions about safety, accessibility and the environment we’re working in.
That means we’re the team who can talk risk assessments with a council in the morning and spend the afternoon getting someone excited about riding a penny farthing.
That’s probably quite a good summary of Spokey Dokey.
Making Adventure Possible
Inclusive cycling is one of our specialist areas.
We’ve worked with adapted cycles and riders with a wide range of needs, and we’re experienced in thinking about which type of cycle, setup, route and support might work for an individual.
We’ve supported Paralympians racing internationally and delivered training for people working with adapted bikes.
We’re also parents of a disabled child who loves riding with us on the right bike.
We’ve seen first-hand what happens when someone stops asking:
“Can they ride a bike?”
and starts asking:
“What bike would let them ride?”
That’s the question we’re interested in.
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