BYO Bicycle 3 Hour Tuning Course
Stop Riding a Bike That Won't Behave.
3 hours. Your own bike. A professional mechanic right next to you. Walk away with gears that shift first time and brakes that actually stop you.
- 4.9★ on Google · 250+ reviews
- Average 6 per class · small groups, hands-on the whole time
$185 · All groupsets welcome · All tools & workstands supplied · No experience needed
★★★★★ “Made all the technical stuff easy to understand. Feel very confident to work on all my bikes.” – Gavin Dore
★★★★★ “Gear and brake tuning course… I feel more confident in handling my own bike maintenance and repairs.” – Charles Rourangi
★★★★★ “Steve and Ben really made things simple and easy.” – David Sampford
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$185.00
Sound Familiar?
You’ve lived with these long enough:
- Your gears skip, hesitate or refuse to shift into that one gear
- Something’s rubbing — brake, derailleur, wheel — but you can’t find it
- You paid for a shop tune-up and it fell apart within two rides
- You’ve watched videos but can’t apply it to your specific bike and groupset
- You know something’s off but don’t know if it’s the cable, barrel adjuster or something worse
The course fixes all five. In 3 hours.
What You'll Know How to Do
Every skill is hands-on. You do it on your own bike, guided by a mechanic standing next to you.
- Index your derailleur so every gear engages first time, every time
- Set cable tension, barrel adjusters and limit screws correctly
- Adjust brake reach, pad toe-in and alignment — rim and disc
- Diagnose and fix ghost shifting, rubbing and clicking
- Understand how your specific groupset works and what to adjust when
- Covers all groupsets — Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo, including Di2, AXS and EPS
This Is How We Actually Teach
Most bike courses are demonstrations. You watch. We do it differently — you do every adjustment yourself, on your own bike, while a professional mechanic guides you through it step by step.
- Average 6 people per class — you get real attention, not a lecture
- Your bike on the stand for the whole 3 hours — everything you practise, you practise on your own components
- Professional mechanic next to you, not talking from the front of a room
- All groupsets covered — your bike gets the attention, not a demo bike
- All tools and workstands provided — just bring your bike
What Riders Say After the Course
Real reviews from our Google page, updated live.
Tricia Miller
6 days ago
I learnt a lot and feel much more confident working with my bike! The facilitator was very knowledgeable and helped individual requests/needs on top of the course content, across a range of bikes.
Simon P
1 week ago
I did the Maintanence Course to learn some Maintanence basics for the newly purchased EMTB. Bruce has done a great job to show us how we can do general maintenance to our bikes. Great course and definitely worth it.
Kate Fry
2 weeks ago
Highly recommended, we had a small group and got so much hands on time. Not made to feel stupid at all! I actually learnt stuff and feel confident to have a go at home!
Chris Haines
1 month ago
I joined the basic bike maintenance course with 4 others attending the 3+ hours we spent together. During this time we learnt how to remove and replace wheels, insert new tubes, check the chain for wear and replace the chain. Also brake check for wear and alignment. Paul was very knowledgeable but very patient at the same time. He was a really good teacher. I strongly recommend this course to all beginners and those like me who have experienced punctures etc far from home. Great value for money and we had a lot of fun doing it!
Richard Huy
1 month ago
Bruce was a great instructor and very passionate
Giles Pearson
2 months ago
Great course to take your knowledge to where you feel confident with your bike
Amy L
2 months ago
I attended the 3hr short course recently with 2 other participants. The smaller group size was perfect as we had time to ask all our questions, a larger group would have felt quite rushed I think. The session ran on time and was well organized with a passionate teacher. I learnt enough basics that I now feel more confident I can troubleshoot minor issues whilst out on my bike rides!
Alan Jones
2 months ago
Really helpful, practical course on the basics of bike maintenance. Steve the instructor was friendly and highly proficient.
Dennis Horn
2 months ago
😢😢😢 Unfortunately, the Bicycle Tuning Course in Adelaide didn’t quite meet my expectations.
🧐The instructor clearly has a huge amount of knowledge and experience, and I really enjoyed the stories, anecdotes and explanations throughout the course. There was definitely a lot of interesting information to take away from it.
However, for a three-hour hands-on bicycle tuning course, I was expecting much more actual hands-on work. I felt like I had a screwdriver in my hand for maybe five minutes to adjust my rear derailleur. For the practical side of gear adjustment, I probably could have learned almost as much from a YouTube video.
I would have particularly liked to spend more time working on the brakes ourselves – learning how to replace components, make adjustments and, especially, how to bleed hydraulic brakes in practice rather than just talking about it.
I completely understand that brake bleeding involves additional consumables, and I would have been more than happy to pay an extra fee to cover those materials.
Perhaps this could be something to consider for future courses: a little less theory and storytelling, and considerably more time with the tools in our own hands. The knowledge is definitely there – I would just love to see more opportunity to actually put it into practice.
Helen Lewin
2 months ago
Learnt some very good basics on how to maintain our bikes - chain removal and cleaning, replacing a flat inner tube and was shown a great easy method to put one back on. Even removing the wheel method we were shown was pretty easy and straightforward. Friendly and informative, hands on approach and great to be able to take our own bikes for being shown on what we actually ride (everyone's bikes at the course was different). Would recommend this course for learning some required basics that will come in handy when we're on a ride I'm sure. Great course!
Dave Platter
5 months ago
I found the basic bike maintenance course worthwhile and helpful. I learned more than I expected. They are great guys and teach a lot. I definitely recommend it.
Graham Turner
5 months ago
Wow , what a fantastic course , wish it was longer . Steve was great , his knowledge was extensive and he presented it in a practical can-do manner. Im now looking at a more in depth course with him . Do yourself a favour and book a course with him .
David Sampford
5 months ago
Did a tuning course in Bris. Been meaning to do a course for a long time and wasn’t disappointed. The guys were very easy going and helpful. Steve and Ben really made things simple and easy. Highly recommend
John Kelly
5 months ago
This was an excellent course. Both the trainers were very good at explaining things in ways that were simple to understand. It was not rushed and all participants were challenged to think! There was no shame in getting things wrong. It didn't feel like there was a lesson plan in action, but I have no doubt that there was one. Every participant was involved and responded to the trainers which showed competency was being effectively transferred. Well done Stephen and Ben 😄
Maria Mafrici
7 months ago
Purchased two courses for my 13 year old Son who’s loves riding bikes. He often tinkers. The maintenance course and tuning was perfect for my boy. He learned so much. Was given lots of fantastic advice on how to get his bike back on the road. Just wonderful!
Thank you Steve! Highly recommend!
Gavin Dore
7 months ago
Attended the tuning gears workshop at their Mitcham training venue. There was only 3 of us on the day which meant there was lots of hands on work on our bikes. Our trainer was a very experienced bike mechanic and his excellent training methods made all the technical stuff easy to understand. Feel very confident to work on all my bikes in the future, thanks 1226!
Eric Richard
11 months ago
I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot in 3 hours. Steve is a great teacher, he explains the various techniques of tuning the derailleur very well before we all do it together and then give his time in a tight schedule to come look at each bike. Its great to learn how it all works and now I look forward with more confidence and exitement to work on my bikes. Thanks Steve
Bob Brice
11 months ago
Steve is very experienced and very generous in sharing his skills and experience. He was able to guide me through several important aspects of bike maintenance and allowed me to perform these so that I felt competent to do it myself. He shared lots of tips and tricks in maintaining my bike eg what’s important, what’s not, what to look for, how to buy tools, the benefits of dropping the wheels and chain off to give the bike a proper clean just to name a few. I plan to do the Drivetrain and Tuning short course next year. Thanks Steve!
Peter Pap
1 year ago
I really enjoyed this course and came away with a lot in just three hours. Steve was fantastic — really knowledgeable about bikes and full of practical tips that I can use straight away to keep my bike in top shape. His teaching style made everything easy to follow, and I feel much more confident about doing my own maintenance now. Highly recommend it!
Andrew Brain
2 years ago
For the non-mechanical person that I am, this course certainly gave me some tips and tricks into now not always having to take my bike to the shop... Well worth it and I recommend it.
Dan Laush
3 years ago
Took a great 3-hour bike maintenance class with Steve. Learned so much about how gears and brakes work. Hope to take more classes here in the future.
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.
Peter McCready
3 years ago
It was very detailed and easy to follow I learned a lot about my bicycle very helpful thank you guys
Stephen Davison
3 years ago
Great course easy to follow and made simple by Steve
Daniel Simonovski
3 years ago
Great beginner's maintenance course. Very friendly and helpful instructor. Definitely recommend.
E As
3 years ago
I should have done this course years ago. An absolute joy to be able to enjoy learning about bike care by bike lovers more concern ed about how you take care of the machine than selling you a product. Thanks very much.
Phil
3 years ago
Did the beginners maintenance course with Ben and Steve, learned a lot and really recommend this to anyone else who rides frequently, wants to understand more about bike mechanics, and is keen to be more self sufficient. Will be signing up for the more advanced training later on!
Carl Lethborg
3 years ago
Fantastic short course.
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.
Nicholas Zull
4 years ago
I took the basic bike maintenance course. 3 packed-in hours looking at gears, brakes, cleaning, and general mechanics of a bicycle. This course is a must-do for anyone that wants to get the most out of their bike. Ben and Steve were amicable and knowledgeable. I strongly recommend them!
Steven Rankin
4 years ago
Did the basic bicycle course this Saturday and didn’t know what to expect. Ben and Steve were great, made the entire experience well worth it. We had 9 people in my group, all from different cycle requirements. I knew very little about my road bike but found out plenty of useful information and got to do it on your own bike. Fitted a new chain as well. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to know a bit more about how to adjust parts in your bicycle. Going back for an advanced course.
Garnet Johnson
4 years ago
I attended the Bike Maintenance course run by 1226 Bikes on 27/8/22 and found it to be well conducted, educational, fun and inspiring. Presenters, Steve and Ben, shared the presenting and assisting with practical application of the lessons taught. They also made sure that they spoke in language appropriate to the knowledge and experience of participants. Whilst having knowledge far in excess of most participants, Steve and Ben, were not patronising and did not talk down to participants.
I have no hesitation in recommending this course as a great introduction to maintaining bicycles.
Naomi Johnson
4 years ago
A brilliant beginners' bike maintenance course. I was going into the three-hour course with a VERY low base of knowledge (I cannot understate how ignorant I am) but Ben and Steve were incredibly patient, tailoring the delivery of information in such a way that I didn't get left behind, but without dragging the rest of the class down. They were kind and patient in providing me extra assistance in the practical component of the course and were incredibly affirming. I learned a lot and I actually now feel quite confident to manage any little niggles or issues which come up while I'm riding. I will definitely go back to 1226 Bikes for any servicing, maintenance or parts I need and can wholeheartedly recommend their expertise, knowledge, teaching and welcome. If you know even a little about bikes, or ride bikes at all, the course is great to do!
Inderbir Singh
4 years ago
Ben and Steve were welcoming, friendly, funny and knowledgeable. They answered all the questions I asked. They even replaced the chain and the rear gears on my bike without charging for the labour. Maximum of 10 people attend the class. It was great to see the diversity, some people were more knowledgeable than the others. In 3 hours lots of basic things like, cleaning chain, changing tyres, hydraulic brake pads, limiting gears, greasing, etc were covered. I will definitely be going again to learn the advanced course. Strongly recommend anyone to attend if you would like to be more confident when fixing your bike.
Who Signs Up
- Commuters whose gears skip at the worst possible moment
- Road riders who want crisp, precise shifting on every climb
- Mountain bikers tired of constant mid-ride adjustments
- E-bike owners with Di2, AXS or EPS who want to understand their system
- Anyone who's paid for shop tune-ups that never seem to last
- Riders of all levels — complete beginners to experienced cyclists
You don’t need any mechanical experience. If you can ride a bike, you can do this course.
Common Questions
Do I need to bring my own bike?
Yes — that’s the whole point. You tune your own bike, with your own components, in the same conditions as every ride you do. You leave with a bike you’ve adjusted yourself and know how to maintain.
What groupsets are covered?
All of them — Shimano (including Di2), SRAM (including AXS/eTap), and Campagnolo (including EPS). Road, mountain bike, gravel, hybrid and e-bike groupsets are all welcome.
Does it work for electronic shifting?
Yes. We cover both mechanical and electronic groupsets including Shimano Di2, SRAM AXS/eTap, and Campagnolo EPS. Electronic systems have their own specific adjustments and we walk through them in the session.
My bike has hydraulic disc brakes — is that fine?
Absolutely. We cover both rim and disc brakes, hydraulic and mechanical. If your brakes need attention, we’ll work through them in the session.
I have no mechanical experience. Is this too advanced?
No. The course is designed for riders with no mechanical background. We start from basics and build to everything you need. The small class size (average 6) means you get the time and attention you need.
How is this different from watching YouTube tutorials?
You’re doing it, not watching it. Every adjustment is made on your own bike, with a professional mechanic standing next to you giving real-time feedback. The difference between watching and doing is significant.
Will my gears stay in adjustment after?
Yes — because you understand why they go out of adjustment and how to fix it. That’s the difference between a one-time service and actually knowing your bike.
Can I book for a group?
Yes. We accommodate corporate teams, cycling clubs and group bookings. Call 0497 084 527 or email sales@1226.bike to discuss options.
Where We Run Classes
Classes run most weekends at one location or another. Select your location and date in the booking section above.
Victoria
Maribyrnong
151 Raleigh Rd, Maribyrnong VIC 3032
Vermont
654 Mitcham Rd, Vermont VIC 3133
Cranbourne
940 Thompsons Rd, Cranbourne VIC 3977
Geelong
62 Leather St, Breakwater VIC 3219
New South Wales
Chatswood
1-7 Mann St, Chatswood NSW 2067
Miranda
169 Port Hacking Rd, Miranda NSW 2228
Wetherill Park
2 Cowpasture Place, Wetherill Park NSW 2164
Queensland
Brisbane
52 Bank St, West End QLD 4101
Gold Coast
3 Olympic Cct, Southport QLD 4215
Sunshine Coast
44 Edison Cres, Baringa QLD 4551
South Australia
Adelaide Airport
2 Fred Custance St, Adelaide Airport SA 5950
ACT
Canberra
64-70 Gladstone St, Fyshwick ACT 2609
Use the location and date selectors above to find and book your nearest session.
Group Bookings & Gifts
Booking for a corporate team, cycling club, or as a gift? We accommodate group bookings for the tuning course — great for teams who ride together and want to ride better together. Call or email us to arrange.
- 0497 084 527
- sales@1226.bike
Want the Full Picture?
The Tuning Course covers gears and brakes. If you also want to know how to fix a flat, clean your drivetrain, replace brake pads and do your own roadside repairs — the 3 Hour Bicycle Maintenance Course covers all of that. Many riders do both.
Spots Fill Fast. Average 6 Per Class.
Pick your location and a date that works for you. Bring your bike. Leave knowing exactly how to tune it — and confident to do it again next time.
All groupsets welcome · All tools supplied · No experience needed · 100% hands-on