From sarah.schaan@gmail.com Fri Feb 5 11:09:27 2016 From: Sarah Schaan To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] Structuring beginner mechanics classes Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:09:26 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2111591292835213801==" --===============2111591292835213801== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings folks! I am currently teaching a 10-person beginners mechanic class. I am torn with how the sequence of information should progress. We have 4, 90-minute sessions total, spaced over the course of 1 month. I tried teaching it before using my mechanics books as guides- but the progression didn't make sense to the students and I seemed to lose them. We did frames-brakes system-wheel etc... I could use some collective wisdom- Thanks for the input! -Sarah Schaan Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop --===============2111591292835213801== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.html" MIME-Version: 1.0 PGRpdiBkaXI9Imx0ciI+PGRpdj5HcmVldGluZ3MgZm9sa3MhPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+ PGRpdj5JIGFtIGN1cnJlbnRseSB0ZWFjaGluZyBhIDEwLXBlcnNvbiBiZWdpbm5lcnMgbWVjaGFu aWMgY2xhc3MuIEkgYW0gdG9ybiB3aXRoIGhvd8KgdGhlIHNlcXVlbmNlIG9mwqBpbmZvcm1hdGlv biBzaG91bGQgcHJvZ3Jlc3MuIFdlIGhhdmUgNCwgOTAtbWludXRlIHNlc3Npb25zIHRvdGFsLCBz cGFjZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgY291cnNlIG9mIDEgbW9udGguIDwvZGl2PjxkaXY+PGJyPjwvZGl2Pjxk aXY+SSB0cmllZCB0ZWFjaGluZyBpdCBiZWZvcmUgdXNpbmcgbXnCoG1lY2hhbmljcyBib29rc8Kg YXMgZ3VpZGVzLSBidXTCoHRoZSBwcm9ncmVzc2lvbiBkaWRuJiMzOTt0IG1ha2Ugc2Vuc2UgdG8g dGhlIHN0dWRlbnRzIGFuZCBJIHNlZW1lZCB0byBsb3NlIHRoZW0uIFdlIGRpZCBmcmFtZXMtYnJh a2VzIHN5c3RlbS13aGVlbCBldGMuLi48L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2PkkgY291bGQg dXNlIHNvbWUgY29sbGVjdGl2ZSB3aXNkb20tIFRoYW5rcyBmb3IgdGhlIGlucHV0ITwvZGl2Pjxk aXY+PGJyPjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+LVNhcmFoIFNjaGFhbjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+RmFyZ28gTW9vcmhlYWQg Q29tbXVuaXR5IEJpY3ljbGUgV29ya3Nob3A8L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48L2Rpdj4K --===============2111591292835213801==-- From blkthghts@yahoo.com Fri Feb 5 11:53:00 2016 From: blkthghts To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Structuring beginner mechanics classes Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 19:52:58 +0000 Message-ID: <2079208689.2694512.1454701978068.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0437770413040570932==" --===============0437770413040570932== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings Sarah,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I am by no means a mechan= ic however I have a few builds under my hat. =C2=A0I suggest a project/projec= ts per session. =C2=A0For example, installing a bottom bracket and or disc br= ake caliper installation. =C2=A0you can lead with your install and the studen= ts follow along or you can assisting each student one by one or group by grou= p after they have viewed you installation and guidance. =C2=A0dxd=20 On Friday, February 5, 2016 2:09 PM, Sarah Schaan wrote: =20 Greetings folks! I am currently teaching a 10-person beginners mechanic class. I am torn with = how=C2=A0the sequence of=C2=A0information should progress. We have 4, 90-minu= te sessions total, spaced over the course of 1 month.=20 I tried teaching it before using my=C2=A0mechanics books=C2=A0as guides- but= =C2=A0the progression didn't make sense to the students and I seemed to lose = them. We did frames-brakes system-wheel etc... I could use some collective wisdom- Thanks for the input! -Sarah SchaanFargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list =20 --===============0437770413040570932== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.html" MIME-Version: 1.0 PGh0bWw+PGhlYWQ+PC9oZWFkPjxib2R5PjxkaXYgc3R5bGU9ImNvbG9yOiMwMDA7IGJhY2tncm91 bmQtY29sb3I6I2ZmZjsgZm9udC1mYW1pbHk6SGVsdmV0aWNhTmV1ZSwgSGVsdmV0aWNhIE5ldWUs IEhlbHZldGljYSwgQXJpYWwsIEx1Y2lkYSBHcmFuZGUsIHNhbnMtc2VyaWY7Zm9udC1zaXplOjE2 cHgiPjxkaXYgaWQ9Inl1aV8zXzE2XzBfMV8xNDU0NzAwNjU4MDI5XzEyOTk4Ij48c3BhbiBpZD0i eXVpXzNfMTZfMF8xXzE0NTQ3MDA2NTgwMjlfMTM2NzciPkdyZWV0aW5ncyBTYXJhaCw8L3NwYW4+ PC9kaXY+PGRpdiBpZD0ieXVpXzNfMTZfMF8xXzE0NTQ3MDA2NTgwMjlfMTI5OTgiIGRpcj0ibHRy Ij48c3BhbiBpZD0ieXVpXzNfMTZfMF8xXzE0NTQ3MDA2NTgwMjlfMTM2NzkiPiZuYnNwOyAmbmJz cDsgJm5ic3A7ICZuYnNwOyAmbmJzcDsgJm5ic3A7ICZuYnNwOyAmbmJzcDsgJm5ic3A7ICZuYnNw OyAmbmJzcDsgJm5ic3A7ICZuYnNwOyAmbmJzcDsgJm5ic3A7ICZuYnNwO0kgYW0gYnkgbm8gbWVh bnMgYSBtZWNoYW5pYyBob3dldmVyIEkgaGF2ZSBhIGZldyBidWlsZHMgdW5kZXIgbXkgaGF0LiAm bmJzcDtJIHN1Z2dlc3QgYSBwcm9qZWN0L3Byb2plY3RzIHBlciBzZXNzaW9uLiAmbmJzcDtGb3Ig ZXhhbXBsZSwgaW5zdGFsbGluZyBhIGJvdHRvbSBicmFja2V0IGFuZCBvciBkaXNjIGJyYWtlIGNh bGlwZXIgaW5zdGFsbGF0aW9uLiAmbmJzcDt5b3UgY2FuIGxlYWQgd2l0aCB5b3VyIGluc3RhbGwg YW5kIHRoZSBzdHVkZW50cyBmb2xsb3cgYWxvbmcgb3IgeW91IGNhbiBhc3Npc3RpbmcgZWFjaCBz dHVkZW50IG9uZSBieSBvbmUgb3IgZ3JvdXAgYnkgZ3JvdXAgYWZ0ZXIgdGhleSBoYXZlIHZpZXdl ZCB5b3UgaW5zdGFsbGF0aW9uIGFuZCBndWlkYW5jZS4gJm5ic3A7ZHhkPC9zcGFuPjwvZGl2PiA8 ZGl2IGNsYXNzPSJxdGRTZXBhcmF0ZUJSIj48YnI+PGJyPjwvZGl2PjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9InlhaG9v X3F1b3RlZCIgc3R5bGU9ImRpc3BsYXk6IGJsb2NrOyI+IDxkaXYgc3R5bGU9ImZvbnQtZmFtaWx5 OiBIZWx2ZXRpY2FOZXVlLCBIZWx2ZXRpY2EgTmV1ZSwgSGVsdmV0aWNhLCBBcmlhbCwgTHVjaWRh IEdyYW5kZSwgc2Fucy1zZXJpZjsgZm9udC1zaXplOiAxNnB4OyI+IDxkaXYgc3R5bGU9ImZvbnQt ZmFtaWx5OiBIZWx2ZXRpY2FOZXVlLCBIZWx2ZXRpY2EgTmV1ZSwgSGVsdmV0aWNhLCBBcmlhbCwg THVjaWRhIEdyYW5kZSwgc2Fucy1zZXJpZjsgZm9udC1zaXplOiAxNnB4OyI+IDxkaXYgZGlyPSJs dHIiPjxmb250IHNpemU9IjIiIGZhY2U9IkFyaWFsIj4gT24gRnJpZGF5LCBGZWJydWFyeSA1LCAy MDE2IDI6MDkgUE0sIFNhcmFoIFNjaGFhbiAmbHQ7c2FyYWguc2NoYWFuQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZndDsg d3JvdGU6PGJyPjwvZm9udD48L2Rpdj4gIDxicj48YnI+IDxkaXYgY2xhc3M9InlfbXNnX2NvbnRh aW5lciI+PGRpdiBpZD0ieWl2MDQxNzQ0OTY2NCI+PGRpdiBkaXI9Imx0ciI+PGRpdj5HcmVldGlu Z3MgZm9sa3MhPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5JIGFtIGN1cnJlbnRseSB0ZWFjaGlu ZyBhIDEwLXBlcnNvbiBiZWdpbm5lcnMgbWVjaGFuaWMgY2xhc3MuIEkgYW0gdG9ybiB3aXRoIGhv dyZuYnNwO3RoZSBzZXF1ZW5jZSBvZiZuYnNwO2luZm9ybWF0aW9uIHNob3VsZCBwcm9ncmVzcy4g V2UgaGF2ZSA0LCA5MC1taW51dGUgc2Vzc2lvbnMgdG90YWwsIHNwYWNlZCBvdmVyIHRoZSBjb3Vy c2Ugb2YgMSBtb250aC4gPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5JIHRyaWVkIHRlYWNoaW5n IGl0IGJlZm9yZSB1c2luZyBteSZuYnNwO21lY2hhbmljcyBib29rcyZuYnNwO2FzIGd1aWRlcy0g YnV0Jm5ic3A7dGhlIHByb2dyZXNzaW9uIGRpZG4ndCBtYWtlIHNlbnNlIHRvIHRoZSBzdHVkZW50 cyBhbmQgSSBzZWVtZWQgdG8gbG9zZSB0aGVtLiBXZSBkaWQgZnJhbWVzLWJyYWtlcyBzeXN0ZW0t d2hlZWwgZXRjLi4uPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5JIGNvdWxkIHVzZSBzb21lIGNv bGxlY3RpdmUgd2lzZG9tLSBUaGFua3MgZm9yIHRoZSBpbnB1dCE8L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rp dj48ZGl2Pi1TYXJhaCBTY2hhYW48L2Rpdj48ZGl2PkZhcmdvIE1vb3JoZWFkIENvbW11bml0eSBC aWN5Y2xlIFdvcmtzaG9wPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PC9kaXY+PC9kaXY+PGJyPl9fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXzxicj48YnI+VGhlIFRoaW5rVGFuayBtYWls aW5nIExpc3Q8YnI+Jmx0O2EgaHJlZj0iPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL2xpc3RzLmJpa2Vjb2xsZWN0 aXZlcy5vcmcvb3B0aW9ucy5jZ2kvdGhldGhpbmt0YW5rLWJpa2Vjb2xsZWN0aXZlcy5vcmciIHRh cmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIj5odHRwOi8vbGlzdHMuYmlrZWNvbGxlY3RpdmVzLm9yZy9vcHRpb25zLmNn aS90aGV0aGlua3RhbmstYmlrZWNvbGxlY3RpdmVzLm9yZzwvYT4iJmd0O1Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlIGZy b20gdGhpcyBsaXN0Jmx0Oy9hJmd0Ozxicj48YnI+PGJyPjxicj48L2Rpdj4gIDwvZGl2PiA8L2Rp dj4gIDwvZGl2PjwvZGl2PjwvYm9keT48L2h0bWw+ --===============0437770413040570932==-- From michael@westtownbikes.org Fri Feb 5 12:04:11 2016 From: Michael Young To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Structuring beginner mechanics classes Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:04:10 -0600 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============6797918117000817535==" --===============6797918117000817535== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You could ask them what issues they face while cycling and cover those. Fit, not getting flats, proper brake and drivetrain function are popular topics. Check out Build A Bike on our site for what we cover each week. Mikey On Feb 5, 2016 1:09 PM, "Sarah Schaan" wrote: > Greetings folks! > > I am currently teaching a 10-person beginners mechanic class. I am torn > with how the sequence of information should progress. We have 4, 90-minute > sessions total, spaced over the course of 1 month. > > I tried teaching it before using my mechanics books as guides- but the > progression didn't make sense to the students and I seemed to lose them. We > did frames-brakes system-wheel etc... > > I could use some collective wisdom- Thanks for the input! > > -Sarah Schaan > Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o= rg">Unsubscribe > from this list > > > --===============6797918117000817535== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.html" MIME-Version: 1.0 PHAgZGlyPSJsdHIiPllvdSBjb3VsZCBhc2sgdGhlbSB3aGF0IGlzc3VlcyB0aGV5IGZhY2Ugd2hp bGUgY3ljbGluZyBhbmQgY292ZXIgdGhvc2UuwqAgRml0LCBub3QgZ2V0dGluZyBmbGF0cywgcHJv cGVyIGJyYWtlIGFuZCBkcml2ZXRyYWluIGZ1bmN0aW9uIGFyZSBwb3B1bGFyIHRvcGljcy4gQ2hl Y2sgb3V0IEJ1aWxkIEEgQmlrZSBvbiBvdXIgc2l0ZSBmb3Igd2hhdCB3ZSBjb3ZlciBlYWNoIHdl ZWsuPC9wPgo8cCBkaXI9Imx0ciI+TWlrZXk8L3A+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9ImdtYWlsX3F1b3RlIj5P biBGZWIgNSwgMjAxNiAxOjA5IFBNLCAmcXVvdDtTYXJhaCBTY2hhYW4mcXVvdDsgJmx0OzxhIGhy ZWY9Im1haWx0bzpzYXJhaC5zY2hhYW5AZ21haWwuY29tIj5zYXJhaC5zY2hhYW5AZ21haWwuY29t PC9hPiZndDsgd3JvdGU6PGJyIHR5cGU9ImF0dHJpYnV0aW9uIj48YmxvY2txdW90ZSBjbGFzcz0i Z21haWxfcXVvdGUiIHN0eWxlPSJtYXJnaW46MCAwIDAgLjhleDtib3JkZXItbGVmdDoxcHggI2Nj YyBzb2xpZDtwYWRkaW5nLWxlZnQ6MWV4Ij48ZGl2IGRpcj0ibHRyIj48ZGl2PkdyZWV0aW5ncyBm b2xrcyE8L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2PkkgYW0gY3VycmVudGx5IHRlYWNoaW5nIGEg MTAtcGVyc29uIGJlZ2lubmVycyBtZWNoYW5pYyBjbGFzcy4gSSBhbSB0b3JuIHdpdGggaG93wqB0 aGUgc2VxdWVuY2Ugb2bCoGluZm9ybWF0aW9uIHNob3VsZCBwcm9ncmVzcy4gV2UgaGF2ZSA0LCA5 MC1taW51dGUgc2Vzc2lvbnMgdG90YWwsIHNwYWNlZCBvdmVyIHRoZSBjb3Vyc2Ugb2YgMSBtb250 aC4gPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5JIHRyaWVkIHRlYWNoaW5nIGl0IGJlZm9yZSB1 c2luZyBtecKgbWVjaGFuaWNzIGJvb2tzwqBhcyBndWlkZXMtIGJ1dMKgdGhlIHByb2dyZXNzaW9u IGRpZG4mIzM5O3QgbWFrZSBzZW5zZSB0byB0aGUgc3R1ZGVudHMgYW5kIEkgc2VlbWVkIHRvIGxv c2UgdGhlbS4gV2UgZGlkIGZyYW1lcy1icmFrZXMgc3lzdGVtLXdoZWVsIGV0Yy4uLjwvZGl2Pjxk aXY+PGJyPjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+SSBjb3VsZCB1c2Ugc29tZSBjb2xsZWN0aXZlIHdpc2RvbS0gVGhh bmtzIGZvciB0aGUgaW5wdXQhPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj4tU2FyYWggU2NoYWFu PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5GYXJnbyBNb29yaGVhZCBDb21tdW5pdHkgQmljeWNsZSBXb3Jrc2hvcDwvZGl2 PjxkaXY+PGJyPjwvZGl2PjwvZGl2Pgo8YnI+X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fX19fPGJyPgo8YnI+ClRoZSBUaGlua1RhbmsgbWFpbGluZyBMaXN0PGJyPgombHQ7YSBocmVm PSZxdW90OzxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9saXN0cy5iaWtlY29sbGVjdGl2ZXMub3JnL29wdGlvbnMu Y2dpL3RoZXRoaW5rdGFuay1iaWtlY29sbGVjdGl2ZXMub3JnIiByZWw9Im5vcmVmZXJyZXIiIHRh cmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIj5odHRwOi8vbGlzdHMuYmlrZWNvbGxlY3RpdmVzLm9yZy9vcHRpb25zLmNn aS90aGV0aGlua3RhbmstYmlrZWNvbGxlY3RpdmVzLm9yZzwvYT4mcXVvdDsmZ3Q7VW5zdWJzY3Jp YmUgZnJvbSB0aGlzIGxpc3QmbHQ7L2EmZ3Q7PGJyPgo8YnI+Cjxicj48L2Jsb2NrcXVvdGU+PC9k aXY+Cg== --===============6797918117000817535==--