Due to
popular demand, Woodcock Cycle Works will be offering bike repair courses this
coming winter as well. WCW bike repair course will follow the Park Tool
curriculum that has been tried and tested all around the world by other bike
shops and thousands of people who have taken the course.
Park Tool Big
Blue Book of Bike Repair is the “textbook” for the course. The classes will be
two hours long, one class per week and there will be seven classes with an
option of adding eight class if necessary.
Class topics:
1 Introduction
to the course, basic bicycle maintenance, tires and tubes. Bike washing.
2 Pedals,
cranks and bottom brackets. Installing and removing parts and necessary
adjustments.
3 Hubs, rear
sprockets and chains. Install and adjustment.
4 Wheel
Truing. Truing, tensioning, dishing. Introduction to wheel building.
5 Brakes, rim
brakes, cable and pad installing and adjusting. Disc brake adjustment and pad
change.
6 Derailleur
systems. Installment and adjustments.
7 Handlebars,
stems and headsets. Installment, positioning and adjustments.
(Woodcock
Cycle Works holds the rights to change the course topics and schedule)
The price for
the repair course will be $185 including the Park Tool Big Blue Book of Bike
Repair. Class size will be limited to four (4) students.
Classes will
start on Monday October 27th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
