Bike repair in Orange County

Orange County is a big place to ride. In one county you get the Pacific Coast Highway, the Back Bay, the Santa Ana River Trail, Turtle Rock, Santiago Canyon and the Ortega Highway, and each of them wears a bike in its own way. Coast miles bring salt air and sand into the drivetrain. Canyon descents heat up brake pads and old brake fluid. Long trail days put miles on chains, cassettes and tires faster than most riders expect. This page is our guide to bike repair for riders anywhere in Orange County: what we do, how the work is organized, how to get the bike to us and which city page to read for directions.

Veloaded Cyclery is one shop, at 3420 W MacArthur Blvd Suite B in Santa Ana, on W MacArthur Blvd between Fairview St and Harbor Blvd, just north of the 405. Edgar Rodriguez, our Founder & Master Builder, runs the bench. We don't have branches in other cities, so every repair for every Orange County city comes to the same stand and the same person. We work on bikes of any brand, wherever you bought them. Hablamos español.

01 Veloaded Essential Service

The Essential Service is the starting point on our menu and the right booking for most bikes that are shifting a little off, feel tired or haven't been looked at in a season. In Ed's words, it covers:

• Drivetrain deep cleaning: chain, cassette, chainrings and derailleurs cleaned of the road and trail grit that wears them out.
• Derailleur hanger alignment: a slightly bent hanger is one of the most common causes of shifting that never feels right, especially after a bike has been on a car rack or tipped over.
• Component reinstallation and adjustment: parts go back on and are adjusted so shifting and braking work the way they should.
• Component inspection of the chain, tires, brake pads and tubeless sealant, so you know what's wearing out before it fails on a ride.
• A final safety check before the bike goes home.

If the inspection finds something that needs more work, such as a worn chain, a bearing that's gone rough or pads near the end, we tell you and quote it before anything is replaced. Prices are confirmed with you before work starts, and parts are quoted separately.

03 Di2 / AXS / Campy Setup

Electronic groupsets are now normal on road, triathlon and gravel bikes, and they bring their own repair jobs: firmware updates, pairing, battery and junction issues, wiring inside integrated cockpits, and derailleur trim that has to be set precisely. We install, pair, update and fine-tune Shimano Di2, SRAM AXS and Campagnolo electronic groupsets. That includes moving a groupset to a new frame and building a new bike around one. Details on the Di2 and AXS service page.

Brakes: bleeds, pads and rotors

Orange County's canyon roads are hard on brakes. A long descent off Santiago Canyon, Ortega Highway or Newport Coast heats the system, and old fluid with absorbed moisture or air in the line shows up as a soft or inconsistent lever. A hydraulic brake bleed replaces the fluid and gives you a firm, consistent lever again, on road or mountain disc brakes. Brake service also covers pads, rotor truing and caliper alignment on rim and disc bikes. If your brakes squeal, rub or feel different from one ride to the next, book a brake check rather than waiting for it to get worse.

Wheels, tires and tubeless

We true wheels laterally and radially, check spoke tension and replace broken spokes, and we build wheels from the rim up. See wheel building and truing. Tubeless setup covers new installs, sealant refreshes and valve service. Sealant dries out over time, so a tire that sealed perfectly last year may not seal a puncture this year. Flat repairs and tire installs are on the menu too. Riders who live on the river trail or ride the coast tend to pick up more glass and debris than canyon riders, so it's worth checking tires and sealant more often.

Drivetrain, bearings and the rest of the menu

Beyond the signature services, the menu covers a full service and overhaul for bikes that get ridden hard, pre-race checks before a big event, drivetrain deep cleans, bottom bracket and bearing service (including creak hunting on press-fit and threaded bottom brackets), cables and housing, component installs and upgrades, bar tape and cockpit work, new bike assembly and custom builds. The full list, with booking links, is below and on the service menu.

Full professional bike fit

A repair is a good moment to look at fit, especially if something hurts on long rides or you've changed saddle, bars or shoes. Ed does full professional bike fits at the shop, with saddle, cockpit, lever and cleat position dialed in for how you ride. See professional bike fitting, and read how to choose a bike fit before you book.

Between services

Heat, coastal salt air and Santa Ana winds all wear a bike in different ways. Our guide to road bike maintenance for Orange County riders covers a simple chain and tire routine and the signs that mean it is time to book a repair.

The full repair and service menu

Pick a service to book it, or choose "Not sure, diagnose it" on the booking page. Prices are confirmed with you before work starts; parts are quoted separately.

Signature services

• Veloaded Essential Service — Drivetrain deep cleaning, derailleur hanger alignment, component reinstallation and adjustment, component inspection (chain, tires, brake pads, tubeless sealant) and a final safety check. More
• Full service / overhaul — Our most thorough service for bikes that get ridden hard. Checklist confirmed at drop-off.
• Di2 / AXS / Campy Setup — Shimano Di2, SRAM AXS and Campagnolo electronic groupsets: install, pairing, firmware and fine-tuning. More

Checks & brakes

• Pre-race check — Safety and performance check before race day or a big event. More
• Hydraulic brake bleed — Fresh fluid and a firm, consistent lever, road or MTB disc brakes. More
• Brake service — Pads, rotor truing and caliper alignment, rim or disc.

Drivetrain & bearings

• Drivetrain deep clean — Chain, cassette, rings and derailleurs cleaned and re-lubed.
• Bottom bracket & bearings — Creak hunting, press-fit and threaded BB service or replacement.
• Cables & housing — Fresh cables and housing for crisp shifting and braking.

Wheels & tires

• Wheel true & spoke repair — Lateral and radial truing, tension check, broken spokes replaced. More
• Tubeless setup — Tubeless install, sealant refresh, valve service.
• Flat repair & tire install — Fast fix for flats, tire and tube replacement.

Builds & upgrades

• Custom build — Frame-up build with the parts you choose, assembled and torqued to spec. More
• New bike assembly — Assembly and setup of new bikes we sell (including Cervélo) and custom frames.
• Component install & upgrades — Groupsets, wheels, power meters, saddles and cockpit swaps.
• Bar tape & cockpit — Bar tape wrap, stem and bar swaps, cockpit adjustments.
• Professional bike fit — Full professional fit: saddle, cockpit, lever and cleat position dialed in for how you ride. More

How booking a repair works

1. Book or call. Choose a service on the booking page or call (714) 760-4908. Not sure what's wrong? Choose "Not sure, diagnose it" and describe what the bike is doing: the noise, when it happens and what changed.
2. Confirm a drop-off time. The shop calls or texts to confirm when to bring the bike in.
3. Look it over together. At drop-off we look at the bike with you, go through the work and confirm the price before anything starts.
4. Work and pick-up. We call or text when it's ready and walk you through what we did when you collect it.

Can't bring it in? We accept bikes, frames and wheels shipped to the shop. Call (714) 760-4908 or email [email protected] first to arrange it and get a service ticket, then ship to 3420 W MacArthur Blvd Suite B, Santa Ana, CA 92704, and ask us about return shipping details. More detail on the ship your bike to a bike shop page.

Getting to the shop from around Orange County

The shop sits on W MacArthur Blvd in the southwest corner of Santa Ana, between the 405 and the 55 and just north of South Coast Plaza. From most of central Orange County, MacArthur Blvd itself or the 405 to the Fairview Rd exit is the simplest way in. From South County, riders usually take the 405 north and exit toward Fairview Rd via South Coast Dr. From the beach cities, Fairview Rd or Harbor Blvd run north to MacArthur. Each city page below has an approximate road distance computed from OpenStreetMap routing and a Google Maps link from that city.

Bike repair pages for every Orange County city

Each city page covers the repairs riders there ask for most, an approximate road distance and directions. Sorted by approximate road distance from the city's civic center to the shop.

• Bike repair Fountain ValleyAbout 2.7 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Costa MesaAbout 3.1 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Santa AnaAbout 5.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair IrvineAbout 5.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Garden GroveAbout 6.4 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Huntington BeachAbout 6.5 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Midway City & Sunset BeachAbout 6.7 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair WestminsterAbout 7.6 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair TustinAbout 7.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Newport BeachAbout 8.5 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair AnaheimAbout 9.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair StantonAbout 10.0 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair OrangeAbout 10.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair FullertonAbout 12.4 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Seal BeachAbout 13.6 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair CypressAbout 14.0 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Buena ParkAbout 14.7 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair PlacentiaAbout 14.7 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Los AlamitosAbout 14.8 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Aliso ViejoAbout 15.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair La PalmaAbout 16.0 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Lake ForestAbout 16.4 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Laguna HillsAbout 16.8 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Laguna BeachAbout 16.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair BreaAbout 17.4 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Mission ViejoAbout 17.9 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Yorba LindaAbout 18.0 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Laguna NiguelAbout 20.1 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair La HabraAbout 21.1 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Ladera RanchAbout 22.1 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair San Juan CapistranoAbout 22.5 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Rancho Santa MargaritaAbout 25.3 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair Dana PointAbout 26.6 mi by road (approx.)
• Bike repair San ClementeAbout 29.7 mi by road (approx.)

No dedicated repair page yet for Laguna Woods: its rider guide covers directions, and everything on this page applies. Riders from outside Orange County: Los Angeles, San Diego, Inland Empire and San Bernardino.

Bike repair in Orange County: FAQ

Veloaded Cyclery has one location, at 3420 W MacArthur Blvd Suite B, Santa Ana, CA 92704. We don't have shops in other Orange County cities.