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Employment Opportunities at AlphaBENT

Thank you for your interest in moving your career to AlphaBENT! AlphaBENT is a recumbent trike specialist located in Sacramento, CA, serving the Bay Area and Northern California. We stock, sell, and service recumbent trikes and bikes from top brands such as Catrike, HP Velotechnik, and ICE. We are also a US distributor and support center for Neodrive electric-assist systems. Here are currently-available employment opportunities: nbsp;

Shop Manager

This position is for you if you are a mechanically-adroit and responsible person interested in helping people to get cycling in spite of individual challenges. Experience managing a bike shop is not necessary, but people, computer, math, and mechanical skills are all must-haves. As Shop Manager, you will:
  • Schedule projects
  • Prepare sales orders and estimates
  • Work with clients to determine needs
  • Manage inventory
  • Perform mechanical tasks
  • Diagnose problems
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Lead Mechanic

Join the leading recumbent trike shop in California. Lead Mechanic is a full or part-time on-site job for a Bicycle Mechanic at AlphaBENT in Sacramento, CA. You will be responsible for day-to-day tasks related to recumbent tricycle repairs, maintenance, and assembly. Your role involves working with a variety of recumbent trikes and bikes and installing and servicing a variety of electric-assist systems.

Qualifications

  • Proficient with mechanical concepts
  • Basic Math
  • Fundamental electrical concepts
  • Strong Communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Experience in retail or customer service is a plus
  • Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Project management and leadership skills are pluses
  • Assemble top-quality recumbent trikes by Catrike, HP Velotechnik, and Catrike
  • Install, initialize, and diagnose electric-assist systems.
  • Customize cycles for individual needs
  • Understand and explain use of and proper application of interesting gearing and electric-assist systems

How to apply

Prior bike shop or mechanical experience not necessary. We will train you. Please email an introduction and resume to [email protected] After emailing, if you have not heard back within three days, please call or text AlphaBENT at 1-916-572-9699

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We have converted an HP Velotechnik Gekko FX 26 to use trigger shifters as an experiment. It seems to work well.

16 Jul 2015 - 9:59pm
Patterson Metropolis 2-speed geared crankset extends gear-range of 8-speed Terratrike Rambler

Using the Shimano Nexus internally-geared 8-speed hub on any trike gives you the enclosed reliability of planetary-geared hubs, but it's a bit slim on gear range -- particularly with a small 20" wheel on

12 Jul 2015 - 6:09pm

In a sight that's becoming quite common at the shop these days, some bluebirds tried out a Catrike 700. [In reality, only one bluebird tried the trike while the others watched.]

He liked the color and the lines, but found it too difficult to shift. Also, the headrest was too big.

11 Jul 2015 - 9:36pm

We just got some Bionx 350W electric-assist systems in!

A little creative work, and we found a great spot to mount it on the HP Velotechnic Scorpion (tight spaces.)

10 Jul 2015 - 12:24am

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