Do it yourself Clinics - Bike Workshops - Who's interested?

[DY]

Just putting the feelers out on this one.  Let me know by posting a comment.  Thanks, D.

 

Beginners Course Outline -

• Bike Fit and Position
• Bottom Bracket adjustments
• Brake System Adjustment and Maintenance
• Cable and Housing Replacement and Maintenance
• Derailleur System Adjustment and Maintenance
• Emergency Roadside Repair
• Flat Repair, Tire and Tube Design
• Headset adjustment
• Hub Adjustment
• Pedal Replacement
• Replacing Broken Spokes
• Stem and Handlebars
• Wheel Truing
• 
  

Advance Course Outline -

• Headset Installation
• Bottom Bracket Installation
• Disc Brake Maintenance and Bleeding
• Fork Installation
• Headset and Hub repack
• Suspension Adjustments 
• Wheel Building
• Bike Overhaul

These are general outlines.  I can adjust accordingly.  Let me know if I forgot something.

[Michael]

Road side chain repair. Same schtick as tube replacement, be willing to walk or fix the chain. Chains break, alarmingly often if one does not look after their equipment and (yes, blush, guilty myself) monitor chain wear, as well as shifting whilst standing, (a la, Andy Schleck). I always keep a spare replacement link in my saddle bag, which has already saved one person in the club from a very expensive taxi ride.

Actually a something worth considering, items for the saddle bag. Personally I keep:
* 2 spare inner tubes
* 4 or 5 tyre boots
* schrader/presta valve adapter (in the event of a flat near a gas station) :)
* a few dollars in change
* multitool
* spare chain link
* spare rear deraileur hanger
* Tim Ho's prepaid card, photocopy of health and OCA card.

Of course in a tubular the first two items would not be there, instead there would have to be a spare tyre.

[qb]

i am interested Dan.

qb

[Alex Beristain]

Me too Dan.  For sure the advanced course, but there is some overlap with stuff I should know, and don't, from the beginner list...

 

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[Albert Nigro]

I am interested, if ther still is room.

[mohamed eltorky]

What a great idea. Please count me in for both courses!

[Evan Glazer]

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[Mark Fowlie]

I would be interested in the beginners session. Would also like to add "how to clean your bike after a muddy ride".

[Michael]

I've got my old steel beater that I have to rebuild. I was planning on doing it later on, (it's my rainy day commuter) but it would be an excellent ride to lean this stuff on. (Mostly since I don't mind demo'ing with it, it is steel it can take some abuse.)

 

I could push all my plans of a rebuild forward, the items I need to do:

 

* strip to frame (it's got a threaded headset so there's very little value for most people in watching the removal and re-greasing of the headset). But the rest of the stripping is all modern Shimano, Ultegra 6600 actually.

* wash frame (I was thinking of getting Biseagal to sandblast and repaint so probably do the above on a Saturday afternoon, and then do the rebuild the following Saturday).

* new drive train (Shimano Dura-Ace 7900) new shifters (Sram Red, Red rear deraileur, need to source a FD that will fit my seat post tube) same Ultegra Brakes, but new pads

* new cables (really need new cables really, really badly.)

* new tape (duh!)

Ohhh, almost forgot, anyone got a spare pair of Italian Cups? (Shouldda seen the look the guy at the Co-op gave me when I asked for Italian Cups.) ;) But really, need to replace the BB too, obviously.

Damnit, forgot I need a new chain too.

Tyres... right, will replace those as well. :P (The wheels are Mavic Aksium clinchers).

Like I said, I was planning on doing this myself, likely in my bike room, or the back yard I suppose, but I'd be happy to show other people how and all that good stuff, if anyone is interested?

[JasonC]

I'm interested in attending.

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I'm interested.  Thanks Dan!

[Tim Fletcher]

Count me in for the advanced course.

[Mel]

Definately interested in the beginner's workshop. It would be good to know when I have to supervise that hubby of mine  :)