bike maintenance courses at edinburgh bike coop

zoggz
zoggz Posts: 58
edited November 2007 in Workshop
im still on a waiting list to go on this.very keen to have a crack at diy.anybody been to one of these?i know there are others such as the park ones but they said they was folding because not enough punters going(aylesbury i think?)

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  • daveapps
    daveapps Posts: 9
    I did one of the park maintenance courses recently with donwland cycles in canterbury kent it was great and i havent looked back i am now fixing friends and family bikes and have more than covered the cost of the course with their donations. Downalands can arrange accomodation for you.
    They sent me the following details on their course which may be of use. If you do contact them or make enquiries I would be grateful if you mention my name Dave Apps and they will then let you have the 15% discount on the tools you might wish to buy:

    Cycle Maintenance Courses
    We run bicycle maintenance courses to allow you to increase your knowledge and enjoyment of cycling. The instruction on the courses is undertaken by Bryan Jackson, who is a qualified bicycle mechanic with 10 years experience. Bryan was the mechanic for the Navigators Insurance professional cycling team on the Tour of Britain 2007.

    In support of the ride to work scheme we are offering corporate discount of 15% on tools purchased for course participants:

    Two day course: £210
    Five Day Course: £320
    Wheel Building: £240
    Suspension Forks £240
    Hydraulic Brake £240

    We have a list of accommodation of varying prices all tried and tested by previous course members

    If you require any help please don't hesitate to ask. You can call us on 01227 479 643 or email us on bryan@downlandcycles.co.uk we will be only too pleased to help.



    hope this helps

    dave
  • pw1brown
    pw1brown Posts: 243
    I went to one of the Edinburgh one day courses in the summer, and would recommend it. They cover some of the basics very well, and it gave me confidence to try a bit more tinkering myself. It doesn't make me a bike mechanic though!
    My bikes
  • msb123
    msb123 Posts: 274
    i've done the dinbrough bike 1 dayer and it was useful but very basic

    if you want more then i can't recommend the two week course at the bike in highly enough http://www.bike-inn.co.uk/
  • zoggz
    zoggz Posts: 58
    thankyou :wink:
  • dangerousjules
    dangerousjules Posts: 243
    i booked three hours with E B C and asked them to show me only what i did'nt know that way i found it to be very time efficiant, slightly on the expensve side doing it that way but since it was one on one i soaked all the info up. i did my training with the guys in leeds.
    dangerous jules.

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