Advanced Bike Mechanics
Alex Chaleff -cycling club member, John Romanishin, Nate Deshmukh Towery
Mon Jan 10, Tue Jan 11, 10am-12:00pm, 36-112
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 20-Dec-2010
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Basic Bike Mechanics or extensive bike mechanic skills
This course is intended for people with significant experience in maintaining their bikes and want to further their knowledge, and learn techniques in a more formal setting than “looking over a friend’s shoulder”.
Topics will include many of the following:
- Cable maintenance and installation
- Chain installation-new & replacement
- Headstay maintenance and dis assembly
- Cutting a steerer tube
- Shifter/Brifter installation
- Bar taping
- Bottom bracket maintenance and dis assembly
- Front and rear derailleur maintenance and dis assembly
- Emergency derailleur repair
Attendees are expected to bring their own bike and appropriate tools for the tasks above.
Some specialty tools will be available.
Contact: Gary Riggott, 39-561, 452-3186, RIGGOTTG@MTL.MIT.EDU
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Basic & Advanced Bike Mechanics and Bike Wheelbuilding
Gary Riggott
Mon-Thu, Jan 4-5, 10-13, 10-12:00am, 36-112
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 20-Dec-2010
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Three separate courses in the area of Bike Mechanics are being offered this IAP. These are being sponsored by the MIT Cycling Club.
The courses are entitled:
- Basic Bike Mechanics
- Advanced Bike Mechanics
- Bike Wheelbuilding
For detailed course descriptions, times & locations, please see the course listings under "Health & Fitness".
Contact: Gary Riggott, 39-561, 452-3186, RIGGOTTG@MTLMIT.EDU
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Basic Bike Mechanics
Alex Chaleff - cycling club member, Gary Riggott
Tue Jan 4, Wed Jan 5, 10am-12:00pm, 36-112
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 20-Dec-2010
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
An additional session may be added on Thu Jan 6 & Fri Jan 7 (same time & location) if needed due to demand.
This course is an introduction to proper maintenance for your bicycle.
The course is intended for people who wish to learn how to repair & maintain their bikes. It is not a repair clinic where someone fixes your bike for you and then you leave.
The two day format is basically lecture and instruction on Day One, and on Day Two you will do a "tune-up" on your own bike with supervision.
Topics will include:
Day One:
- Proper "fit" for your bike
- Recommended tools every cyclist should carry
- Removing front and rear tires
- Fixing a flat
- Adjusting brakes
- Adjusting shifters & derailleurs
- Care for your chain
- Riding safely in Cambridge
- Theft prevention
Day Two:
- Tune up your own bike with supervision.
Attendees are expected to bring their own bike and the recommended tools. A list of recommended tools will be sent to registered attendees on Dec 21, in advance of the holidays.
Some specialty tools will be available.
Contact: Gary Riggott, 39-561, 452-3186, RIGGOTTG@MTL.MIT.EDU
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Bike Wheelbuilding
Zach LaBry, Alex Chaleff
Wed Jan 12, Thu Jan 13, 09am-12:00pm, 36-112
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 20-Dec-2010
Limited to 15 participants.
Prereq: Significant bike mechanic experience
This course is intended for people with significant experience in maintaining their bikes and want to learn how to build a wheel. The course will be part demo, part hands-on.
Topics include:
- Selecting components
- Spoke lacing patterns
- Tensioning and truing wheels
- Dishing front and rear wheels
- A demonstration on the topics above
Attendees are expected to bring their own bike, rims, spokes and appropriate tools for the tasks above (if you have them). Some specialty tools will be available.
Contact: Gary Riggott, 39-561, 452-3186, RIGGOTTG@MTL.MIT.EDU
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