Picture the scene: you’re miles from home, cycling your favourite loop and enjoying some rare peace and quiet. There’s not a soul in sight and you’ve zero chance of your phone interrupting your reverie – because you’re deep in a reception blackspot.
All well and good if your bike’s in tip-top condition, and you know how to keep it that way.
But what happens if you’re one of the many cyclists whose knees turn to jelly at the thought of a little bike maintenance? How would you cope with a puncture? What if your brakes needed adjusting? Or your gears?
If this sounds like you, don’t worry – you’re not alone. In fact, research shows 41% of people admit to a lack of basic bike maintenance knowledge.
Anna Heywood of Hay-on-Wye’s Drover Cycles explained: “The facts is, a little maintenance can really help prolong the life time of your bike, not to mention help keep you safe when you’re out on your own, and something as simple as adjusting the amount of air in your tyres can make a huge difference to how your bike rides.”
With that in mind, Drover have put together a series of bike maintenance classes, aimed at demystifying the dark art of tinkering with these two-wheeled wonders.
Said Anna: “Most bikes are very simple machines at heart and although some things do vary from model to model, the principles are the same across the board.”
The classes will increase in technicality across the three sessions, which run next month and again in January.
Each two-hour tutorial (10am-12pm) costs £28, or the full course can be booked for £75. Vouchers are available if you’d like to gift the classes.
Course dates: 8th, 15th and 22nd November 2014 and 10th, 17th and 24th January 2015.
Contact Drover on 01497 822 419 or on info@drovercycles for more info or booking.
