Revolution Cycles
Basic Bicycle Maintenance Classes
$30 per class / $100 for 4 classes
All participants receive a discount card providing 15% off tool purchases and manuals throughout 2008!
Sundays: 10:00 - 11:30 AM -- Click here for dates
Session 1: Basic bicycle terminology. Basic maintenance responsibilities: air up, lube up, lock up. How do quick releases work? (Hands on!) Flat repair. Focus on prevention. Leran how to care for your tubes and tires. Learn how to patch a tube and how to replace one; keep your tires properly inflated; identify worn tires; and check for loose or broken spokes. Learn about relevant products that prevent flats.
Session 2: learn how it looks inside. We will provide the knowledge and suggested tool list for overhauling the four major bearing surfaces: hubs, buttom bracket, headset and pedals. We will introduce you to the procedure for wheel truing.
Session 3: Brake / Shift cable maintenance. Learn to inspect your brake system for worn pads, rims, cables and housing, and see the procedure for replacement.
Session 4: Learn preventative replacement of chain and cables, periodic cleaning and lubricating of your chain, and making minor adjustments to gears.
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We Are All Mechanics
We Are All Mechanics (WAAM) began in 2003 as the joint vision of Ali Dwyer and India Viola. We wanted to share our love of bicycles and technical knowledge with other women in our community.
Our series consist of four 90-minute class sessions and covers basic routine maintenance, ranging from how to fix a flat tire to brake and derailleur adjustments, chain cleaning, and bearing adjustments. The classes take place within the repair area of a bicycle shop, and provide an insiders look at the mechanics’ work area. Our classes are kept small, with a low student-to-teacher ratio and emphasize a hands-on approach to learning. Students get a chance to ask questions about their bicycles in a relaxed and fun learning environment.
After completing the class series, students report feeling greater independence when riding their bicycles as well as a sense of empowerment when approaching bicycle repairs at home or in the shop.
Through our ongoing class series, clinics, and rides, WAAM promotes continued learning among cyclists in the Madison community.
