Courses
4 Week Maintenance Course
During the 4 session course you will gain the skills to maintain your bike. This will include puncture repair, brake adjustments, gear adjustments and chain replacement. A detailed breakdown of what the course includes in listed below:-
Week 1
- Learn the correct names for the parts of a bike.
- Learn about tyre pressure and wheel sizes.
- Remove and replace your wheels correctly.
- Remove and replace tyres without causing a puncture.
- Fit a new inner tube.
- Mend a puncture.
Week 2
- How to tell if your brake blocks need replacing.
- Learn how to replace your brake blocks to achieve maximum wear and braking power.
- Learn how to clean and re lubricate brake cables.
Week 3
- Learn how to fit a new brake inner cable.
- Outer brake cable inspection and whether to replace.
- Identify different cables.
- How to break and rejoin a chain correctly.
- How to eliminate stiff links.
- How to lubricate chains.
- When and why does a chain need changing
Week 4
At last – rear gears debunked.
- Lubricate gear cables.
- Learn how to change your gear cables.
- Discover how a rear derailleur works.
- Set up your gears and if they won’t set up, learn why.
Hopefully we will have time to talk about cleaning and lubrication of bikes, making small adjustments to adapt your bike for a perfect fit and wider maintenance and cycling issues.