Join us for an Introduction to Bike Maintenance. You can choose to attend just Level 1, or Level 2 OR make a day of it and do both!

Level 1: 9am – 12noon

An intro into bike maintenance; you’ll work to understand key components of your bike and how to safety check and maintain them.

Designed for complete beginners and those with rusty knowledge.

Course Content:

• Safety checking
• Removing wheels and fixing punctures
• Ergonomics (setting up your bike to fit you)
• Bike repair tools and lubricants (what you need to keep your bike in top condition)
• Cleaning and lubricating

Level 2: 13:30 – 16:30

Building up your bike maintenance skills, you’ll work to gain a detailed appreciation of brakes and gears.

Designed for people with basic bike maintenance experience and those with rusty knowledge.

Course Content:

• Changing brake pads
• Adjusting cable brake systems (this does not include hydraulic brakes)
• Adjusting gears
• Replacing brake and gear cables

All tools are provided but trainees are encouraged to bring their own bikes to work on.

Both courses include refreshments not forgetting the biscuits! Suitable for anyone aged 14 and up (under 18 will require parent/guardian signed permission to attend alone).

Max 4 persons per session.

If you are choosing to stay all day the cost does NOT include lunch.

PLEASE NOTE: We require a minimum of 2 people to run these workshops. If we are unable to reach our minimum number we will sadly have to cancel. In which case you will be fully refunded and we will do our best to reschedule and get you booked on to any future workshops.

THE DROSI WAY

Drosi Bikes’ sole purpose is to address the lack of diversity in the cycling community and to offer accessible solutions to climate change, reducing the overall number of car journeys made and creating communities that are safer, more cohesive and full of healthy, happy individuals.

Oh! Did we mention that we’re also a Social Enterprise? This means that any profit we make Does not come at the expense of others or at the expense of the wild places we love.

Drosi Bikes puts people and the planet first.