bicycle mechanic training centre

1226 BIKES Bicycle Mechanic Training Courses

Not everyone who rides a bike wants to be a pro bike mechanic. Some people just want to ride a bike. Great! But a little bit of knowledge goes a long way… & you will too if you know how to fix that gear that starts slipping half way through your ride, or that rubbing brake calliper. Etc. etc.
Whether you just ride to the local shops for a six pack or you’re a mum servicing the home fleet of kids commuters, a bikepacker or a competent mechanic looking to expand your skills, we’ve got you covered

We run beginner to advanced courses a couple times a week rotating locations between Moorabbin & Maribyrnong

3 hour $99 Bicycle Tuning & Maintenance Course

99 bucks, 3 hours. Gears, brakes, chain checking & maintenance, wheel truing, tyre changing. It’s practical hands on fun while learning on your own bike
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Advanced Bicycle Drivetrain Course

Strip, deep clean & re-assemble your drivetrain under expert supervision. Great if you’re thinking of upgrading parts. It’s challenging. It’s Fun. Your bike will run & feel like new!
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Advanced Bicycle Brake Bleed Course

Bleeding… It’s messy, it’s fiddly, it can be a bit tricky… Not only that but there’s a ton of different brakes & a ton of different little parts that are needed to bleed them. So it can be pretty daunting to attempt a bleed on your own 1st time round. Scroll down for deets

Build Your Own Custom Bicycle Course

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3 Hour Bicycle Maintenance & Tuning Course

Great BYO bicycle starter course focusing on tuning, adjusting & troubleshooting gears & brakes as well as plenty of other things covered on the day. Best part is you’ll not only leave with the knowledge but with a race tuned bike as well!

The session starts with an overview of the general principles then breaks down how the drivetrain into simple steps. Starting with step one we introduce each step to the group as a whole with detailed instructions before everyone goes to their designated workstands & undertakes that step on their own bike under expert direction. Rinse & repeat until completion. It’s fun, dynamic, hands on & you’ll leave with your bike tuned & ready to rumble

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Advanced Bicycle Drivetrain Course

Duration: 3-5 hours
Cost: $340
Difficulty: 3/5 (If you have a low skill level please do the $99 3 hour tuning & maintenance course 1st)

Booking enquiries:
0420 207 303
ben@1226.bike

Ever wondered how to get a crank off? Want to know how to change cables? Or crank, groupset, wheels, etc. Need to change your rear derailleur & upgrade to a bigger cassette (no judgements 😁). You’re at the right spot!

Over 3-4 hours we’ll strip the drivetrain off the bike, deep clean & reassemble. Whether you commute, race, bikepack or just ride for fun… Your bike will look & run like a new, finely tuned race machine!

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Advanced Bicycle Brake Bleed Course

Duration: 2-3 hours
Cost: $345 including bleed kit*
Difficulty: 3/5 (If you have a low skill level we advise you do the $99 3 hour tuning & maintenance course 1st)

Booking enquiries:
0420 207 303
ben@1226.bike

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Build Your Own Custom Bicycle Course

Duration: 4 x 3 hour sessions
Cost: $575
Difficulty: Between 1 & 4 out of 5 (See Below)

Booking enquiries:
0420 207 303
ben@1226.bike

Have a long standing plan to build your very own custom dream machine? Collected enough bike bits to build it 3 times over? Or maybe your build’s more dream than machine…

It doesn’t matter whether you have all, some or none of the parts you need to build your bike, it all starts with a plan… & so do we. 1st session is a sitdown to discuss what you have, what you need & to look at how much of the stuff you have is compatible with what you want to do. From there we plan & schedule the next session with a list of what’s needed allowing you to collect the parts or we can source them for you. Then over 3 or 4 more sessions we build something as unique & as cool as your imagination can come up with