We offer a 1 day home mechanics course that will give you a comprehensive set of skills for servicing, fixing and upgrading all the bikes in your family.
You bring your own bike (or a family) bike and you will work on it through the course, giving the bike service by the end.
1 – Fundamentals and Trail Repairs
- Checking your bike using an M check and determining what needs attention
- What tools you need for your home workshop and out on the trails
- How to adjust your gears and eliminate indexing issues
- Checking and replacing brake blocks
- Checking and replacing tyres and fixing punctures
- Looking after and replacing your chain
- Tubeless tyres – setup and maintenance
2 – Drivetrain
- Replacing cables
- Cassettes
- Freehubs
- Derailleurs
- Bottom brackets
- Cranks, chainrings and pedals
The cost of this 1 day course is £120
There is also a follow on course available that covers brakes (all kinds) and bearings.
2 – Expansion course – Brakes and Bearings
Learn how to bleed and maintain your brakes and change all the bearings on your bike.
- Hydraulic brakes
- Mechanical disc brakes
- Rim brakes
- Headsets
- Hub bearings
- Frame bearings
This expansion course takes half a day and costs £60