Bike Maintenance Workshop for repair cafe volunteers – CAG Devon members only

CAG Devon is partnering with Ride-On Cycling to offer a one day Bike Maintenance workshop on Sunday 26th October at Exeter Quay.

This course is being offered for FREE to volunteers undertaking bike repairs at Repair Cafes, which are members of CAG Devon.

Completing this one-day course means that you are deemed to be a competent bike repairer at a Repair Cafe.

You’ll learn how to tackle the most common problems, and those that are simplest to fix (without access to a full bike workshop). Course content includes:

• M-check – this thorough check teaches you how to assess your bike, looking for faults that have already occurred and learning best ways to prevent problems happening again.
• Brakes – here we learn how to maintain our brakes and go through how to replace cables and pads. On hydraulic system, we do not cover bleeding in this course, but do cover pad replacement and how to look after your rotors and set up the caliper.
• Gears – Gears are often somewhere people have real difficulties with. We will demystify the gears, teaching you how to get crisp shifting every time and how to replace a gear cable. Not suited to electronic shifting.
• Free time – At the end of the course we leave a bit of time for anything extra not covered in the course, or for further practice on what we have covered to help what we have taught sink in properly.

You can bring a bike to work on, or we can provide you with one on the day.

Please aim to arrive for a prompt start at 10am. The course will finish at 4 pm.

There will be a half hour lunch break so bring a packed lunch and flask, or visit one of the many great independent cafes nearby.

NB The workshop, whilst under cover, is not overly warm. Please dress accordingly. Teas and coffees will be available through the day.

Getting there:

Address: Ride-On Cycling, 61 Haven Rd, Exeter EX2 8DP

Please note there is no parking at the Workshop itself. There are several pay and display car parks located within a 5–10 minute walk including Havenbanks car parks 1 and 2, and Cathedral and Quay car park.

Exeter St Davids train station is a 30-minute walk, or 5-minute taxi journey along the River Exe.