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Know Your Bike

Bike maintenance for beginners

Who is it for?

Those new to cycling who want to keep their bikes in good shape and gain confidence in making basic adjustments and fixes. The workshop is also suitable for more experienced cyclists who have no previous experience of bicycle maintenance

The course is more about keeping a bike ‘healthy’ rather than treating it when it is ‘sick’! If you want something more advanced than this, try our  BMW (bike maintenance workshop).

What does it cover?

• Fitting and sizing, ergonomics.
• Cleaning & oiling routines.
• Basic M-shape check (M-shape check is a routine for checking the condition of your bike).
• Fixing punctures.
• Basic brake adjustments – only with multi-tool and hands! Changing blocks and cables is not covered.
• How gears work + correct use of gears (cycling skills) .
• Basic gear adjustments – barrel adjusters + understanding what limit screws do – no adjustments to limit screws and solving common gear problems such as erratic shifting and chain coming off.
• Information on general cycling matters, safety, bike upgrades, etc.

What tools are available?

A multi-tool is the only tool used. The course is designed to be mobile (ie can be run anywhere), and no parts are provided.

What do you get?

5 hours training, but also a free multi-tool.

Cost

Just £15 for Bristol residents. £40 to non-Bristol residents.

Dates and location

Know your Bike courses run either at the Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN or the Life Cycle Centre, the Park, Daventry Road. Bristol BS4 1DQ or the Bristol Bike Project, Hamilton House, Stokes Croft. The courses run either in one session or two shorter sessions.

Upcoming courses:

The Park, Daventry Road, BS4 1DQ:

Sat 11th Sept, 9.30am to 2.30pm COURSE FULL

Location map for The Park

Bristol Bike Project, Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY (course runs over two sessions):

To book a place, go to our resource centre or call 0117 353 4580.

The Small Print

When you purchase on-line, you will receive an emailed confirmation that a payment has been taken. You will then receive joining instructions a few days prior to the start of the course by email. It is important, therefore, that you supply us with a correct email address.

If you need to cancel your place on a course, we ask you to give us as much notice as possible - to allow us to find a replacement. We do not refund cancellations with less notice than this.

Our courses need a certain take-up for it to be financially viable for us to run them. While this is almost universally the case, occasionally it does not happen. In this situation, we cancel the course.

If we make a decision to cancel, we do so a few days prior to the start date of the course. We will then notify you by email, and offer you a place on an alternative date, or give you a refund.

Please note - the subsidised price for courses (ie £15 is for Bristol-residents ie council tax payers to Bristol City Council. If you do not live in the Bristol-local authority area, you are not eligible for this subsidy. You should then purchase a place at the full price of £40. You can do this by purchasing a 'Know your bike (outside Bristol) voucher'.

If in doubt, ring us on 0117 353 4580

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