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Permalink Reply by David on February 11, 2011 at 10:23am

I was wondering what were the expected prerequisites for this class? Basically, is this class suitable for someone who can't even really name the parts of the bike, or is this more of an intermediate class where most of the students already have a passing knowledge of the tools.

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Permalink Reply by jlj on February 11, 2011 at 12:05pm

I don't know if I'd take a class from these guys...

My girlfriend just bought a set of wheels from them that didn't even have the right number of bearings in the hubs.

D'oh!

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Permalink Reply by spacemodular on February 11, 2011 at 12:14pm

Well jlj - has your girlfriend taken it up with the shop? We try to inspect everything that goes out the door, but can make mistakes. We do not install bearings on the new wheels that we sell - that happens in Taiwan or China (or wherever they are manufactured). We guarantee all of our work and merchandise and are pretty up front about that. So instead of turning this thread into a bad yelp review why don't you have her contact us for assistance?

 

Nick Wilson

jlj said:

I don't know if I'd take a class from these guys...

My girlfriend just bought a set of wheels from them that didn't even have the right number of bearings in the hubs.

D'oh!

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Permalink Reply by spacemodular on February 11, 2011 at 12:23pm

Hi David,

You don't need to know all of the parts of the bike. We can teach you the parts of the bike and how to disassemble, clean, reassemble and adjust those parts to make your bike run like new.

 

We have had absolute beginners take this class as well as people who have overhauled their bikes before who wanted stand time in a class environment with all of the necessary tools. No experience is required to take this class.

 

Thanks,

 

Nick Wilson

 

David said:

I was wondering what were the expected prerequisites for this class? Basically, is this class suitable for someone who can't even really name the parts of the bike, or is this more of an intermediate class where most of the students already have a passing knowledge of the tools.

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Permalink Reply by Bikefreeek on February 11, 2011 at 12:48pm

Rapid does a great job, whether it's sales, service or instruction. Many of their mechanics have instructed classes at West Town Bikes and volunteer with us on a regular basis. I recommend this class, especially knowing if Nick is teaching because he has taught Build-A-Bike for WTB.

 

-Alex

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Permalink Reply by Davo on February 11, 2011 at 12:58pm

Do you guys sell tools as well? I got a Park Tools bottom bracket tool that works on one of my bikes but I need a larger one for a bike I'm trying to overhaul.

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Permalink Reply by spacemodular on February 11, 2011 at 1:11pm

Hi Davo,

 

We stock a lot of Park Tools and can get whatever we don't have in stock within a week (if in stock with the distributor) - we can also get tools from Pedro's, Hozan, Shimano, J.A. Stein and others. Please feel free to call or come by the shop and we will do our best to help you with your project.

 

Thanks,

Nick Wilson

Rapid Transit Cycleshop

1900 W North Ave

773-227-2288

http://rapidtransitcycles.com

 

p.s. we also have a shop at 1305 S Halsted if that is more convenient for you.

 

Davo said:

Do you guys sell tools as well? I got a Park Tools bottom bracket tool that works on one of my bikes but I need a larger one for a bike I'm trying to overhaul.

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Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on February 11, 2011 at 4:11pm

I took this class about a year ago.  I highly recommend the class.  They went above and beyond my expectations.  They have kept me happy with repeat purchases since. They stand by their work and if something isn’t right (rarely- if ever), they’ve made it right.  They stand by their work.

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