Upcoming Basic Bike Maintenance Classes & Events
Hands on Bike Maintenance Classes:
These interactive workshops cover bicycle maintenance essentials, including changing a flat tyre, adjusting brakes, and cleaning & lubing the drive-train; with opportunities to practice on your own bike.
Knox:
MTB specific basic bike maintenance - This 3-hour workshop is an interactive, hands-on MTB-specific bike maintenance experience. Includes demonstration and explanation of MTB maintenance essentials, including setting up your suspension, maintaining disc brakes and replacing pads, changing a flat tyre, instruction to running tubeless, and cleaning and lubing the drive-train. Includes opportunities for participants to check and repair their own bikes, with assistance from the presenters. For 13yo upwards (u18 to be accompanied by a parent/guardian). General Bike Maintenance - This 3-hour interactive workshop covers bicycle maintenance essentials, including changing a flat tyre, adjusting brakes, and cleaning & lubing the drive-train; with opportunities to practice on your own bike, and open time to have your bike checked or basic repairs completed at the end of the session. For 13yo upwards (u18 to be accompanied by a parent/guardian).
Banyule:
Merri-bek:
These are not available for booking yet, keep an eye on the Merri-bek Zero Carbon / Libraries websites.
These interactive workshops cover bicycle maintenance essentials, including changing a flat tyre, adjusting brakes, and cleaning & lubing the drive-train; with opportunities to practice on your own bike.
Knox:
MTB specific basic bike maintenance - This 3-hour workshop is an interactive, hands-on MTB-specific bike maintenance experience. Includes demonstration and explanation of MTB maintenance essentials, including setting up your suspension, maintaining disc brakes and replacing pads, changing a flat tyre, instruction to running tubeless, and cleaning and lubing the drive-train. Includes opportunities for participants to check and repair their own bikes, with assistance from the presenters. For 13yo upwards (u18 to be accompanied by a parent/guardian). General Bike Maintenance - This 3-hour interactive workshop covers bicycle maintenance essentials, including changing a flat tyre, adjusting brakes, and cleaning & lubing the drive-train; with opportunities to practice on your own bike, and open time to have your bike checked or basic repairs completed at the end of the session. For 13yo upwards (u18 to be accompanied by a parent/guardian).
Banyule:
Merri-bek:
These are not available for booking yet, keep an eye on the Merri-bek Zero Carbon / Libraries websites.
- Tuesday 6th May at Coburg Library (mixed gender), 5.30-8pm
- Wednesday 14th May at Brunswick Town Hall or Library TBC (for women & non-binary people), 5.30-8pm
- Saturday 7th June at Coburg Library (for women & non-binary people), 10am-12.30pm
- Saturday 21st June at Glenroy Library (mixed gender), 10am-12.30pm
Past sessions
Pop-up Bike Check / Basic Repairs
As part of October Seniors Month 2024, City of Whitehorse are offering this Basic Bike Check & Repair Pop-up event.
Book in for a 15min timeslot and your bike will be given a safety check, and where possible, any necessary basic repairs or adjustments will be completed. You will also be provided with a list of any more complex repairs that need attention from a shop or service centre.
Pop-up Bike Check / Basic Repairs
As part of October Seniors Month 2024, City of Whitehorse are offering this Basic Bike Check & Repair Pop-up event.
Book in for a 15min timeslot and your bike will be given a safety check, and where possible, any necessary basic repairs or adjustments will be completed. You will also be provided with a list of any more complex repairs that need attention from a shop or service centre.