All about Bike Maintenance Workshops
Fun, informative and hands-on workshops to help you take your bike maintenance know-how to the next level.
This year we're running these popular workshops at intermediate and advanced levels – take a look at the dates and locations below, and click the links to register your place. Click the tabs above to find details of the intermediate and advanced level courses. They’re great fun with a group of friends, clubmates or colleagues too. For group bookings, please contact British Cycling on 0161 274 2046 or email bikemaintenance@britishcycling.org.uk. And don't forget, British Cycling Members receive a 20% discount on these workshops.
Intermediate bike maintenance workshops
Bromley Saturday 8 December
Bournemouth Saturday 19 January 2013
Glasgow Saturday 16 February 2013
Kingston-upon-Thames Saturday 9 March 2013
Advanced bike maintenance workshops
Bradford Saturday 12 January 2013
Manchester Saturday 26 January 2013
Ipswich Saturday 2 February 2013
Kingston-upon-Thames Sunday 10 March 2013
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New: bike maintenance workshops! 
Our informative and hands-on workshops are back, designed to take your bike maintenance know-how to the next level.
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This full day workshop is designed for the more frequent cyclist or ride leader to enhance their understanding and application of bike maintenance skills. There's no need to bring your own bike or tools and you'll have the choice of which bike to work with.
What the workshop covers:
What does it all mean?
Basic bike anatomy and safety check prior to every ride
How to take your wheels, saddle and chains on and off their bike with handy tips
Good basic position on the bike – indicators that a bike may be too long, short, big or small.
What happens up front?
Adjustment of saddles and handlebars (height and angle)
Headsets – all about headsets and adjustments during a ride.
Chains
When and why does a chain need changing?
Fixing, breaking and re-joining chains
Adjustments to chain length and tension
Tips on eliminating stiff links and lubricating chains.
What to carry on the move
Ideal tools to carry during a ride
What tools do specific jobs
Other useful things you should have in your kit bag.
‘The thing we all fear the most' – punctures
Changing an inner-tube with handy speedy tips
How to inflate and deflate tyres in the event of a puncture during a ride
Quick releases found on various bike set-ups.
Stop and Go – brakes and gears
Checking brake systems – cables and brake blocks
Changing, adjusting and setting up brake cables
Adjusting brake blocks and dealing with rotor brakes
Changing and adjusting gear cables with some speedy handy tips
Lubricating gear cables
Changing indexing of gears during a ride.
Safe and sound
Ten point bike safety check
Headset adjustment
Fixing a broken chain.
Need something more advanced? Click the tab above to find out about our Advanced Bike Maintenance workshop.
The fee for these full day workshops is £125.00 (British Cycling Members receive a 20% discount). Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Bike maintenance workshops are great fun with a group of friends, clubmates or colleagues. For group bookings, please contact British Cycling on 0161 274 2046.
At the end of this full day workshop you’ll have all the necessary insight and knowledge needed to take your bike apart and put it back together again. Some prior knowledge of bike maintenance tools and techniques is recommended for this full day course.
What the workshop covers:
What does it all mean?
Tools for the job
What they are and what they do.
Transmission
Removal and refitting of chain, chainset, chain-rings, bottom bracket and cassette
How to use a torque wrench.
Wheels
Inside story of tyres, tubes and rim tapes
Spoke changing
Basic wheel truing.
Bike set-up
Just like the pros – bike set-up following a given rider specification.
Stop & go
Re-cabling both inner and outer cables
How to remove and re-fit shifters, mechs, stem, bars, forks and headset
Fitting grips and bar tape
Brake and gear set up.
Road- and trail-side repairs
How to tackle common mid-ride equipment failures.
These workshops cost £165.00 (British Cycling Members receive a 20% discount). There’s no need to bring your own bike or tools and you’ll have the choice of what bike to work with. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Bike maintenance workshops are great fun with a group of friends, clubmates or colleagues. For group bookings, please contact British Cycling on 0161 274 2046.
