Maintenance Courses

[Skunk]

I am naf at anything mechanical. I can fix a puncture after a lot of cursing and sweating. I can get a quick release wheel off and put a chain back on.
I have got a couple of books on cycle maintenance but find this is a crap way for me to learn.
Does anyone know of anywhere in west yorks area that runs a cycle maintenance course. I have done a few searches on the net but come up with zilch.
Cheers in advance.

[Sam Salt]

I have searched around the Wakefield area and also come up with zero.I have twice suggested to
Wakefield College that they may put a course on but have met with indifference.I have asked in bike
shops and they haven't heard of any either.Just for information there are courses in
Cambridge,Peterborough,Lincolnshire and Edinburgh that I have heard of.

Sam Salt

Skunk wrote:
> I am naf at anything mechanical. I can fix a puncture after a lot of cursing and sweating. I can
> get a quick release wheel off and put a chain back on. I have got a couple of books on cycle
> maintenance but find this is a crap way for me to learn. Does anyone know of anywhere in west
> yorks area that runs a cycle maintenance course. I have done a few searches on the net but come up
> with zilch. Cheers in advance.
>
>
>
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[Toby Barrett]

Skunk <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in news:3f3957ab_1 @news.chariot.net.au:

> I am naf at anything mechanical. I can fix a puncture after a lot of cursing and sweating. I can
> get a quick release wheel off and put a chain back on. I have got a couple of books on cycle
> maintenance but find this is a crap way for me to learn.

That's about the level of my competance too. And I understand your frustration.

> Does anyone know of anywhere in west yorks area that runs a cycle maintenance course. I have done
> a few searches on the net but come up with zilch. Cheers in advance.

I'd like one in East Herts (so I could ride to it), but have never seen such a thing. I did once
enquire of the local college but they said there was little demand, and that two of their motor
vehicle maintenance courses had been cancelled that year.

I saw a weekend course described in Cycling Plus a while back but can't remember the details.

Toby

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[Tony W]

"Toby Barrett" <tobyspamtrap@apiary.org.uk> wrote in message
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> > I am naf at anything mechanical. I can fix a puncture after a lot of cursing and sweating. I can
> > get a quick release wheel off and put a chain back on. I have got a couple of books on cycle
> > maintenance but find this is a crap way for me to learn.
>
> That's about the level of my competance too. And I understand your frustration.

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The 'best' training you can get is learn the very basics -- puncture repair and
cleaning/lubrication now.

Then as each thing goes wrong or needs up-grading you mug up on that and either do it or take it
to the LBS.

You should not take simple brake and gear adjustments to the LBS since 1. you will do it better
yourself (as you are not so time constrained) and 2. you need to know.

Fairly soon (well, after a few years) you will be able to do all the important stuff.

The only part of a bike I am now hazy on is the stem -- never had any problems so never needed to
dig about in there!!

If you want a crash course, buy a 10 GBP clunker and restore it without spending more than
absolutely necessary!!

T

There is nothing on a bike that requires a Ph.D. in Mechanics