Curious about these courses. Has anyone been on one? Was it worthwhile?
yes and yes
What do they teach? How deeply do they go into it?
That's where I'm at PP. If it's "this is a rebound dial, it controls the speed the fork returns after hitting a bump" I don't want to know.
If it's more involved than that, I might.
You could ask them what's included?
he could but the insight of an actual customer may be more valuable.
It would be dull if every question on here was answered with "ask them"
What is Bike park Wales like?
Ask them for example
Content is listed on their site, obviously don't look at it though, our's is prettier 😉
I'll be teaching next year, for one of the training providers.
Looks to be similar to what would be covered in the Cytech 3 & other advanced mechanic qualifications so basic service on forks and shocks (air cans) with talks about tech & setup.
Yes, did one a couple of years back. They go through all the basics of suspension, damping and tuning, then have a hands on session servicing your own air can and fork. It was a very fun and full day and we were still in there at 6pm cramming the last bits in.
They didn't go any deeper than basic home servicing, so altering shim stacks and servicing FiT dampers weren't covered, but in the time scale given you can't cover everything.
Sounds like stuff I already do for myself and friends. I was hoping it might cover more about tuning theory and the like.
so basic service on forks and shocks (air cans)
Not bragging but I can do that in my sleep. I'd want to get into servicing FIT cartridges and more in depth stuff like that.
The one I did covered much more than servicing - it got really deep into the technical stuff, and did include shim stacks and the like. It certainly dealt with the theory, and then showed how this translates mechanically and then how it impacts the bike – we did this with a practical tuning session at FoD after all the classroom and practical stuff.
Onzadog, maybe there is scope for another suspension repair specialist with a prettier site than tftuned to develop an advanced course that could cover more specialist aspects.
he could but the insight of an actual customer may be more valuable.
It would be dull if every question on here was answered with "ask them"
I meant ask them specifically about what they cover and see if you can gauge whether you would find any benefit as other peoples experience and reviews will be based on their level of prior knowledge and experience not yours.
In hindsight my hurrying out of the door brief reply could have been more helpful!
rusty, got anyone in mind?
They seemed very laid back when I was there. You could ask to watch and learn while your service is being done.
Not bragging but I can do that in my sleep
Not exactly difficult though is it.
develop an advanced course that could cover more specialist aspects
Yes it's possible, however you'd need to do a 'foundation' type course first so everyone is at the same level to start with as a one to one training course would be really exspensive as it'd have to be customised to each person.
It's something I'd be interested in looking into, however we have various things in the pipeline and with potentially teaching elsewhere next year I'd need to see how it all fits together.