Your Bike. Your Skills. Your Ride. Bicycle Tuning-Maintenance Courses & Servicing — Australia-Wide
Whether your gears are grinding, your brakes feel vague, or you just want to stop paying someone else to fix things you could handle yourself — you’re in the right place
1226 Bikes runs hands-on bicycle maintenance and tuning short courses [KW] across Australia, offers professional bicycle servicing [KW] and chain waxing, and sells custom and used bicycles from our Maribyrnong workshop.
Real skills. Real bikes. No fluff
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(Servicing currently only available at Maribyrnong)
Learn to Fix Your Own Bike (Using Your Own Bike)
Bicycle
Tuning & Maintenance
Short Courses
You’ve watched the YouTube videos. You’ve Googled the symptoms. And yet — the gears are still skipping, the brakes still feel spongy, and something is definitely clicking
That’s where we come in
Our BYO bicycle maintenance and tuning short courses are 3-hour, hands-on sessions run by professional bicycle mechanics across Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, and the Gold Coast. Small groups. Your own bike. Skills you’ll actually use on every ride
No jargon overload. No intimidation. Just practical knowledge that makes riding more enjoyable from the moment you leave
Bicycle Maintenance Short Course — 3 Hours, $155
The foundation course. Perfect if you want to stop relying on the bike shop for every little thing.
You’ll learn how to:
- Keep your bike clean, safe, and running smoothly
- Spot problems before they become expensive repairs
- Perform essential maintenance with confidence
Best for: Beginners, commuters, casual riders, and anyone who’s been meaning to learn this stuff for years
Bicycle Tuning Short Course — 3 Hours, $175
For riders who want their bike to feel properly dialled — gears that shift crisply, brakes that inspire confidence, and none of those mystery noises.
You’ll learn how to:
- Adjust gears so they shift crisply and reliably
- Fine-tune brakes for real control
- Eliminate rubbing, misalignment, and annoying sounds
Best for: Regular riders, enthusiasts, and anyone chasing that smooth, pro-level feel without the pro-level price tag.
Bicycle Drivetrain Short Course — 3 Hours, $275
Ready to go deeper? This is where you get into the heart of the bike — the parts that actually make you move.
You’ll learn how to:
- Replace and maintain drivetrain components
- True your wheels
- Replace cables and understand your bearings
Best for: Intermediate riders, performance-focused cyclists, and anyone who wants to genuinely understand how their bike works.
All tools and workstands supplied on the day. All courses run at bike-friendly venues with parking. See all locations ↓
Need Your Bike Sorted by a Pro?
Sometimes you just want someone else to handle it. We get that. Our professional bicycle mechanics handle everything from a basic tune-up to full drivetrain rebuilds, across a range of bicycle types — road, mountain, gravel, commuter, and more.
SRAM · Shimano · Campagnolo · Electronic · Mechanical
Professional Bicycle Servicing — From $130
Currently only available in Maribyrnong
Our basic bicycle service covers everything your bike needs to ride safely and smoothly:
- Bolt check and tighten
- Crank check and tighten
- Gear adjustment and alignment
- Brake adjustment and alignment
- Wheel truing
- Bearing check
- Cable inspection and ends replaced if needed
- Tyre check and inflation
- Drivetrain lubrication
Appointment only — we move between locations so always call or message ahead to confirm someone’s on-site before visiting
📍 Currently servicing at Maribyrnong, Melbourne 📞 Call to book: 0497 084 527
Shop Custom & Used Bicycles
Looking for your next bike? We specialise in custom builds and quality used bicycles — road, mountain, gravel, cyclocross, monstercross, and framesets.
Stock changes regularly. If you’re after something specific, get in touch — we get around and we find good bikes.
We're Across Australia
Our bicycle maintenance and tuning courses run at venues across the country. All locations have parking and are bike-friendly
Melbourne & Geelong
- Maribyrnong — 151 Raleigh Road
- Vermont — 654 Mitcham Road
- Cranbourne — 940 Thompsons Road
- Geelong (Breakwater) — 62 Leather Street
Sydney
- Wetherill Park — 2 Cowpasture Place
- Chatswood — 1/7 Mann Street
- Miranda — 169 Port Hacking Road
Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast
- West End, Brisbane — 52 Bank Street
- Southport, Gold Coast — Unit 1/3 Olympic Circuit
- Baringa, Sunshine Coast — 44 Edison Crescent
Adelaide
- Adelaide Airport — 2 Fred Custance Street
- Adelaide CBD — 252 Gouger Street
Canberra
- Fyshwick — 64–70 Gladstone Street
100's of 5-Star Reviews Acrosss Multiple Platforms. 60,000+ Followers. Thousands of Happy Riders
Don’t take our word for it — our riders say it better than we ever could
Would only mention this is a foundational knowledge class. It prioritised teaching a full understanding of the mechanical workings of the bike but I'd been hoping for a bit more doing. Mostly exposition with interludes to experience adjusting the gears and brakes and checking the chain stretch. We watched him change a tire in the last 5 minutes but didn't do it ourselves, and patching a tire isn't covered.
Steve was super knowledgeable and answered everyone's questions along the way. We moved between everyone's bikes looking at different types of brakes and gear sets.
Both Ben & Steve are very friendly, engaging and make everyone feel at ease.
Very relaxed atmosphere and everyone felt comfortable to ask the dumb questions.
Highly recommend for anyone who wants to learn some basic and not some basic mechanical knowledge about bike maintenance and component functionality.
I have no hesitation in recommending this course as a great introduction to maintaining bicycles.
INSTRUCTOR JOBS
If you love cycling, you’re handy with tools, and you like helping people — we want to hear from you.
We’re growing our team of bicycle maintenance course instructors [KW] across Australia. No formal mechanic qualifications required. We provide the structure and training — you bring the energy and the love of bikes.
Earn $275 per 3-hour session on weekends, doing something you actually enjoy.
Fresh From the Blog
Tips, guides, and honest talk about bikes — everything from how to true a wheel to which chain wax is actually worth it.
CONTACT
Whether it’s about a course, a service booking, or you just want to talk bikes — we’re easy to reach.
📞 0497 084 527 ✉️ sales@1226.bike 💬 Live chat via Facebook Messenger after hours
Contact Us
phone number: +61 497 084 527
email: sales@1226.bike
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