Tuition: $345 per student
Location: Elevation Cyclery at Sleepy Hollow Ski & Bike Center, Huntington, Vermont
Class Size: Maximum 2 students
Schedule: 8:00 AM to ~5:00 PM each day
Students will work hands-on throughout the workshop, learning bicycle maintenance and repair using professional bicycle-specific tools and equipment.
Please bring your own bicycle if possible. A classroom bicycle can be provided if needed.
Email jason@elevationcyclery.com with any questions.
Want to become more confident working on your own bike?
This two-day, hands-on workshop will teach you the essential skills and techniques needed to maintain, troubleshoot, and perform common repairs on your bicycle. This isn't a class where you simply watch a mechanic work. You'll get your hands dirty and do the work yourself, with step-by-step guidance from an experienced professional bicycle mechanic.
With a maximum of just two students, you'll receive plenty of individual instruction and have lots of time to ask questions and focus on the areas that interest you most.
We'll work through a bicycle from top to bottom, learning how its major systems work, how to properly maintain them, and how to diagnose common problems.
Topics include:
Tools and basic bicycle mechanics
General bicycle inspection and troubleshooting
Tires and tubes
Chains
Cassettes
Hubs
Minor wheel truing
Cranksets
Derailleur systems
Brake systems
Stems and handlebars
Headsets
Whenever possible, you'll work on your own bicycle, giving you the opportunity to learn about the specific bike you actually ride. During the workshop, you'll completely disassemble, clean, inspect, and reassemble your bicycle as well as replace the shift cables and housing.
A complete tune-up of your bicycle (by you!) — $149 value
New shift cables and housing — up to $80 value
Park Tool's Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair — $33 value
Two full days of hands-on instruction
Use of professional bicycle repair tools and shop equipment
No previous bicycle repair experience is required. This workshop is designed for cyclists who want to become more self-sufficient with bicycle maintenance and repair, whether you're a newer cyclist who wants to understand your bike or an experienced rider who wants to learn more about bicycle mechanics.
Students must be 13 years of age or older. Students age 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, who must also register, purchase a ticket, and attend the workshop.
Your instructor, Jason Peters, is the owner and mechanic at Elevation Cyclery. Jason is a Certified Professional Bicycle Mechanic and Certified Suspension Technician, having completed professional training and certification through the United Bicycle Institute (UBI) in Ashland, Oregon. He is also a DT Swiss Certified Wheel Builder.
Jason enjoys helping cyclists understand not just how to fix their bikes, but why things work the way they do. His goal is to give students the practical knowledge, skills, and confidence to maintain and repair their own bicycles.
Because each class is limited to just two students, each registration reserves a very limited spot.
Cancellations made 14 or more days before the class are eligible for a full refund.
Cancellations made less than 14 days before the class are non-refundable unless the reserved spot can be filled by another student.
If Elevation Cyclery cancels or reschedules a class, students will be offered the option to transfer their registration to another available class date or receive a full refund.