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BICYCLE MAINTENANCE

  • Craigardan 9216 State Hwy 9N Elizabethtown, NY, 12932 United States (map)

Saturday, August 24 | 11 AM - 1 PM | $20 or $40 if you bring your bike

Fix your bicycle with Mark Nassan of Leepoff Cycles!

Mark Nassan has over 35 years of experience as a bike mechanic. Come join us and learn basic bicycle maintenance that will allow you to get back on the road or trail with confidence in no time. Save money and time, and learn new skills to ensure a safe and smooth ride wherever your adventures may take you. Advance registration is required.


Basic maintenance and repairs may include:

  • Diagnosing the problem

  • How to clean your bike

  • Change a flat tire

  • Types of tools needed (for items listed below) and how to use them

  • Adjust saddle for better fit

  • Adjust controls (brake levers, shifters, handlebar) for better ergonomics

  • Adjust gears (cables and derailleurs)

  • Adjust brakes (rim and disc)

  • How to check & adjust bearings (wheels, headset, bottom brackets)

  • How to check spokes on wheels, and adjust if needed

LOCATION: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Main Campus signs at the end of the Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link

WHAT TO BRING: a notebook, any relevant tools you may have, & a rag

PLEASE REGISTER

COST:

  • Course $20 without bike or $40 if you bring your bike

  • Parts and 1 on 1 work will be an additional charge.

    Walk-in payments are accepted or click the link below to pay online with a credit card.


Mark Nassan has over 35 years experience as a mechanic and over 25 years experience in bicycle fit and skills building. He has been employed as a guide/mechanic on several multi-week bicycle tours riding across the united states and through British Columbia as well as on single and multi day tours. Mark started Leepoff cycles 24 years ago with the idea that knowledge is to be shared and exchanged. Mark believes that the more you know about something, the more inclined you are to do it, or maybe not. “Riding a bike should be about riding a bike, not the amount of money you are spending to do so.” As a mechanic, he has spent way too much time these last few years explaining why people have to replace the must-have, cant-live-without parts on their bikes so often, or why they might not necessarily need the latest and greatest dohicky. “All it really should be about is going outside and riding your bike, regardless of what kind it is.”

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