BiciCare is a mobile repair service that delivers service on location in Amsterdam for your citybike, racebike or 'bakfiets'.

Does your bike need some attention? BiciCare maintains and repairs your bicycle with care, as if it were our own. We come to wherever you and your bike are, so you can save yourself time and effort. We make your bike better than new!

BiciCare is an initiative of Alessandro (Alex) Roscioli, a positive Italian with passion for 2 wheels. After a 15 year culinary career on a high level, he decided to change direction and focus on bikes. The perfection and eye for detail remain his 'signature dishes' also in this profession.  

Alex speaks fluent English, Dutch, Italian and some Spanish too.

You are almost at the office and suddenly.. you have a flat tyre...bummer! You go home by tram as by the time you finish work, the bike shops are closed and the only shop you know is close to your house. Your bike ends up staying at your office and unused for 2 weeks. Or does your 'bakfiets' get refused at the bikeshop for taking too much space, or not fitting through the door? Recognise this? There is an more conventient solution: the bicycle gets repaired on location. We make the effort, so you don't have to!

And do you know what? It's affordable too! We charge even less or the similar prices as a bike shop!

Your bike is broken/needs repairing

1. Call, mail, tweet or chat if your bike lives in Amsterdam and needs some care
2. Let us know what needs to be done, tell us the type of bike and brand
3. Let us know where your bike is located and how we can reach you
4. We make an appointment for a care treatment
5. If needed, we can lend you a temporary bike while yours in under repair
6. You can enjoy Amsterdam by bike again!

Consider the following options too:

• A regular health check, which we recommend to do at least once a year
• Assembly of online purchased bike packages
• Accessory selection and/or montage (baskets, kids chair and more)  
• Mainentance contracts for employees or hotelbikes

To give your bike out to repair to a stranger is not always easy, and requires trust. Hear what others say about us. 

Check out our social media for more reviews.

Jens 05 december 2013

Eelke  17 november 2013

Mieke 14 november 2013

Louise, 30 October 2013

Steven, 5 October 2013

Joppe, 23 June 2013

Daisy, 1 July 2013

Mihaela Leascu, 12 June 2013

We offer competitive pricing compared to bicycle shops. We also offer you a guarantee on the reparation. And we do not charge any travel- or transport time or call-out fees to get to your bike's location.

Of course you want to know what to expect in terms of costs so you avoid unpleasant surprises and you are able to make your own choices. That's why we always ask you to describe your issue as detailed as possible so we can give you an accurate price indication up front. The price can also depend on the state of your bike (I.e. a rusty bike needs more time to loosen up the bolts, pedals etc).

If during the reparation extra points of attention become visible, we will contact you first to inform and consult you on further action, so you will not get any unpleasant surprises.

* Service areas are Amsterdam Center, West, South, within the ring.

For other location within Amsterdam please get in touch with us first.

* We handle a minimum charge of 15€ for orders on location.

For certain reparation on bakfiets (ex. replacing back tyre) we charge a little more due to the extra time nedeed.

Prices for most frequent reparations:

*Routine maintenance consist of the following points:

• Brakes check grease and adjust
• Tires check and inflate
• Speedgear adjustment
• Chain grease and adjust (if not worn)
• Spokes adjustment
• Steering stem grease and tighten
• Saddle post grease
•  Bolts grease and adjust
• Lights check up

Prices do not include additional spare parts or extra reparation if nedeed .

 WE HAVE A MUCH BIGGER ASSORTIMENT , SO IN CASE YOU DO NOT FIND WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR PLEASE MAIL OR CALL US.

Everyone wants their bikes to work properly and be a reliable transport for many years. This is possible! You just need to realise that the bike needs to be taken care regularly and pay special attention to a few simple things.

This will pay back on the long run giving a your bike a longer life and saving you momey on reparations too.

Here are a few tips and tricks:

Smooth pedals:

A common issue I run into is bikes with very rusty pedals, which makes any attempt to loosening them impossible. This turns a - what could be a - simple and cheap reparation into a big reparation, which may consist of replacing the whole crank. To avoid this, simply unscrew your pedals once a year and spread some grease on the thread. Same goes for other parts: grease, grease, grease and release is the magic formula!

And if you don't feel like doing this yourself, we can help you to maintain your bike on a yearly basis.  Lubrication of parts such as pedals, saddlestem, handlebars's stem etc.  is part of the care.

Salt on the road:

As you can imagine bikes and salt are not best friends. Exposure can lead to oxydation or rust of the different components of your bike. You can easily avoid this by giving a 'quick wash' to your bicycle from time to time and especially after the winter season. In case you are planning to do this with an high pressure washer , remember to hold it at least 70 cm away from your bike, and dont forget to dry your bike well - either with a cloth or even better, with compressed air. Please do not use high pressure cleaning on race bikes, or expensive mountain bikes.

Travel by plane with your bike 

• Get suitable packaging; cardboard or bag
• Shift the bicycle into the lightest speed 
• Wrap the brake handles and the speedgear with a strong piece of cardboard to protect them from accidental impacts
• Fix some tape on to avoid them from coming loose
• Turn the handlebar 90 degrees. In most cases you will need a 6 mm allenkey
• Tight the wedge fixing bolt again
• Place a protection bracket around the rear derailleur
• Remove the chain from the front cranks. this will avoid the chain to jam around the rear derailleur, when the bike will be moved backwards
• Remove the pedals. Needed: wrench 15 and some pretection for your hands
• Put the sandle as low as possible and use a bag as extra protection over the saddle
• Slightly deflate the tyres 
• Make sure your bike still can move even with the cover on
• Do not lock you bike especially not if you have a wheel lock, which may damage the spokes during transportation.
• Write name and destination on the packaging
• Do not carry your wrenches on board, but store them away in your check-in luggage.
• If you want to know more about this topic visit ANWB info (Dutch)

Our opening hours are:

Monday :       Closed all day

Tuesday:       9.00 to 18.00

Wendsday:    9.00 to 18.00

Thursday:      9.00 to 18.00

Friday :          9.00 to 18.00

Saturday:      10.30 to 18.30

On Saturday our shop is open for repairs, parts, accessories and a coffee

Sunday :        Closed all day

Did you by accident lost your bike keys, or it broke down in the lock and your bike is stuck somewhere in town?

Sometime ago this would have been a problem, nowadays its only a matterto  send us a whatsapp message on the following number +31645249072 or otherwise fill the repair form you find on the website.

We will come to rescue as soon as we can (generally within an hour) and for only € 20 you will be able to use you bike again.

Let us know if you would like to fit a new lock right away starting from € 15 and we make sure to have the right one on the spot for you.

P.S. For security reasons always remember to take a valid form of identification

( passport or I. D.card) along when coming to the appointment, otherwise without it we can't really help you.