Maintenance Courses

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Maintenance Courses

Course duration - 1 day

Start time - 10am

Finish time - 6:00pm (approx)

Cost £99

Location - Mountain Bike Maintenance Courses will be held in the Wigan, Lancashire area, close to motorway networks. Full details / directions, will be emailed on receipt of your booking.

*Please Note* To ensure quality of training, Mountain Bike Maintenance Courses are limited to a maximum of 3 participants.

Dates / Booking for Mountain Bike Maintenance Courses

Individual tuition available

(weekdays only)

Cost £158

Please contact us for dates / availability.

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With spare parts now widely available on the Internet, many people will find it less expensive and more convenient / rewarding to maintain and repair their own bikes. With this in mind we have developed the following practical mountain bike maintenance and repair course.

The aims of this course are to introduce and develop the knowledge and skills required to carry out the maintenance and repair of the following -

Tyre & Tube
- Removal / Repair / Replacement
Chain
- Checking for Wear / Maintenance / When to Replace / Replacement /Trailside Repair
Pedals
- Removal /Replacement
Cables
- Various Types - Maintenance / Replacement
Brakes
- Disc and V Pad Inspection / Replacement
Freewheel
- When to Replace / Removal / Replacement
Cassette (Rear Gears)
- When to Replace / Removal / Replacement
Rings (Front Gears)
- When to Replace / Removal / Replacement
Bottom Bracket Bearing
- Various Types - Checking for wear - Removal / Replacement
Wheel Bearings
- Cone & Cup - Inspection / Service / Adjustment
- Cartridge Bearings - General Overview of Inspection / Replacement
Rear Mech.
- When to Replace / Set-up / Trailside Adjustment / Replacement
Front Mech.
- When to Replace / Set-up / Trailside Adjustment / Replacement
Headset
- When to Replace / Replacement / Adjustment
Front Suspension
- Removal / Replacement for Service / Replacement
Tool Requirements
- Special and General Tool Requirements
Cleaning & Lubrication
- General Cleaning and Lubrication Requirements

To enable participants to cover all topics shown above, all mountain bikes and tools which are used on the course, will be provided.

We are fully aware that many of you may think that you will learn more working on your own bikes. However, we feel confident that this is not the case. Many bike parts are updated / and are also interchangeable. It is very important to Mountain Bike Instruction to pass on as much practical and relevant knowledge as possible,

Our Mountain Bikes have been specially prepared. All grease from parts has been removed for clarity to enhance student learning and to save time cleaning. We fully appreciate that you have attended a mountain bike maintenance course to learn about the practical aspects of replacement / adjustment. We therefore spend our time in these areas, and not on cleaning parts, although we do give you advice / look at products in this very important area of mountain bike maintenance.

Using the above structured methods, gives the candidate more contact hours on the relevant / practical aspects of mountain bike maintenance and how to identify and measure components when you need to replace.

We know our methods work, we have been using them since 2002 and we receive excellent feedback

To ensure quality of training, our instructors have many years of Mountain Bike Maintenance experience and are fully qualified (Cert Ed Further & Adult Education) Mechanical Engineering Instructors.

Please note - To help promote a positive learning outcome, places are limited to maximum of 3 participants.

Please check course dates for dates / availability or contact us

Duration of course: 10.00am to 6.00pm

Cost = £99

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