Week 2: Brakes - In Depth

In this session we will take an in depth look at the braking system of your bike.

We will look at rim brakes, cable actuated disc brake or hydralic brakes depending on the needs of the group. In the session we will cover:

• Identifying faults in the brakes

• Set up of brakes

• Replacing brake pads

• Replacing brake cables

• Hydraulic brake bleeding

Cost: We ask that you pay what you feel you can afford and what you feel the course will be worth. Bear in mind the more you pay the more courses we can afford to run. If the course costs are more than you feel you can afford please contact us on info@lochaberenviro.org.uk

Payment Tiers:

Economy: £18

Value: £25

Standard: £32

FREE PLACES- We do not want cost to be barrier for anyone. To apply to our ACCESS scheme for a free place please get in touch through info@lochaberenviro.org.uk to refer someone you work with or to self refer. This scheme is aimed at people who are out of work, on low incomes or facing other financial barriers.

Funding is through the Transport Scotland People and Places and Transport to Employment Programmes.

If you have attended our introduction to bike maintenance workshop this is a great next step in your bike maintenance progression.

If you would like to jump straight into this session you should have some prior bike maintenance experience and be a confident user of workshop tools such as an allen key and a torque wrench.