It began very simply as a request to his mother when he was 10 years old in 2020 for a new bike that he had set his sights on.Not just any bike mind you but YT Jeffsy. You see Dom Pecora has a passion for bikes and biking along with all things bike related and while his ask was admirable his mother was inclined to make sure that he worked for his request. So the journey for this budding young 10 year old entrepreneur began, out of the garage of their home in Chester County Pennsylvania . Dom spent his free time fixing bikes morning, noon and night to earn enough money to buy his dream bike and along the way Dom Fixes Bikes was born and yes he named the business . In August of that same year after many bike repairs and sheer determination to hone his craft his dream bike showed up, however that was not enough as he didn’t stop there, with the leftover funds he had raised he gifted 8 bikes to those in need that December . This past Christmas with a goal of 100 bikes he donated 121 bikes to those in need surpassing his original goal. Dom’s mission is to give a bike to anyone who shares his passion regardless of age,race, gender or financial ability.
As word of mouth grew in the community it was evident that Dom would need to find a larger space for his new business venture so by May of 2021 he had found a small one car garage that would be enough for him to work on bikes while continuing his dream to donate bikes . As the popularity of this young business grew Dom had set aside monies to also purchase new bikes for donations and was quoted recently as saying ” There is a bike for everyone and I want to make sure that those in need no matter who they are they receive a bike.” Not to be outdone and at the suggestion of a community member he began to transition DFB into an official 501 C 3 and received his letter from the IRS in July of 2022 that would assist Dom in maximizing his proceeds, Doms goal is very simple and that is to giveaway 100 bikes a year. As summer turned to Fall it was evident that DFB as it is also known had taken a strong foothold within the Chester County area, by Fall he was welcomed into the local Business association and hosted his very first fundraiser. If anyone is the epitome of the American dream it is definitely Dom Percora .
Now at the ripe old age of 15 Dom had to come to terms with finding another new home for DFB, not to be dissuaded as the circumstances were beyond his control he reached out to the community that embraced him and the search began for what would be a permanent home for DFB. After hours of looking at various properties all while running the business along his love for Rugby mixed in on the weekends they found the perfect site which gave DFB both frontage for the bike sales and a much needed work space for him located in Southern Chester County. Dom had a new home in Malvern,Pa which afforded him both a showroom off the front and work space in the rear of thesore. Since opening his store Dom has brought on Berg bicycles where he is an exclusive distributor.
www.domfixesbikes.com