Before Bio-Mechanics Cycles & Repairs, there was no dedicated repair workshop offering South Australian cyclists premier mechanical servicing. With this thought in mind - and almost twenty years' experience in the bicycle industry -- Peter Hague launched BMCR in November 2004. Word of Pete's magical hands spread quickly; within three weeks of opening its doors, the shop was booked out a week in advance. It's been that way ever since. (Except during the Tour Down Under; then it's five weeks in advance.)

Bio-Mechanics's services were in such demand that Pete's wife, Lia Weston, ditched her publishing career in July 2007 to join the shop as she was sick of only seeing Pete after sun-down, and was starting to wonder if she'd married a vampire. Lia handles everything except mechanics, though she will change a tube for you, if you ask nicely.

October 2009 saw the BMCR team expand to three with the welcome addition of Andrew Field. Andrew brings Bio-Mechanics another twenty years of bicycle industry experience, serious spanner skillz, and as a special kind of zen that meshes well when you're sharing a very small workspace with two other people.

In their spare time...

... Pete likes to head out on his Baum or Commencal Meta 55. Nights are spent working through the wine cellar and re-living the good old days of the Simpsons (read: everything before Season 8).

... Lia writes novels, moonlights as a freelance editor/proof-reader, and runs around Adelaide's parklands with Kif, their faithful German Shepherd. (For the record, she also rides a Lemond and a Meta 55, though not at the same time.)

... Andrew rides bicycles and motorcycles (NB: See Lia, ref.: not at the same time), tends to his vegetable patch, and contemplates the human experience.

BMCR Trivia Bits

• Over 80% of customers find BMCR through word-of-mouth recommendations.
• BMCR's work often involves fixing up botched repairs from other bike shops.
• Staff can be bribed with chocolate.