The unique point of my course is the way the day is conducted. I along with a colleague demonstrate a specific job. The attendees then split into groups and repeat that single job on there own bike with the assistance of the others in the group. This is all done under the close supervision of me and my colleague. Working in a group of 2 or 3 each attendee gets to repeat the same job at least 2 or 3 times. Over the years I have established this as the most effective way of teaching a practical task.

By the end of the day the attendees come away with the knowledge and more importantly the confidence to service there bike at home. They also leave with a copy of the instruction manual I wrote which has step by step instructions to each task completed on the day.

Also an added bonus of the course is that even if after the day itself you still are not confident enough to completely service your own bike, it does give you a great insight into what should actually be done when you do pay to have your bike done in a shop. An awful lot of athletes pay huge sums of money for servicing and they have no idea what has actually been done to the bike.

I have spent a great amount of time looking into this and there are many courses available by other bodies/shops. The difference between this course and others is that I will come to the club and bring a full complement of tools and spares with me. I will be accompanied by another mechanic who will help me to demonstrate the jobs in full and then assist the attendees whilst they get there hands dirty servicing their own bikes.

The maximum number for the course is 15 with a minimum required of 10 although this is dependent on the size of location. (We have run a course in someone’s conservatory but this was not ideal) A hall with plenty of space is generally the preferred location to run the day.

The cost for this course is just £35 per individual.

When you consider that shops charges considerably more than £35 for a major service on a bike the cost of the course is superb value for money as each attendee comes away with the equivalent of a major service and the know how of doing the same in future!

In my travels as Team Bike Mechanic, an awful lot of people have asked me where and how they can do a maintenance course. I hope that, based on my experience and reputation within the sport, this course will be popular amongst your members.