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Dates that matter

22 October 2026
Arrival in Fremantle
The first Docker bikes land in Fremantle.
24 October 2026
Photoshoot
We shoot the bikes on the ground in Western Australia.
26 October 2026
On the floor
See and ride Docker at Perth Electric Bicycles in Fremantle, and at Electric Bikes Margaret River — 10411 Bussell Hwy, Witchcliffe.

Journal

From the desk

Production
How we chose our factory
China Cycle 2026 in Shanghai — inspecting bikes on the floor, meeting suppliers, and choosing a partner who could build the brief.
2026-05-12 · 5 min
Launch
Why Western Australia first
Launch geography is a product decision — dealers, test rides, and service density before national noise.
2026-06-20 · 4 min
Philosophy
What an Everyday Victory actually means
Not a slogan — a measurable shift in how an ordinary trip feels when the car stays parked.
2026-06-12 · 3 min
Ownership
Ownership begins at handover
Registration, warranty, and ongoing support are part of the product — not paperwork afterthoughts.
2026-06-05 · 5 min

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28 Oct 2026
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2 years of work. One container. 📦 Docker Bikes received! The day Docker Bikes stopped being a plan and became real. Our first container just landed in Fremantle: doors open, boxes everywhere, way too many smiles. The first bike was unboxed, built and taken straight out for a ride around Freo 🛞⚡ Thanks to everyone who’s backed us from day one. This is just the start. And thank you to the crew who helped us this day. Founded in Fremantle. Now available at dockerbikes.com.au #FoundedInFremantle #dockerbikes #fremantle #freo perth westernaustralia ebike electricbike fatbike ebikeaustralia unboxing ridelocal
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26 Oct 2026
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Shooting photos Docker Bikes #dockerbikes #fremantle Thank you epicsauceraccoon @nosoypai
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22 Oct 2026
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New docker bikes arrived !
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22 Oct 2026
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Visible in Perth Electric Bicycles in Fremantle !
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12 Oct 2026
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Your next ride, sorted. Split it in 4. 💜 You can now buy your Docker with Afterpay: 4 payments over 6 weeks, interest-free if you pay on time. Coffee runs, beach cruises, school drop-offs… all on the Harbour, without paying it all upfront. Link in bio · Founded in Fremantle Afterpay T&Cs and eligibility apply. Late fees may apply. #DockerBikes #Afterpay #Harbour #Fremantle #Freo PerthEbikes ebike ebikeaustralia WAlife
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11 Oct 2026
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Old-school looks. Modern ride. ☕🏍️ Meet the Heritage: round LED headlight, café racer lines, tan saddle bag and a Bafang motor doing the hard work. For the ones who want an e-bike that doesn’t look like every other e-bike. Designed in Fremantle. Link in bio. #DockerBikes #Heritage #caferacer #retrobike #Fremantle Freo PerthEbikes ebike ebikeaustralia WAlife
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11 Oct 2026
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It’s all in the details. 🔧 A look back at our studio shoot: the D badge, the suspension, the tyres, the finishes. Every part of the Bolt, Harbour and Heritage was chosen for a reason. Designed in Fremantle, built for WA roads. Which one’s yours: Bolt, Harbour or Heritage? 👇 #dockerbikes #Fremantle #Freo #PerthEbikes #ebike ebikeaustralia design details WAlife throwback
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10 Oct 2026
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Now accepting crypto. ⚡ You can now buy your Docker with USDC on Base or Polygon — fast, low fees, straight from your wallet. Same price as card — no crypto surcharge Prices in AUD, converted at checkout Works on the Bolt, Harbour & Heritage Founded in Fremantle. Built for real life. Now paid for however you like. How it works: dockerbikes.com.au/crypto-payments #DockerBikes #FoundedInFremantle #Fremantle #Perth #ebike USDC Base Polygon crypto web3
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The story

To make everyday journeys the best part of the day.

Docker returns the journey to you. We build for real Australian life — commutes, school runs, tradie days, and weekend escapes — without asking you to become a cyclist first.

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Docker Harbour bikes lined up on the factory floor — First container

Docker handlebar, display and D-mark stem on a Jungle Green frame — Everyday controls

The days that count

Somewhere along the way, people stopped enjoying getting from A to B.

Commutes became traffic. School runs became stressful. Weekends felt too short. Cities got louder. Life got busier.

Docker exists because ordinary days matter — and they can feel better.

What we believe

The machine is the vehicle. Freedom is the product.

Short trips should not require a car, a battle with traffic, or a rushed start. We build for the school run, the commute, the shops, and the ride home — the journeys you make most often.

People do not buy bikes. They buy better mornings, better afternoons, better weekends, and better lives. When you describe your day — not the motor — we have done our job.

Docker is everyday freedom: calm design, honest service, and a machine you actually use. Ownership is where Docker begins — warranty, service, and a dealer who knows the ride.

Meet the founders

Rows of finished Docker Bolt bikes ready in the warehouse — Ready for the journeyDocker Bikes

Who is building Docker

Nearly 20 years in e-bikes. A new brand for everyday Australia.

Years in electric bicycle component and safety design.

Docker is not a rebadge. It is a product written as a brief, then engineered as a whole — with people who have spent their working lives inside electric bikes.

Continue the journey

The founders

Docker started with Charly and Matt.

Docker started with Charly and Matt. Their paths in the bike industry collided in Fremantle. Over many pub lunches at Clancy’s fish pub they fine-tuned their design specifications for Electric Fat Bike models that suit youths, commuters and parents. Matt has nearly 20 years experience in electric bicycle component and safety design and Charly has years of experience working in bicycle shops, as a bicycle courier and product development and marketing. Their goal is to bring an extremely high performance, safe and practical range of electric fat bicycles to Fremantle and the rest of Australia. Both of their bicycle mechanic skills and component knowledge are superb and they regularly travel overseas to see the latest products on the market and engage directly with factories. The year of 2026 is the year they will launch their first Docker Fat Tyre Bikes and hopefully will be the year the Fremantle Dockers bring the flag home!

Founders inspecting cargo bikes in Shanghai

The brief

A product written before it was drawn.

Docker started as directives, not a catalogue: everyday freedom, honest capability, a finished machine rather than a white-label box with a badge. Frame, electronics, handover, and the digital experience around them were specified together.

The factory

Engineers who followed the ride, not a template.

We flew to China Cycle 2026 with a written specification, not a shopping list. We asked four questions on every stand: will you build to our frame or only sell us yours? Which components do you actually use? Can you meet Australian and European standards? Will you still talk to us after the money clears? Most partners were ruled out on the first question.

China Cycle 2026, ShanghaiDocker Bikes
China Cycle 2026, ShanghaiDocker Bikes

Two professional cycling associates travelled with the team for the show — present in a professional capacity, not as Docker founders.

The build

From frame jig to the container.

Once the brief was locked, production followed the ride — frames on the line, finishes checked, then boxed and staged for the first container to Fremantle. Matt is writing a fuller factory diary next; these frames show the process as it really looks.

Frame buildDocker Bikes
In the jigDocker Bikes
Boxed for the containerDocker Bikes

What you meet

A Docker, considered all the way through.

What arrives in Western Australia is the result of that collaboration: a machine as considered as the digital experience around it, with people who stay close after the handover.