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Bicycle repair shops see orders jump to meet rise in commuters, lanes
The expanding fleet of commuter cyclists in the capital has led to a boom for bicycle repair shops.
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Sampoerna Bike owner Ari Budhiono works on a customer's bicycle at his repair shop in Pancoran, South Jakarta, Feb. 13. (JP/Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman)
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icycle repair shops are seeing more customers as a growing number of cycling enthusiasts benefit from the special lanes the Jakarta administration has built.
Joko "Jack" Sulistio, a 40-year-old bicycle mechanic who has worked at Bredo Cycloworks since 2016, remarked that the workshop had seen a recent increase in customers seeking regular maintenance services – so much so that the shop sometimes had a long waiting list.
Most of the repair shop's customers are commuter cyclists, as it is located at City Plaza in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta.
"A cooperative has been set up to facilitate employees who love cycling," Jack told The Jakarta Post on Thursday, referring to people who work in the building. "Many of them have started commuting by bike."
"If they have a problem, they can have it repaired here. They can bring their bike to the shop in the morning, and pick it up after work," said Jack, who is also a commuter cyclist, as is his wife.
Bredo Cycloworks charges Rp 100,000 (US$7.31) to Rp 150,000 for regular maintenance on bottom brackets, brakes and chains. Most of its customers have folding bikes.
The shop is just one of the many bicycle maintenance and repair shops that are benefiting from the growing cycling movement in the capital, especially since the Jakarta administration installed bike lanes that span 63 kilometers in Central, East and South Jakarta.
