Gone Mountain Biking Cycling Holidays & Training Courses

CYCLE MAINTENANCE COURSES WITH GONE MOUNTAIN BIKING

Would you like to be able to look after your pride and joy and save £££'s in servicing costs? Want to gain a bit more confidence in knowing how to adjust or fix things when they go wrong during a ride?

Our maintenance courses will take you through all you need to know from the simple things like cleaning and maintenance, fixing punctures or broken chains right through to servicing bearings and fitting new parts or bleeding brakes.

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Basic Cycle Maintenance

A training course that give you everything you need to know to look after your bike as a home mechanic and fix or adjust the little things when they go wrong.

This course will take you through everything you need to know about basic cycle maintenance to help you look after your bike and give you the confidence to head out on the road or trail and fix things if they go wrong. Our courses are either run in local facilities or for group bookings we can run the course at your clubhouse or business premises.

The course content includes:

Safe working
Pre ride checks
Cleaning, degreasing and lubing
Adjusting gears and indexing
Adjusting brakes and fitting new pads
Removing wheels and fixing punctures
Mending a broken chain
Aheadset adjustment
Trailside wheel truing
Emergency repairs and what to carry

Once you've completed this course you should be confident tackling all the basics of cycle maintenance and for anything more complicated you can either book your bike in with us or book on our Advanced Cycle Maintenance course! If you have specific requirements for you or your group, our bespoke or 1:1 courses can focus in on detailed needs.

Bespoke Cycle Maintenance Courses

If you're looking for something a little bit different such as a 1:1 day or a course to be run for staff or a club then we can put something together for you. We can also support events where mechanics are needed for bike checks or ride support.

We've listed below just some of he different services we offer but we're always open to new requirements so either email or better still phone us for a chat if you think we may be able to help.

The course content includes:

Training for staff cycle to work initiatives
Club member training sessions
Support for coaches with bike checking and adjustment training
Additional support for GCSE training or assessment
1:1 training. Get to know your bike in detail.
Freelance Cycle Fleet assembly for events or when you need extra capacity in your shop or business
Bring your parts and we'll train you how to fit them.

Pricing is specific to the individual service so give us a call to discuss how we might be able to help.

Advanced Cycle Maintenance

If you've already been on our 'Introduction' day or you're confident that you know the basics and want to get into a bit more detail then this is the training course for you.

This course will take you through everything you need to know about more advanced maintenance to help you look after your bike and regularly strip down and service bearings, fit new cables and components, bleed hydraulic brakes or just generally build your confidence for tackling those bigger jobs. Our courses are either run in local facilities or for group bookings we can run the course at your clubhouse or business premises.

The course content includes:

Safe working
Identifying wear
Brakes: centering, adjusting and fitting new cables
Brakes: bleeding and fitting new rotors.
Gears: indexing, mech fitting and cable replacement
Cassette / free hub removal and replacement
Fitting a new chain
Aheadset strip lube and refit
Loose bearing hub service
Basic home / trailside wheel truing

Once you've completed this course you should be confident tackling all elements of cycle maintenance apart from those that may need exotic or expensive equipment that the home mechanic can't justify buying. It also doesn't cover suspension servicing as it's best left to the experts to keep up your warranty. If you have specific requirements for you or your group, our bespoke or 1:1 courses can focus in on detailed needs.

Booking and Info

If you've decided which cycle maintenance course is right for you or if you need more information about something specific then either call or email and we'll

All of our courses are run on a booking by booking basis at £99pp for a full day and need a minimum of two people for the course to go ahead (unless you're booking a 1:1). If you'd like to just register your interest then wait for others who would like the same course then we can match you up and give you some date options. Just email us with details of what you're looking for.

If you've booked on a course already and have a few questions about the day then the following information should help.

Most importantly bring yourself in clothes you don't mind getting dirty!

Bring your bike (we have a couple of basic bikes that we use for demonstration but working on your own bike is best)

We have workstands and work in pairs but if you have a stand feel free to bring it along

Bring any workshop tools and trail / multi tools / safety glasses that you have

Bring any products you already use if you would like advice on them

If you know something needs replacing and we cover it on the course then feel free to bring spares or components to fit

Gear cables, brake cables and standard rim brake blocks can be provided for a small charge

Unless otherwise stated on your booking confirmation then bring a packed lunch

Refreshments will be provided

Courses typically run from 09:30 to 17:00 in the Pickering / Dalby Forest area.

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