http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: maintenance class - Recent Topics en Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:35:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15295#post-196042 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:40:10 +0000 kaputnik 196042@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spotted these while looking for something else;</p> <p>September/October<br /> <a href="https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/5446/" rel="nofollow">https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/5446/</a></p> <p>November<br /> <a href="https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/5448/" rel="nofollow">https://www.joininedinburgh.org/activity/5448/</a></p> <p>Thursdays at 7, 5 lessons for £30 (or £15 for concessions), Boroughmuir High School, age 16+, B.Y.O.B(ike).</p> <p><em>ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: None required, a keenness to look after your bike. GENERAL AIM OF THE COURSE: To provide the basic skills to keep a bicycle roadworthy. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course students will have learned to: - remove a wheel and fix a puncture; - maintain and adjust gears; - maintain and adjust brakes; and - maintain and adjust bearings. GENERAL APPROACH TO THE COURSE: Week 1: Introduction to the bike, overall check, adjusting the bike to fit the individual and fixing Punctures. Week 2: Brakes - Different types, setting up and maintaining. Week 3: The Drive train, checking the chain for wear and adjusting the chain length. How to change different types of chain. Chain Rings and rear cassette. Week 4: The Drive train part II Derailleurs, setting up and adjusting. Week 5: Bearings - Bottom Brackets, headsets and hubs. MATERIALS REQUIRED BY STUDENTS: Please bring your bike along to work on. </em> </p>