Ridgeline Cycles
A repaired-and-thriving success story: funded a full service bay and inventory, and finished repaying backers their full 1.25x on schedule.
Meet the owner
Their story
I'd been the only mechanic at a bigger Vegas shop for nine years when I decided Boulder City needed its own full-service bike shop. We opened with one service bay and a wall of used parts in 2018.
Our vision
Ridgeline is fully repaid now, but the vision hasn't changed: be the shop every rider in Boulder City trusts with anything from a flat tire to a full rebuild, and keep training the next mechanic who'll take over the second bay.
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Why this will work
These are the business's own statements and plans. InvestLocal does not verify or guarantee them, and projections may not be achieved.
Where the money goes
- Second service bay buildout$30,000
- Entry-level bike inventory$25,000
- Tools & equipment$10,000
The growth plan
(Historical — this raise is fully repaid.) The raise funded a second service bay and expanded inventory, cutting our repair backlog from two weeks to two days and letting us carry entry-level bikes for the first time.
Projection — an estimate from the business, not a guarantee of future results.
How we'll reach more customers
We built our base through the Boulder City cycling club's weekly group rides and by being the only shop in town open on Sundays.
Why us
As the only full-service shop in Boulder City, same-day repairs are something the closest competitor — 25 minutes away in Henderson — can't match.
Ready to back Ridgeline Cycles?
Back this businessRevenue-Share Note terms
Monthly revenue share
6%
of gross revenue, split pro-rata among backers
Return multiple
1.25×
fixed — every $1,000 backed returns to you as $1,250
Est. repayment
~75 mo
business estimate at a full raise
Est. annual return to backers
7.6%
effective APR at the estimated term — an estimate, not a guarantee
One free seasonal tune-up and 10% off parts and accessories for the whole month.
A community perk for members, separate from your note's financial return. Back Ridgeline Cycles and it lands on your Backer Pass every month.
Fully repaid
This raise finished its revenue-share obligation. It is closed to new backing.
- Completed
- July 1, 2025
- Total returned to backers
- $81,250
- Realized multiple
- 1.25×
Your funds never touch InvestLocal.
Commitments route to third-party escrow at North Capital (simulated in this preview). They stay held until Ridgeline Cycles reaches its $50,000 minimum — if it doesn't, everything is released back to backers.
Backer wall
The neighbors behind this raise.
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Risk disclosures
You can lose your entire investment
Small businesses fail at high rates. If the business closes or its revenue falls, repayments stop and you may never receive your projected return — or recover your principal. Only commit money you can afford to lose entirely.
Returns depend on revenue, not promises
A Revenue-Share Note pays from a fixed percentage of the business's gross monthly revenue. There is no fixed schedule: low-revenue months mean small distributions, and zero-revenue months mean none. The estimated repayment timeline is a projection, not a commitment.
Revenue figures are self-reported in this preview
During this simulation phase the business itself reports its monthly revenue, and figures are not independently verified. Verified revenue feeds (point-of-sale or bank-data integration) are planned before any real repayments occur.
No equity, no voting rights, no upside beyond the multiple
A note is not stock. You receive no ownership, no vote, and no share of the business's growth beyond the fixed repayment multiple. If the business becomes wildly successful, your return is still capped at the multiple.
These notes are illiquid
There is no market to resell a Revenue-Share Note. Expect your money to be committed until the note is repaid in full — which may take years, or never complete.
Escrow protects the raise, not the repayment
Third-party escrow safeguards funds only until a campaign reaches its minimum target. Once released to the business, repayment depends entirely on the business's ongoing performance.
Full text on the risk disclosures page.
Non-binding preview.
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