Advanced Bike Maintenance Course

We have designed the advanced bike maintenance course for home mechanics who already have some experience of cycle maintenance. If you would like to be able to fully maintain your own bike, this is an ideal course to attend.

With a premium service now costing around £150, our Cytech qualified tutors will show you how to correctly service your own bike. We can also show you how to upgrade a component which will save you both time and a lot of money in the long run.

Is this course for me?

You should already be able to fix a puncture, tune your gears and tighten your headset before attending. If you can not complete these basics, we would recommend completing our beginner’s bike maintenance course. This will ensure you have the understanding already in place to undertake more advanced bike maintenance tasks.

Bike technology is constantly changing, and we have made sure we have a course that is completely up to date with all the latest developments.

We have used lockdown to completely restructure this bike maintenance course. You can now master all the skills required to keep your modern mountain or road bike trail or road-ready.

We have invested in a new purpose-built facility which is equipped with all the tools you will find in a professional workshop.

With our award-winning workshop next door, there is no better place to undertake this home mechanics course. The Altura trails are also on our doorstep, which gives you the unique opportunity to give your bike a real-time test ride on completion of the course.

Note:
This course is not suitable for e-bikes, please visit our e-bike maintenance course page if you would like to learn about electric bike maintenance.

The Course Includes:

Day 1
Hub service and maintenance, cup and cone, sealed bearings
Free hub maintenance and service
Wheel truing
Removal of components from bike
Clean and degrease drive chain

Day 2
Refit all components and rebuild the bike
Replace Gear cables, set up and adjust gears
Bleed Hydraulic brake systems, set up and adjust hydraulic brakes
Replace brake cables, set up and adjust brakes
Bike set up
Test ride

During the course, we will also discuss suspension and dropper seat posts

 The Course Does Not Include:

Replacing Frame bearings
Replacing Shock Bushes

All specialist tooling is provided on the course. You just need to bring your own bike to work on.
We also include all cables and fluids in the course cost. (These can cost around £40 if purchased separately)

At the end of the 2 days, your bike will have completed a full service. You will leave will a full understanding of how to keep your bike in tip-top condition.

Request:

Please ensure your bike is clean before attending.
Any extra parts that are required will be an additional cost.
If you know of any particular problems or you would like to upgrade a certain component, please bring those along with you. You can also contact our shop on 017687-78711 to order any required parts. Please do this in advance of the course to give us time to place an order.

Next door to the classroom we have our Cytech Accredited Service Centre and Whinlatter Bike Shop. Here you can purchase any tools you are missing from your toolbox at home.

Instructor Ratio: 1:6 maximum – we keep our training ratios low to ensure our tutor can spend the time required with each person on the course.
Course Cost: £280
Course Venue: Whinlatter Forest Park

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We can also run Private Maintenance Courses. Contact us for more information.

 Reviews

Thanks for a great course. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 2 days and have learn’t so much. The tutor was very patient and I do not think there was anything he did not know! I will now be coming back to complete a skills course.

Nick was brilliant. I was a little worried about not being able to complete some elements of the course. Nick was extremely patient and spent the time explaining things to us. He didn’t mind how many questions we asked him along the way. Great course & great teacher.

The course has been extremely informative and enjoyable. The copious amounts of tea and biscuits were an added bonus. Please thank Nick for me.

Course was brilliant. Outstanding teacher, smashing facility, good number of participants. Cannot fault it.