Bike Mechanic Course

[Cycling Addict]

Hi - Can anyone recommend a good bike mechanic course in the Pretoria area? Just looking to be able to do the basic repairs while out riding and some home maintenance

 

Thanks

[Minion]

If you're prepared to drive to JHB, Johan Bornman offers bike maintenance courses:

www.yellowsaddle.co.za

 

[seanm]

do you know of any in cape town??

[Minion]

Johan also offers courses in CT. There's a schedule on his site.

[Cycling Addict]

Thanks Edman - will check him out

[cat-i]

not a course - but the blue book of bicycle repair has been handy a few times - usually only after a whole lot of different failed attempts without reading the instructions, though.

 

 

 

[Minion]

The Park Tool website also has a lot of info (80% or more of the stuff in the book).

[vanniri]

Do the course of Johan.

 

His prices are reasonable (taken into account his expenses) and he is willing to bargain on tools (you get reduce prices if you don?t need some tools).

 

For free you get a week-end of talking bikes

[spano]

you wont be dissapointed with Johan, he REALLY knows his stuff!!

[splat]

I have been considering his course for a while now, but R2800.00 is heavy on my wallet...

[AndreZA]

I have been considering his course for a while now' date=' but R2800.00 is heavy on my wallet...[/quote']

 

 

 

but that includes your tools and after his course you can get a job as a mechanic in a shop.

[nicd]

Simple, enter and train for Epic on a well used Raleigh.

 

You will know all you need at the end of the six months and too many Km's

 

 

p.s. The bike made it, with a frame exchange thanks to Probike after stage 2. Quick rebuild at 21h00, ready to race stage 3 next day!

[splat]

I have been considering his course for a while now' date=' but R2800.00 is heavy on my wallet...[/quote']

but that includes your tools and after his course you can get a job as a mechanic in a shop.

 

I dont think tools are included any more:

What is included?

A copy of the Big Blue Book of Bicycle Maintenance.

A Yellow Saddle workshop apron worth R95-00

Full course notes

Talk and demonstration

Hands-on experience

Practice

Lunch, coffee/tea and snacks

Camaraderie and friendship

Membership of the Yellow Saddle technical network.

E-mail support

Certificate of attendance

What else do I need?

Toolkit

Workstand

[scotty]

Get a DVD such as Zen art of Bike maint or Bicycling and the maint book, the money saved you can then use to buy all the tool's you need.

[Red Zone]

I bought the tools and use the Parktool website for instructions, I dont think that you need a course, unless you are servicing shocks. With a tourque wrench, and some intuition you cant realy go far wrong. The most important thing is to remember the order that you take stuff off and the way around some bearings and things need to be installed