I did a Park Tool School class a few weeks ago. It had two sessions about three hours each. We covered some simple things like bike cleaning and tire changing, to the more complicated like setting limits on a derailleur, adjusting brakes, and taking off and changing cassettes and free wheels. Wheel truing was barely touched on. I feel like I should take the class again as there was so much crammed into a relatively short time period.
I am debating taking the sessions on bearing systems, including hubs, headsets and bottom brackets. This is in two four hour sessions. I already have repacked the hubs on my old schwinn and cleaned and repacked the bottom bracket so that experience should help.
The most valuable things for me in learning bike maintenance:
1. The class. Nothing beats hands on with an instructor there to answer questions.
2. Park Tool manual.
3. The right tools.
4. YouTube videos.
5. Message boards to ask questions that come up. Like what chain to use on a vintage 5 speed.
Bike school was a lot of fun. Enjoy yourself!
Trek Madone 4.7 WSD
Cannondale Quick4
1969 Schwinn Collegiate, original owner
Terry Classic
Richard Feynman: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”