About

What you will learn

• How to inspect and troubleshoot  both mountain and road bikes, newer and older models
• The most common bike maintenance mistakes and how to avoid them
• How to adjust your bike’s brakes, suspension, and front and back derailleurs
• Which bike tools you need to invest in and why
• How to service each area of your bicycle, including wheels, chain, brakes, headset, bearings and more
• How to build your own bike right at home

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Lessons

Module 1: Introduction

• Meet Danny: Cross country racer, bike maintenance expert and YouTuber
• Why should you learn bike maintenance?
• A complete guide to the parts of your bike
• How to inspect and troubleshoot your bike

Module 2: The Essential Bike Tools

• Most common bike maintenance mistakes and how to avoid them
• The basic tools every bike owner needs
• Which specialized bike tools should you invest in?
• How to do daily bike maintenance

Module 3: How to Adjust Your Bike

• Rear derailleur
• Front derailleur
• Calliper brakes and V-brakes
• Disc brakes
• Suspension

Module 4: How to Service Your Bike

• Wheels
• Chain
• Brakes
• Headset, bearings, and greasing
• Replacing your shifting and braking cables
• Removing and installing the bottom bracket

Module 5: Building Your Own Bike at Home

• A complete bike build
• Ride well: Biking safety tips
• Thank you and goodbye!

Career

Who is this course for

• Anyone who wants to keep their bicycle in top shape
• Everyone who wants to save money on bike tune ups and repairs
• All those interested in pursuing a career as a bike mechanic

Career path

This course can be your first step to becoming a bike mechanic. Use your newfound bicycle maintenance skills to start earning extra money and begin the journey to opening your own bike repair shop. 

Certification

You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.

Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.

All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.

Creator

Daniel Dziemieszonek

Expertise: Bike Maintenance

Daniel Dziemieszonek works with bikes, rides bikes, races bikes, and pretty much sleeps with bikes. As a YouTuber, he creates tutorials about maintaining and riding bicycles. He has been riding since 1993, when he was given a cheap mountain bike. His cheap bike was breaking all the time and he had to keep it alive by using a limited budget and resources. That is how he became a bike mechanic and very soon after he started to compete in Cross Country races. He has fixed and restored, or rather resurrected, hundreds of bikes so far.