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Looking after your bike

Free Bike Maintenance classes
 
Thursday 27th May, 10.00-12.00
The Bike Club, Framework, Beech Avenue
 
Lesson 1: Wheels (Basic bike safety check, removal of wheel/tyre/inner tube, puncture repair) + any time left over will be devoted to individual issues.  Classes open to all and free, but places must be booked by calling me on 07824 508535.  Ideally people should bring their own bikes, plus a puncture kit and tyre levers.

After May , classes will run (June- Lesson 2 Lubrication and Adjustments, July- Lesson 3 Fault Finding/Bike Parts :
FIRST TUES OF THE MONTH: At the Lenton Centre
 
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH:At Bike Club
Times unchanged: 10-12am.

Recommended that people bring their own bike (for obvious reasons!). 

To celebrate National Bike week, the Big Wheel has organised a Bike Maintenance Workshop on Saturday 26th June 2010. The sessions are designed to help people learn the basics of cycle maintenance and repair. The following sessions are currently available: 9.30am-11am; 11am-12.30pm; 1.30pm-3pm; 3pm-4.30pm

To book  your place, please email bigwheel [at] gnpartnership [dot] org [dot] uk with bike workshop in the subject, along with your contact details and preferred session.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

  

 Keeping your bike safe
The police have offered these helpful hints for securing bicycles:

Leave bikes where possible in secure lockers. These are available at Trinity Square, Broadmarsk and Fletchergate car parks.

  • If leaving a bike in the city centre, place it in a "bike park" or secure to fixed street furniture, such as a lamp post.
  • Make sure you make a note of the make, colour and frame number of the bike
  • Get the frame of the bike post-coded and make a note of it
  • An alternative to post-coding is Datatag, a new electronic tagging system, available from Notts police
  • Buy a good qulity D lock to secure the bike, on which costs around £20

Nottingham City Council have a leaflet available for free from the Nottingham Anti-Social Behaviour Helpline, tel. 915 2020, email asbhelp [at] nottinghamcity [dot] gov [dot] uk.

For more details on cycle security click here

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