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* [http://www.recycleabicycle.org/sites/default/files/onerevolution.pdf One Revolution at a Time: A Guide to Starting and Running Youth Bike Ride Clubs] (PDF) by Karen Overton, Audrey Warren and [[Recycle-A-Bicycle]] | * [http://www.recycleabicycle.org/sites/default/files/onerevolution.pdf One Revolution at a Time: A Guide to Starting and Running Youth Bike Ride Clubs] (PDF) by Karen Overton, Audrey Warren and [[Recycle-A-Bicycle]] | ||
* [[English Language Immersion Program]] (Wiki - incomplete) by Ignacio Rivera de Rosales with [[BICAS]] | * [[English Language Immersion Program]] (Wiki - incomplete) by Ignacio Rivera de Rosales with [[BICAS]] | ||
* [[:File:How_to_Fix_Your_Bicycle_1972.pdf|How to Fix Your Bicycle (1972)]] (PDF) | |||
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Revision as of 07:32, 19 May 2025
Many community bicycle collective do some kind of teaching, so if your organization is thinking of starting up a youth program, an "Earn-a-Bike" program, training new volunteers, or some other instructional program, you don't need to re-invent the wheel. As you read through the material, you will see broad training philosophies:
- Crawl | Walk | Run - Good for building a foundation of basic skills used to train mechanics in many fields. Advanced skills are often developed through hands on application with mentorship from experienced mechanics.
- Learn how to remove wheels from an actual bicycle, not overhaul a hub on a wheel already off a bike.
- Learn how to properly clock a tire, remove the tire, inspect the tire, repair the tube, and reassemble. Not immersion test removed tubes.
- Component Specific in random order - Good for assembly line recycling programs .
- Rapidly develops a specific skill
Teacher Training Manuals
Browse through these various manuals to see which curriculum works best for you:
Earn-A-Bike Programs
- Wiki version of Youth Earn-A-Bike Curriculum (Wiki) by Community Cycles
- Youth Earn-A-Bike Curriculum (PDF) by Community Cycles
- "Bicicletas para Jóvenes" Plan de Estudios (PDF - Español) por Community Cycles
- Earn-a-Bike Curriculum (Wiki) by SLCBC
- Instructor's Manual for the Earn-A-Bike Program (PDF) by Bikes Not Bombs
- Earn-A-Bike Instructor Training Manual (Wiki - incomplete) by Bikes Not Bombs
- Earn-a-bike Activity Book (PDF) by Neighborhood Bike Works
Other Manuals
- Tools For Life: A Start-up Guide for Youth Recycling and Bicycling Programs (PDF) by George Roman Babiak, Karen Overton and Transportation Alternatives
- One Revolution at a Time: A Guide to Starting and Running Youth Bike Ride Clubs (PDF) by Karen Overton, Audrey Warren and Recycle-A-Bicycle
- English Language Immersion Program (Wiki - incomplete) by Ignacio Rivera de Rosales with BICAS
- How to Fix Your Bicycle (1972) (PDF)
Specific topics for instructors
Teaching Aids
Reusable Repair Checklist File:Community-cycles-repair-checklist.pdf
Illustrations and Graphics are great visual aids for any class or program and can make simply hanging around a community shop a learning experience.