Our maintenance classes are designed to equip you with more specific maintenance skills, suited for all abilities. We achieve that through a structured learning process with a skilled and friendly bike mechanic. These classes are designed for 16+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult with a separate booking.
We offer a wide range of maintenance training, and welcome all abilities to come and learn with us.
Puncture Repair Maintenance Class – £60 for 2 hours
Designed for anyone who seeks more confidence in dealing with roadside punctures. Learn how to identify different types of puncture, inspect tyres for foreign objects and how to repair and replace inner tubes.
Class Content
- How to remove and install front and rear wheels
- How to remove tyres
- Learn about different tyre and tube types
- How to identify puncture types
- How to correctly use a standard puncture repair kit
- How to inflate tyres to the correct PSI
Please note, we do not cover Tubeless or tubular tyres for this class. We provide all bikes, tools, and PPE for this class.
Brakes Maintenance Class – £65 for 2 hours
Designed for anyone who seeks more confidence in tool handling and understanding bikes. Learn how to look after your cable-operated brakes: make simple adjustments, replace brake pads and refit cables.
Class Content
- Introduction to brake systems
- Brake component identification
- Hands on the brakes
- Rim brake pad inspection and replacement
- Disc brake pad inspection and replacement
- Cable tension and replacement
- Brake system setup and troubleshooting
Please note we do not cover hydraulic or hub brakes during this class. We provide all bikes, tools, and PPE for this class.
Gears Maintenance Class – £65 for 2 hours
Designed for anyone who seeks confidence in tool handling and understanding bikes. Understand how the gears work, and how to adjust and look after them. Learn how to replace a worn chain or cassette.
Class Content
- Introduction to gear system
- Gear component identification
- Understanding component function
- Hands on the gears
- Limit screw adjustment
- Remove and replace chains
- Remove and replace cassette
- Refitting cables
- Indexing gears and adjusting cable tension
We provide all bikes, tools, and PPE for this class.
One-to-One Maintenance Class
Looking for guidance regarding a specific task? Want to work on your own bike under supervision?
We provide private tuition in cycle maintenance tailored to your needs or specific tasks.
One-to-one classes can be 60, 90, or 120 minutes long.
Classes cost £120 per 60 minutes to have the full, focused attention of a bike mechanic. If you are a couple, we can run a class for 2 for £140 per 60 minutes.
Contact trainingandemployability@bikeforgood.org.uk to arrange.
Our Maintenance Classes don’t cover
- Hub gears
- Electronics and Dynamos
- Press fitting
- Bike fitting
- E bikes
- Wheel building
- Tubular and tubeless conversion
- Suspension service
Book a maintenance class
Book a spot at any (or all!) of the maintenance classes. You can use the buttons below to see the schedule across both our West and South hubs. We will be adding further classes at a later date, sign up to our newsletter to find out about them.