WOMxn/TRANS/FEMME block course

A comprehensive 5 week programme of hands-on bike repair skills-building for Womxn/Trans/Femme people*.

Participants will work with their own bike for the length of the course giving it plenty of TLC and leave knowing how to keep it in tip-top condition. Replacement parts including brake pads, cables and housing are included in the course fee. 

This course is for beginner and intermediate level mechanics and will cover:
  • bike anatomy
  • wheels: puncture repair,  tyre & spoke replacement, wheel truing
  • brakes: brake pad, cable & housing adjustments & replacement 
  • drive train: chain maintenance & chain breaking/rejoining, cassette replacement, indexing gears
  • hubs & bottom brackets: cleaning & repacking 
  • pedal & crank removal
  • Urban cycle safety
Tea & snacks provided. Venue is wheelchair accessible. 
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*​WTF includes people who identify as female, trans-femme, intersex and non-binary. ​If you're not sure whether you fit into the 'WTF' label, contact us.
VENUE     Mechanical Tempest 
                  228 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington 

DATES       7-9pm Thursdays, Oct 17th- Nov 14th 
                  10-1pm Saturday, Nov 16th 
COST*       $180-$220

*WACC is committed to making our courses accessible for everyone. If cost is a barrier to your participation, please get in touch.