Learn how to fix and maintain your bike, available for beginners, intermediate or specialist bikes. A full-day course.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

If you own a bike, then sad to say, you will need to learn how to mend a puncture. Are you a stranger to an allen key? Can you balance a brake caliper? Are you whizz with an oil can? Can you lubricate your parts? If the answer to the above is yes, no, no and which parts? Then you need a lesson from the experts. Knowledge is all, and once you become ‘Dr Bike’ your cycle will thank you for it. You will be a safer more confident road user and ensure that your bike is a pleasure to ride.

WHAT WILL I BE LEARNING?

No excuses now. Depending on your cycle savvie you can choose between two different levels of experience.

THE ALL IMPORTANT DETAILS

• This is an adult class, open to those over 16. 
• Location is either the Bikeworks Workshop in Ladbroke Grove or the famous Velodrome in the Olympic Park
• Runs on selected Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 4pm.
• You or your recipient can choose which course is suitable on choosing your date

 AND....

Our partners, Bikeworks CIC, is a social enterprise. Their profits fund socially impactful work - you'll be giving back while you learn!

Beginners Course Covers:

• Roadside puncture repair – removal of wheel and tyre
• M-Check (learning how to check that major components are safe and roadworthy, making minor adjustments)
• Removal and refitting of brake blocks, balancing brake calipers
• Adjusting brake cable tension
• Preventative care e.g. how to clean and lubricate your bike parts

Intermediate Course Covers:

• An in-depth look at brakes (cables, maintenance)
• Setting up gears
• Derailleur limit screws demonstration
• Principles of adjusting derailleur (front and rear) also known as indexing
• Basic wheel truing

HOW DOES IT WORK?

All you have to do is pay for the gift experience you wish to purchase. We’ll send a voucher including booking information to you or directly to the recipient. You or your recipient needs to check the information on the voucher and book your experience date.