HarBUG Events 2016

Would there be any interest in bike maintainance training and would that be something the STFC money could be put towards? I’m thinking along the lines of gear/brake adjustment, chain repair, puncture repair, cleaning and lubrication – that kind of thing. I’m not sure if that is covered by the Bike Repair Man event or not.

Personally I can fix a puncture but that’s about my limit.

I’d certainly be interested in bike maintenance training – more gear and brake adjustments for me.

I’ve looked at the Evans Cycles FIX IT training which runs every two weeks in Reading, but it’s not a good night for me due to family commitments.

I’d be interested in it too.

I would be interested in the maintenance side of things too.

I would also be interested in bike maintenance particularly gear and brake cable and adjustment/replacement, and perhaps wheel bearings and mountain bike fork servicing. Good idea.

I’d love to know how to true a wheel having changed a broken spoke.

There have been a few replies in favour of a maintenance course, mainly expressing interest in slightly more advanced aspects. I’d like to add to that a comment in favour of some training in the absolute basics, aimed really at people who are unlikely to be HarBUG members (yet).

Many years ago I went on a course on basic bike maintenance. The main thing covered was fixing a puncture, but it also covered changing brake blocks and simple adjusting of gears and brakes.

I think learning how to fix a puncture and replace my brake blocks was vital to my adopting cycling as a regular means of transport.

Puncture repair we could probably demonstrate to people ourselves, without setting up a formal training course.

It would be great to get some experience on this stuff, especially the more complex stuff you can’t do with just an hex key.
crank and sprocket changes. how to use a chain link tool without buckling the pin. how to adjust derailleur trims and spoke tension to make brake setting easier. a harbug maintenance self help group might be good as long as we have the required knowledge between us(and youtube).