2 Day Tandem Course : Tandems Fitting : Park Tool School : Bike Mechanic School Canterbury Kent UK : DownlandCycles.co.uk

01227 479643

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Tandem Course

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

All courses are run in our purpose built training centre. Each student has their own work bench and own set of tools to work with.

Tandem Course

Tandem Course (£260)

Learn everything you need to know about your bike. No stone left unturned. By the end of the 5 day bike maintenance course you will have learnt all the skills necessary to be a competent 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.

Course Contents

Two-Day Course

A 2 day course structured around repairing and maintaining tandems both while at home in your workshop and also maintenance of the tandem while on tour..

You will learn to clean, maintain and rebuild your tandem to keep it in perfect running order.

Items Covered

Overview of tools.

What types of tools are required within a cycle workshop

Lubrication and cleaners

Diagnosing problems with a tandem

Tyres and inner tubes, installation and removal and repairing

Pedals, installing, removing

Crank arm, installing and removing

Chain rings removal

Chains, the types of chain available, fitting, removing and getting the correct length

Chain cleaning and lubrication

Rear sprocket removal and fitting

Bottom bracket removal and fitting

Headset servicing

Brake systems

Front derailleur fitting and indexing/adjustment

Rear derailleur fitting and indexing/adjustment

Adjusting front ecccentric

Adjusting cross over chain

Tandem Course Dates 2009/10

Please call to book a course

Call to book your place 01227 479643

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

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 Gay

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