I noticed that under the Cytech Training Course price list it has 'Assessment Only' prices..
Anyone here just pitched up and put themselves in for these without any 'formal' Cytech training?
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Cytech Assessment Only
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Posted 11 months ago #
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I did, grade two consists of pages of multiple choice questions, lots of which are BS (you choose what it stands for) related, strip and rebuild a bike including completely stripping the rear wheel and rebuilding it.To be honest, it doesn't really cover anywhere near enough to deal with a modern mountainbike, but it's a good starting point.
Posted 11 months ago # -
ta,
'BS' = of course = Bike Shop
thought that might be the case - was wondering what they assume the starting knowledge point is for those starting on level 2.
I'm quite happy building wheels, building and maintaining bikes plus i have restored quite a few as well.. years ago I also worked in a decent shop.
Whilst you can always learn new stuff was not sure that would be worth doing the level 2 course if I could just do the assessments using existing knowledge. Thought for the cash might be worth a punt sitting the assessments..
Si
Posted 11 months ago # -
Probably worth it for the "if something goes wrong" possibility involved in working on other peoples bikes.The Q&A section isn't time limited,so you can look up the answers if you can find them on the 'net(good luck with that one, you'll need it).
Posted 11 months ago # -
Any reason you're interested in Cytech in particular? A more economical way to obtain certified bike training may be via Weldtech (provided by Velotech)
May work out cheaper, depending on where you are and what and why you want to learn/get accreditation.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Hi Lovewookie, looked at the weldtech courses, but Stoke is not that convenient in terms of location, though having said that my best mate lives in Newcastle. As you say might still work better value even with extra travel.
Posted 11 months ago #
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