Family Bike Maintenance Classes
Learn how to maintain your bike with beginner-friendly bike maintenance and repair classes! Led by Norte’s Chief Mechanic, Tyler Witkuszyski, each class provides a hands-on, accessible learning experience for any type of rider.
The classes are best suited for cyclists 14 and up; kids, bring your parents!
Each class runs from 5:30-7:30 and is open to 8 attendees. We’ll focus on a specific area of maintenance or repair. Your $50 tuition goes straight to getting more kids on bikes across northern Michigan! Bring your bike!
Family Bike Maintenance Schedule
Join us for one family-friendly maintenance class or all of them! Each class is low-key, inclusive, and fun. Bring your bike, clothes you don’t mind getting a little greasy, and your appetite - we guarantee you’ll leave with a treat and a smile.
Get Your Bearings (and a Slice of Pizza) - March 7
Get to the bottom of your, er, bottom bracket and headset once and for all. This class will focus on removing cranks, adjusting and replacing bottom brackets, and covering all things headset-related. You’ll leave this session with the confidence to identify bearing issues and make basic repairs yourself.
You’ll also leave class full – we’ll have pizza from The Filling Station for you!
Trailside Repairs and Pocket Pizza – March 20
Learn how to make roadside and trailside repairs ahead of the spring riding season! We’ll cover things like flat repairs, broken chains, bent derailleurs and more. After this two-hour class, you’ll never have to walk out of the woods again!
Everyone will also get their fill of pizza from The Filling Station!
