Mechanics course

[RenierSteffen]

Does any one know of any good mechanics courses?

[AndreZA]

www.yellowsaddle.co.za

 

 

[Gnarly]

Intercourse?

[RenierSteffen]

But offcourse......Piel Neterson

[gummibear]

Does any one know of any good mechanics courses?

 

Offer to help at your LBS on Saturdays.You will learn a lot that way and in a few months you can use there tools to work on your own bike.

[RenierSteffen]

That's the whole problem. We don't have a LBS.

[Gnarly]

You don't have a sense of humour either!!! and get the spelling right.

[RenierSteffen]

You r very funny. Now stop crying.

[Johan Bornman]

Does any one know of any good mechanics courses?

 

I do a full mechanic's course that comprises several modules.

 

1) Bike maintenance and repair. (2 DAYS)

2) Wheelbuilding (2 Days)

3) Shocks and pressure chambers (1 Day)

4) Hydraulic brakes (1 Day)

5) Advanced Maintenance and repair (2 Days)

6) Advanced wheelbuilding and repair.

 

These courses are about 1/2 theory, 1/2 hands-on. I am just in the process of completing a new studio I had built at my house and will probably open again by the end of the month.

 

You don't have to do all the courses at once. In fact, I recommend you start with the basics and build up.

 

 

 

[Jules]

JB, while we're on the topic of your courses, could you please provide a little more detail on what attendees can expect from each of your modules?

 

 

 

For example, does the bike maintenance course include maintenance of bearings?

 

 

 

Also, I noted somewhere that your course includes tools. Are you able to specify whether these tools are suitable for Shimano/Campy/Sram, etc etc and whether one can specify tools to their particular needs?

[Johan Bornman]

JB' date=' while we're on the topic of your courses, could you please provide a little more detail on what attendees can expect from each of your modules?

For example, does the bike maintenance course include maintenance of bearings?

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Jules, I need to spend some time on my website and fix things up and provide more detail.

 

Basically, in the Maintenance and Repair course you'll learn a lot of theory of how components are designed and how and why they fail. Then you'll learn about the weaknesses in our current bike design and how to overcome them.

 

Then we get down to specifics on BBs, bearings, headsets, gears (adjustment etc) and the like. You'll learn how to measure wear of all components and when to replace and when to repair.

 

On this course you'll learn everything except spoke-related wheel repairs, wheel building, shocks and hydraulic brakes. I also don't do frame repairs on this course, that's for the advanced course.

 

But when you get home you can do anything you normally take your bike to the shop for.

 

Tools: The story of my life. Days before my last course, Probike (BBB tools) dropped me and delivered a poofter toolkit. They've discontinued their good kit in favour of a very poor mix.

 

Park Tool is a bit too expensive and their entry-lvel kit isn't all that hot. Pro's kit has seveal shortcomings and is not suitable as a kit. The other Chinese stuff is just plain rubbish and I won't supply that.

 

At present the toolkits pose a huge dilemma for me...I think I'll move back to Park Tool.

 

As for Shimano/SRAM or Campag, the only difference is the Campag casette lockring, the rest is just about standard.

 

I'll sort the tool issue out one way or another. I may have to resort to hand-picked parts in a tool roll. These presentation case box things are useless, you cannot expand them.

 

 

[Cois]

I ditto the LBS idea.  That is the way I learnt to fix my bike.  My brother also taught me a few things.

 

But I would love to do a course.  JB keep us ip to date on your course.