Are you passionate about bicycles and looking for a rewarding career path? Consider becoming a professional bicycle mechanic with training from Central Alberta Bicycle School (CABS). In today’s fast-paced world, the bicycle repair industry is booming, especially with the increasing demand for electric assist bikes and the growing popularity of cycling among Baby Boomers and Generation X.
Bedding brake pads on your bicycle is a critical step in optimizing the performance of the braking system. This process involves transferring a thin layer of brake pad material onto the rotor’s braking surface, which ensures smoother and more consistent braking. Not only does bedding in your brake pads improve your bike’s stopping power, but it also extends the lifespan of your brake pads and rotors. In this article, we will discuss the importance of bedding in brake pads and provide a step-by-step guide on how to do it properly.
Central Alberta Bicycle School (CABS) is excited to announce the launch of a brand new service – the Bicycle Spoke Tension Meter Calibration. This service, in combination with our specially designed Spoke Tension Meter Calibration jig, is set to revolutionize the way bicycle mechanics measure and calibrate the tension of their bicycle spokes.
The Central Alberta Bicycle School proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements of two students who have successfully completed the our program in Bicycle Assembly and Maintenance, as well as Professional Wheel Building and Truing. Bill Blinn of Beaumont, Alberta, and Wade Melnyk of Devon, Alberta, have earned their well-deserved certifications, demonstrating their dedication and expertise in the field.
The Central Alberta Bicycle School (CABS) is retaining Barnett’s Manual, 5th Edition, as the primary textbook for the CABS Professional Bicycle Mechanics Program. Barnett’s provides the detailed, accurate technical information and science-based approach required to train professional mechanics to a consistently high standard of competency, safety, and repeatability. Other widely used references—such as the Park Tool Manual—are valuable workshop aids but are not sufficient as the principal teaching text for our professional program because they are overly verbose, primarily procedural, and lack the theoretical foundation necessary for advanced, repeatable diagnostics and repair.
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