Bike Challenge Workshops & Seminars
The Bike Challenge offers a range of workshops and seminars to teach you tricks, tips and techniques to make your cycling experience more pleasant and enjoyable - from bike maintenance for keeping your bike in top condition, to preparing yourself mentally and physically in the days before an event.
We're always open to suggestions for workshop/seminar topics, so get in touch if there's something you want to learn about that's not already covered here.
Tube Changing Workshop
This workshop is an old favourite that has seen many a happy returning customer over the years! Although aimed at beginners, and focused on the relatively basic skill of tube changing, the workshop also covers special techniques that make the job easier, how to check for damage and/or wear and tear, and other details to look out for to prevent you having to spend money on expensive repair jobs in the future.
Even if you know how to change a tube already - or if you've done this workshop before! - we're constantly throwing new things in to ensure everyone leaves having learnt something new.
- Dates: Monday 30th January and Thursday 9th February (repeat workshop)
- Time: 7pm start (workshop takes approximately 1.5 hours)
- Cost: $20 for members enrolled in the Summer 2012 course, $25 for everyone else
- What to bring: Your bike, a pump, and a set of tyre levers if you own them. Tubes and tyre levers available for purchase on the night.
- Registrations: taken online
Spaces limited. We'll email you details of where the workshop is being held once you've registered. Click here to read testimonials from previous workshop attendees.
Bike Cleaning Workshop
A relatively recent addition to the Bike Challenge workshop family, but already so popular that it consistently sells out! This workshop covers everything you need to know about cleaning and maintaining your bike to reduce wear and keep it running efficiently. We also show you how to check for wear and damage in various areas of your bike, and what to keep an eye on as part of regular safety maintenance checks. We provide all the tools and material needed for you to perform everything we teach you on your own bike, making this another real hands-on session!
- Date: Monday 13th February
- Time: 6:30pm start (workshop takes approximately 2 hours)
- Cost: $30 for members enrolled in the Summer 2012 course, $40 for everyone else
- What to bring: Your bike. We provide everything else, and material used in the workshop is also available for purchase on the night.
- Registrations: taken online
Spaces strictly limited, and always sell out quickly. We'll email you details of where the workshop is being held once you've registered. Click here to read testimonials from previous workshop attendees.
Race Preparation Seminar
This seminar covers everything you need to know about training, nutrition and recovery in the last week before a race, as well as the night before, the morning of, and immediately after the event. We also include any specific race preparation topics that are relevant for you, and ask for your input once you have registered for this seminar.
- Date: Monday 19th March
- Time: 7pm start (seminar will last for approximately 1.5 hours)
- Cost: FREE for everyone! But spaces limited so please book ahead
- What to bring: A pen in case you want to take notes
- Registrations: taken online
Spaces limited. We'll email you details of where the workshop is being held once you've registered. Click here to read testimonials from previous seminar attendees.
