Furniture Repairman Makes House Calls on Bike Lugging 100 Pounds of Tools

UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN — It’s possible to have almost anything delivered home in the Big Apple, from Chinese food to Christmas trees to karaoke machines.

Now, New Yorkers can add a new delivery option to the list: a personal home visit from a leather furniture repairman.

Saul Shapiro, a longtime bike enthusiast, travels on his 7-speed from his Upper East Side apartment to any Manhattan location to fix clients’ worn and torn sofas, chairs and ottomans.

He hauls about 100 pounds of equipment, including an airbrush painting system, behind his bike in a trailer he built by combining three carts, road-ready wheels and a strong hitch.

“I’ve had people stop me and say, ‘I love your cart,’” said Shapiro, a former engineer and public relations staffer who opened the city’s first franchise of Fibrenew, a company that specializes in repairing leather and vinyl upholstery.

“One woman stopped to ask me where I bought it because her husband is always trying to drag a telescope around on his bike.” continue reading here!

The Vehicles of Fibrenew

Fibrenew is a mobile service that provides leather, plastic and vinyl repair in our clientele’s homes and businesses. Our franchisees’ vehicles are fully equipped to handle all types of restoration scenarios we see in the field everyday. From pet damage on leather furniture, daily wear and tear in vehicle interiors, cracked vinyl on medical furniture, holes in restaurant seating to weather damage in boat seats and discoloration and blemishes in plane interiors.

Below is a small sample and showcase of some of the vehicles our franchisees use in their local territories. If you’re in need of leather, plastic or vinyl restoration, please visit our locations page to find a leather repair technician near you!

More of fibrenew vehicles here!