Build-A-Bike Class $50-$220*
Ever wonder what makes a bike roll, turn, and stop? Over 5 sessions, learn how to properly disassemble, clean and completely rebuild a bicycle. In pairs, students take apart and rebuild a BICAS project bicycle. Learn to rebuild bearing systems, replace cables and housing for brakes and shifters, install chains and properly adjust derailleurs.
This is a beginner-intermediate class. Recommended age for the class is 16 and up. For younger students, check out our Youth Earn-a-Bike.
*Students can pay 50% of the registration fee with Work Trade credit. Work Trade is earned at BICAS during normal open hours. Register in-person at the front desk. Upon completion of this fun course, each student receives a $60 BICAS credit to spend on shop time to fix up their own bicycle.
Course Outline:
- Introduction to BICAS
- Fix a Flat, tubes and tires
- Hubs
- Headsets
- Bottom Brackets
- Basic wheel truing
- Brakes
- Drive-train and shifting
- Test ride!
Get ready for that great Tucson riding weather! Whether you rely on your bike to get you to school and work, or just love riding the Loop trail in the cool mornings, this class will teach you the skills for overhauling a bicycle to get it running faster and smoother.
Upcoming Classes
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*CANCELLED* Class Days: Saturdays
Dates: 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20
Time: 11AM – 3PM
Class Days: Saturdays
Dates: 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25
Time: 10AM – 2PM
COVID-19 Information
With careful thought and planning we are structuring our classes and programs following CDC considerations to protect students, families, and our community. As caseloads in Pima County rise and fall, these requirements are subject to change.
Current precautions at BICAS:
- Requiring that staff and students wear a mask that covers their face and nose at all times indoors. Snack breaks will happen outdoors in open air with physical distancing.
We ask that you help us protect the health of participants and staff. Anyone who is sick or was sick with COVID-19 or recently in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the last 5 days— including staff, students, and families— should not come to class. Be on the lookout for symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, and loss of taste or smell. Call your doctor if you think you or a family member is sick.
Email our education coordinator at education@bicas.org for more information about this class and upcoming dates.
BICAS Cancelation Policy
If you are unable to attend a class, please let us know at least 48 hours before the class is scheduled to take place and we will give you a full refund or a credit for a future class. If you don’t let us know 48 hours in advance of the class, you are not entitled to any refund or credit.
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