I’m pleased to announce that the long awaited motorcycle wheel building course is launching in January. The course lasts 3 days with one day of bicycle wheel building and two days motorcycle wheel building to give you a thorough understanding … Continue reading
I will be running Sturmey Archer courses and wheel building courses regularly throughout 2014. Courses will run on Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the year starting on Tuesday 7th January. Dates will be available for either course and the course that … Continue reading
The long awaited “Colwood Wheel Works Wheel Building Course” will be starting soon. I have run a successful trial for the course today and I plan to run the first wheel building course in March. The course will cover choosing … Continue reading
The week between Christmas and New Year is usually quiet, so to make the week a bit more interesting I am running a Sturmey Archer Course. Two places are available on Thursday 29th December 2011. Phone 0844 576 3273 for … Continue reading
I am running the Sturmey Archer Course twice in August. These will be on Wednesday the 24th and on Tuesday the 30th. The course is for one day and starts promptly at 9am and will usually end at about 5pm. … Continue reading
Today saw the launch of the Colwood Wheel Works Sturmey Archer Course. Two students undertook tuition on dismantling, rebuilding, repairing and restoring Sturmey Archer hubs. The course covered a large amount of practical hands on work. Both students were very … Continue reading
After a lot of hard work the workshop is finally ready for students. Sturmey Archer courses can start almost immediately. The wheel building course will take a bit longer as I need to build some shelves and sort out tens … Continue reading
The work-stand is now reassembled. It looks very …erm… different.
One thing that came up on the risk assessment was that the parts of the bicycle repair stand that stick out should be painted bright yellow. A friend from church took the parts that needed painting and informed me this … Continue reading
The workshop is within days of being ready for training. Just a few very small issues which were raised during the risk assessment which need to be dealt with. A “Guinea Pig” Sturmey Archer course is is scheduled for the … Continue reading
