Upcoming dates for our courses are listed below and on the CAT Calendar.
Park Tool School – Basic Bike Maintenance Class
Sign up for the Basic Bike Maintenance class
This 4-hour class is an excellent overview of bicycle maintenance for everyone. Learn about tires, tubes, brakes, gears, and more. You’ll go home with a clean and tuned bike. Course includes:
- Basic tune-up protocol for most bikes
- Lubrication your chain, cables and pivots
- Cleaning your bike
- General adjustments on brakes and derailleurs/shifting
- On-ride repairs for road and trail
- Tires and tubes
- Replacing brake pads and chain (time permitting)
Tuition Fee: $150
Park Tool School – Advanced Mechanics Class
Sign up for the Advanced Bike Maintenance class
Note: Prerequisite for the Advanced Class: Completion of Basic Class with instructor approval.
This 16-hour class offers a deep level of mechanical practice if you have already taken the Basic Mechanics Class. It is for the advanced home mechanic or someone looking to build a career with bicycles. Course includes:
- In-depth tune-up protocol and practice
- Frame and for dropout alignment
- Derailleur hanger alignment
- Wheel truing
- Chain science
- Cassettes and freewheels in-depth
- Bottom bracket service
- Hub bearing overhauls
- Headset maintenance
- Handlebars & stems
- Carbon fiber component care
- Disc brakes (upon request)
- Suspension fork adjustments (upon request)
Tuition Fee: $400
Wheel Building Class
Sign up for the Wheel Building Class
This 8-hour class offers the full experience of wheel building science and technique. Students will learn about
- Types of rims & spokes
- Lacing patterns
- Calculating spoke lengths
- Spoke tension
- Wheel dishing
- Truing stands, tensiometers and other tools
- Spoke thread preparation
Over the course of the day, every student will build a wheel from start to finish. In a small group setting of no more than four students, this class will be cerebral, hands-on, and fun!
Note: all materials (rim, hub, spokes, tools) will be provided for building a practice wheel during the class. A recommended reading list will be provided by the instructor after sign-up. (Note: wheel not included with the class fee)
Tuition Fee: $200
Upcoming dates for our courses are listed below and on the CAT Bicycling Classes Calendar.
More about Park Tool School at parktool.com.