An accredited qualification to develop your skills as a professional bicycle technician
What you’ll learn
You’ll learn all the skills and knowledge you need to be a professional bike mechanic.
This course will focus on assembly, set-up and ongoing servicing and maintenance.
Over 10 days, the intensive training will cover:
- Health & Safety in the workshop
- Headsets, gears, rim brakes, hubs & bearings
- Introduction to disc brakes and hydraulic bleeding
- Internal hub gears
- Wheel truing & spoke replacement
- Wheel building
Price
| Cytech technical two | Days | Price |
| Full training and assessment (candidates must already hold Cytech Technical 1) | 10 | £1500 |
| Assessment only (candidates must already hold Cytech Technical 1) | 1 | £350 |
If you’re a cycle shop employee, get in touch at cytech.admin@bikeforgood.org.uk for trade prices.
Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) Gold Members get 10% off the Cytech practical courses.
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What’s the course like
The course is set over 10 days.
You’ll learn from our experienced instructor who will guide you through a mix of demonstrations and practical exercises.
The course will have a maximum of six attendees, so you’ll be able to ask lots of questions and get all the attention you need from your instructor.
Went above and beyond to teach us well. Oozing with information & enthusiasm. Best trainer I’ve come across in a while.
DanielGreat instructor. A great communicator who explained and demonstrated everything very clearly. Always willing to help and spend 1:1 time with the students. Excellent.
Bruce
Meet your instructor
Ross has always loved cycling but started doing work on his own bike just before lockdown. His skills just grew from there.
He’s now been a bike mechanic for four years and has had lots of experience training bike shop employees, army cadets and university students.
Ross enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience so others can enjoy fixing bikes themselves. He is a hands-on kind of trainer. He prefers to demonstrate and then let the trainees try for themselves.
Ross has 4 bikes including a Boardman gravel bike, a fixie and a hardtail that’s a mix-up of lots of different parts. His favourite at the moment is his Boardman Full Suspension mountain bike. One of his favourite trails is one of the world class 7 Stanes mountain biking trails at Mabie Forest in Dumfries.
Is this course right for you?
This course is ideal for you if:
- You work as a bike mechanic
- You are already experienced in carrying out a pre-delivery inspection (PDI) on bikes and working to the standards set out in Technical One
- You’ve taken the Cytech Technical One course and want to learn more
A qualification recognised by the cycle industry
The Cytech Technical Two qualification is an industry recognised qualification. Cytech is the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians.
At the end of the practical course, you will undergo an assessment and receive a Cytech Technical Two certificate.
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FAQs
I already have over 2 years of experience fixing bikes, is this course suitable?
It depends, if you feel comfortable enough with the material you could opt for only the assessment. Email us at cytech.admin@bikeforgood.org.uk if you’d like help to figure out if you should take the course or the assessment only.
How long is the course?
It’s 10 days over 2 weeks. 5 Days on, 2 days off for the weekend.
Is it assessed?
Yes, the assessment entails a full bike strip down and rebuild.
Got a question?
Email our friendly team at cytech.admin@bikeforgood.org.uk