Bike Maintenance Courses

& Outdoor Training

Choose a bespoke or Velotech accredited bike maintenance course, or upskill yourself for outdoor adventures

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  • We have trained 200+ participants to gain their Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.

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  • Velotech courses are all two days and include a short online MCQ theory test

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  • Course cost per person is £330 inc. VAT

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  • Course cost for up to 6 people at a venue of your choosing is £1680 inc. VAT

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  • Our teaching kit is fully mobile with high specification tool boxes, tables and stands

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  • Firetrail are the official Velotech provider for SUSTRANS Scotland

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  • We deliver courses across Scotland​

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Velotech Courses​

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Firetrail - Scotland's leading Velotech provider since 2009

 

"Excellent course, everything extremely well explained & demonstrated by Richard. Tool kits extremely well organised."

(Velotech Silver participant)

Bespoke Bike Courses​
 
Get new skills in cycle maintenance​

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  • Design your course or choose one of ours

 

- Tubeless wheels & tyres

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- Suspension (rear shocks, dropper posts, forks)

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- Hydraulic brakes (bleed, maintain and adjust)

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-'Get-me-home' specialist hacks for trail- or roadside repairs (can include a ride element)

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  • Typically courses are 1 day in duration and class-room based with no theory exam​​

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  • The cost per person is £100 and the minimum number of participants is 6

 

  • Default course location is Aboyne, but we travel to any location within Scotland

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"Absolutely loved the course, have learned so much and am totally motivated to learn more – have sourced an excellent practice bike :-). Thank you!"

(Firetrail Roadside Repair participant)

Outdoor Training

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Training and skills for your next adventure​ or event​

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  • We deliver a wide range of outdoor courses including qualification courses

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  • We specialise in expeditioning skills like map-reading, campcraft & remote safety

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  • We provide staff training for race event support teams (communications, systems management, safety etc)

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