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Cycling Essentials

A 5 day Cycling Essentials course offers comprehensive cycle repair & maintenance course for the keen amateur cyclist incorporating professional bike fitting and a performance coaching assessment. This course is your chance to learn cycle mechanics!

Course Description

As people increasingly embrace greener forms of transport, this course equips bike commuters with essential skills to maintain and repair their bikes. Cycling also boosts mental well-being, and this course provides the knowledge to enhance your cycling experience.

The Cycling Essentials course targets cyclists of any discipline or fitness level who want to understand how to inspect, maintain, and repair their own bikes. You’ll also learn how to maximize bike enjoyment through proper fit and comfort while understanding the principles of training and recovery to help achieve your personal cycling goals.

Cycling Essentials Course Content

Systematic demonstration & practise of essential periodic bike checks
Demonstration of home mechanics tool kit, consumables and spares identification and sourcing
Supported strip, repair, service and assembly of your own bike/s (You should bring 1-3 bikes to the course)
Basic consumables such as fluids and lubricants are provided. Any replacement parts needed, can be supplied at competitive prices provided they are available in stock or by speedy delivery
Group ride on scenic local roads, to teach skills of group riding

Bespoke Individual sessions will take place throughout the week looking at the following:

Basic Bike fit – attendees will be checked against their current bike. Adjustments or recommendations will be made.

Training plan (Please notify a member of staff if you wish– Attendees who wish to will have an assessment of their current training or regular cycling pattern. Advice will be provided on improving focus for achieving any goals (duration, performance, increased flexibility, weight loss etc.).
Analysis will be through verbal discussion and/or interrogation of any online training tools you may already use (such as Strava, training peaks etc.)

Final Assessment & Qualifications

We will send you a form along with your course Joining Instructions, which you need to return before attending. This form asks for details about the bikes you’ll bring and your cycling experience.

Attendees can bring 1–2 bikes to work on during the course. If you’re unable to bring a bike, The Bike Inn will provide one for you.

After completing the course, you’ll join the Bike Inn graduate network, which is available on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebikeinnuk/.

£831.60per person

The course comes with an assement.

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