Responding to strong public demand, Bike Hub Nelson is offering bike repair and maintenance courses.
Bike Hub Nelson is a charity based at Saxton Field that fixes donated bikes and makes them available to the community on a koha basis. The charity is supported by us through Community Grants.
Coordinator Matt Lawrey says the first round of beginner and intermediate workshops sold out and the Hub is thrilled to be able to offer another round.
“Every week we get people asking us if we’re offering people the chance to learn how to maintain and fix bikes, and it feels really good to be able to meet that need,” he says.
The next beginner course is being held over three weeks at the Hub’s workshop starting on Monday 1 July and running from 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm. The course costs $45, and covers things like pre-ride checks, how to look after your bike, how to remove a wheel, replace an inner tube, basic brake care and chain repairs.
The intermediate course includes skills like changing and aligning disc brakes, tuning gears, maintaining the drive chain, replacing spokes, truing wheels and replacing cables. This costs $60 and is being held over four weekly sessions starting on Tuesday 2 July and running from 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm.
Places are limited to six per course and participants are welcome to bring their own bikes along to work on them.
To register, email bikehubnelson@gmail.com.