Bike Maintence Courses

jbford
jbford Posts: 101
edited November 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
I'm looking at doing a maintenance course, but am wondering which ones are good. Any help or advice from people who have been on them would be gratefully received.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    there are links in the tech sticky to the mainones.

    i have to ask what are you wanting from a course?

    have you looked at the parktools site for a basic understanding? and the other good books out there, they should point you in the rightish direction before needing a course.

    so back to the above question what are you wanting from the course?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jbford
    jbford Posts: 101
    Cheers I'll have a look.

    I'm wanting to get that one on one advice as to where i'm going wrong on fine tuning gears etc. Plus I've just bought my first full susoension bike and I would like to be able to do the full services myself.

    Also I tend to learn better when I've got somebody applying the theory in front of me rather than transfering the theory myself.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    right, did you buy locally?

    if yes then talk to the bike shop they may let you watch be tutored, take cookies and milk for the tea.

    if you did not then it may be course time.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jbford
    jbford Posts: 101
    Yup, I bought locally.

    Will speak to them n see if they're willing to have me along for an hour.

    Thanks very much for advice :D
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Cool, but a tip please do some reading on parktools so that you go there knowing the names and maybe some of the procedures so that if they do say yes you will actually learn something good rather than just basic info....

    this is one instance where a little knowledge is better than none.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jbford
    jbford Posts: 101
    I've been tinkering with bikes for years and have stripped and rebuilt bikes but never seem to be able to get them to run seemlessly (and end up having it serviced my my LBS)

    I've got a good understanding of mechanics, it's just the fine tuning that seems to evade me. I'll make sure I gloss up though!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    even better as all you seem to need is the tweeks and tips that make life a tad easier/quicker.

    And TBH i often forget what I do that makes life easier as i do it so often it is only when watching someone else that i see why i do things this way rather than that.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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