Ever wonder what is the safest position on the road? Would you like to ride in colder weather but not sure how to do it safely? Do you want to know how to reduce your chances of a collision or what to do if you are in a collision? Take our Urban Cycling Skills courses!

Urban Cycling Skills

This workshop includes an in-class component as well as an on-road component.

This introductory workshop will give you the basics of traffic dynamics in Toronto. You will get information from the experienced instructor as well as have the opportunity to share experiences with other students on practical and effective strategies for cycling in Toronto.

Learn some effective cycling skills and become more comfortable on Toronto roads. Learn some good techniques for lane positioning, making left turns and dealing with streetcars and heavy traffic.

Urban Cycling Skills is $30 plus GST ($31.50) to be paid, with your contact info, at CBN in order to reserve a spot. You can pay in person or through Paypal. There is a maximum of six participants per course.

The class location is: CBN, 761 Queen Street West, Toronto.

Intermediate Bike Repair Workshops
Registrants should be familiar and comfortable with the subject of the Flat Fix/Intro to Bike Repair class before taking the intermediate classes.

The classes are taught by experienced mechanics and provide an intimate, focused, learning environment. The number of participants is limited to 6 per class.

The class outline is structured and focused to cover as much as possible in a relatively short amount of time. As a beginner to bike repair, we expect you will learn a lot and come away feeling much more comfortable with the workings of your machine. It is also an ideal refresher for someone who has taken a class in the past, or has some limited, but spotty experience. You will almost certainly learn some new techniques and tricks.

Intermediate Workshops do not have to be taken together or in any particular order.

Please bring your bike if possible. You will probably get dirty, so dress accordingly!

Flat-fix/Intro to Bike Repair Workshops
The flat-fix/tune-up classes consist of:

Flat Fix - hands-on segment:

Participants will remove their own rear wheel and tire and go
through a tube repair and installation.

A brief discussion of:

Bike fit
General safety issues (loose parts, damage, etc)
Lubrication

Intermediate Bike Repair Workshops
Registrants should be familiar and comfortable with the subject of the Flat Fix/Intro to Bike Repair class before taking the intermediate class(es).

The classes are taught by experienced mechanics and provide an intimate, focused, learning environment. The number of participants is limited to 6 per class.

The class outline is structured and focused to cover as much as possible in a relatively short amount of time. As a beginner to bike repair, we expect you will learn a lot and come away feeling much more comfortable with the workings of your machine. It is also an ideal refresher for someone who has taken a class in the past, or has some limited, but spotty experience. You will almost certainly learn some new techniques and tricks.

Intermediate Workshops 1 and 2 do not have to be taken together or in order.

Brakes:
- Identify all components of a braking system and its parts
- Learn to troubleshoot component problems
- Demonstration of cable and brake pad replacement, with hands-on involvement according to time, at the instructor's discretion

Gears:

Wheelbuilding
You must sign up for both workshops.

The wheel building workshops will teach with standard wheels in a 3-cross lacing pattern. We will cover spoke calculations, lacing the wheels, truing and tensioning. Participants must take both classes.

If you register at least 3 weeks in advance you can purchase rims, hubs and spokes through CBN, otherwise expect to build wheels from our stock components. Please let us know if you are planning to build wheels for yourself in advance whether you would like to build wheels for yourself, or use CBN resources to build a wheel that you'll leave behind, for learning purposes only.

The class will BEGIN at 7 pm sharp, please plan to arrive no less than 5 minutes before.

The class location is: CBN Intersection, 761 Queen Street West, Toronto.

Email us as soon as possible to register for this workshop, or contact us immediately if your plans have changed so that we might fill the spot.

Intermediate Bike Repair Workshops
Registrants should be familiar and comfortable with the subject of the Flat Fix/Intro to Bike Repair class before taking the intermediate classes.

The classes are taught by experienced mechanics and provide an intimate, focused, learning environment. The number of participants is limited to 6 per class.

The class outline is structured and focused to cover as much as possible in a relatively short amount of time. As a beginner to bike repair, we expect you will learn a lot and come away feeling much more comfortable with the workings of your machine. It is also an ideal refresher for someone who has taken a class in the past, or has some limited, but spotty experience. You will almost certainly learn some new techniques and tricks.

Intermediate Workshops do not have to be taken together or in any particular order.

Please bring your bike if possible. You will probably get dirty, so dress accordingly!