Any bike tech training in the area?

[gaz]

Howdy folks, I just discovered MORE via the boards on MTBR.com and am delighted to have found it.

Anyways, I'm relatively new to the world of biking. I've realized I really enjoy it tho, and am looking to amass the skills and techniques I need to be selfsufficient. Riding is coming along, but the one I'd love to know more about it basic maintenance and other work associated with my bike. For instance upgrading my derailleurs and parts as time goes on. Is there somewere in there area I can learn this? Does MORE offer workshops or clinics for folks like me? Is anyone on here mental enough to mentor me personally in this (in exchange for copious amounts of beer!)? Or am I doomed to have to pay the folks at Revolution my cash money every time I need something done? (And wait a week or two in the process..!)

Cheers, ride on!

[mtbmore]

Either of these shops plus others I am sure offer bike maintenance classes. I believe The Bike Lane has one scheduled in the near future. I mention these two shop specifically because they are our two biggest sponsors and do a lot for Bike advocacy with MORE. They have links on our homepage. There are other shops that contribute as well and those shops can also be found under our sponsor list.

Scott

[Dirt]

bicycle repair. ;)

If you can do some workshops with Bike Lane or City Bikes, great! Nothing beats having someone work with you in person.

I can also recommend Leonard Zinn's book "Zinn and the art of Mountain Bike Maintenance". Aside from the cheesy title, the book is quite good and covers pretty much anything you could every want to know about bicycle maintenance.

One of the benefits about being a persnickity person (Woohoo! I didn't type the word "anal" on a public message board!) is that he is very thorough in his descriptions. The diagrams are pretty helpful too.

Many bike shops sell the book. Stop by and read a few pages and see if it makes sense to you. If you jive with the way he writes, then it might be a useful tool for you.

Best wishes,

Peter