Bikes by Felix is a bike shop and workshop on Maire Street in Tāhunanui, Nelson, run by Felix Laufkotter, who has worked as a road mechanic for the New Zealand paracycling team at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympics. The shop has been a Cube dealer since 2016, and the website says Felix chooses Cube bikes for their German engineering and value. Bikes sold include Cube gravel and cross-country models, and the website names a Wheel Deal programme that can save 32 to 63 percent on a Cube e-bike.
The shop services all kinds of bikes, from mountain and e-bikes to suspension work, custom race wheel builds and retro revamps, with full diagnostics on Bosch e-bikes. The website says every bike is set up for its owner, and the first service carries no labour charge. Customers say Felix fitted in a last-minute repair on a bikepacking trip, and went above and beyond to make sure the bike was safe to ride. Another calls him knowledgeable and honest, and says the pricing beats other bike shops in the area. Reviewers mention pricing and bike servicing most often.