Gear Course : Park Tool School : Bike Mechanic School Canterbury Kent UK : DownlandCycles.co.uk

01227 479643

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Park Tool School 1 Day Gear / Refresher Course

Downland Cycles Bike Maintenance Centre. If it can be repaired, we'll teach you how

Our bike maintenance courses are run in our purpose built Park tool training centre. Each student has their own work bench and own set of tools to work with. Bikes are provided for you to practice on for the first before you start working on your own.

1 day Gear Setup / Refresher Course £120
(level 1)

On our gear course you will learn everything you need to know about setting up gears on your bike. No stone left unturned. By the end of the day you will have learnt all the skills necessary to be a competent gear mechanic. No experience is needed to take one of these courses, we take you right back to basics and build your skills quickly and rapidly.

Ideal refresher if you have done one of our courses before and want to top up your knowledge.

Course Contents

One Day Gear Course

Items Covered

Overview of tools.

What types of tools are required within a cycle workshop

Lubrication and cleaners

Diagnosing problems with a bike

Front derailleur fitting and indexing/adjustment

Rear derailleur fitting and indexing/adjustment

Cable selection and types

Re-cabling a bike

Shimano, Sram and Campagnolo Gears

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Gear Course 2010/2011
September	18th
October	10th
December	18th

January	15th
February	-
March	22nd
April	-
May	24th
June	25th
July	27th
August	24th
September	-
October	-
November	-
December	17th

Call to book your place 01227 479643

In the event of cancellation, full refund will be given if your place is filled.

Description of levels accredited by Canterbury
College and the city and Guilds equivalents

level 1
puncture course
gear course

level 2
2 day maintenance

level 3
5 day maintenance
wheel building
city and guilds

level 4
disc brake
suspension
frame building

level 5
advanced maintenance

Course reviews from previous students

It was brilliant and well worth the costs of the course and the trip
down from London. Martyn and Phil were fantastic teachers and they
demystified stuff about bikes that had bewildered me for years. I
believe I now have the confidence to do a complete strip down and
rebuild and ensure my rig runs like a dream.

Cameron

I wish to thank Downland Cycles and in particular Martin Hay our instructor for the excellent 2 day bike mechanic's course, held in June 2010.
Martin is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced bike mechanic and instructor with a friendly helpful approach to passing on his knowledge and skills.
By mid morning on the first day, I was amazed at the amount of information I had gained and felt the course had already paid for itself.
By the end of day one, I wondered if I would remember everything, because we had covered so much information and gained so many new bike mechanic tips and techniques.
However, on day two, whilst working on our own bikes, it all came together whereby I gained confidence and remember feeling excited when everything we had been taught came together.
The 2 day weekend course was well worth it and staying in Canterbury added to the pleasure.
The course was recommended to me by my local bike shop, as they send their staff to be trained by Download Cycles.
I would have liked to have done the 5 day course, but couldn't take the time off work. The course was very informative and enjoyable. I have now booked on the one day wheel maintenance course in September and can't wait to start.

Many thanks,
Ian Gayton

Email: bryan@downlandcycles.co.uk Tele: 01227 479643