Wheel Building Course : Cycle Wheel Building : Park Tool School : Bike Mechanic School Canterbury Kent UK : DownlandCycles.co.uk

01227 479643

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Wheel Building Course

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

Our wheel building courses are run in our purpose built training centre. Each student has their own work bench and own set of tools to work with. Hubs, spokes and rims are provided for you to practice on for the first 2 days of the course, you can then either buy components to build your set of wheels on the 3rd day or continue to practice with ours.

Wheel Building Course

Wheel Building Course (3 day £365)
(level 3)

Our three day course gives you the opportunity to learn the art of wheel building. During the course you will learn both the theory of wheel building as well as the skills and techniques involved in building wheels.

The course is suitable for complete beginners, no previous experience is expected from you before taking the course. by the end of the three days you will be equipped with all the knowledge necessary to go on to be an expert wheel builder, given practice.

The course is a mixture of theory and practical hands on experience.

Third day of the course allows you the opportunity to build yourself a set of wheels to your own specifications. Buy the hubs and rims of your choice and build a set of wheels to take away and ride. (if you want something specific or exotic please ask us to order it before you arrive).

Wheel Building Course 2012
January	9th-11th
March	12th-14th
June	25th-27th
August	20th-22nd
October	22nd-24th

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