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Eliminate guesswork.
Eliminate reliance on subjective feel.
Eliminiate reliance on memorization.
INCOMPARABLE
PERSONAL ATTENTION
Our class size is limited
to 16 students larger
classes would
enable us to
boast about our
total enrollment,
but would you
benefit?
With no less than
2 instructors in the
labs at any time, our 8:1
student/teacher ratio
guarantees you a level
of personal attention
that cant be matched!
CERTIFICATION
& TESTING
WITH REAL VALUE
As long as we have been
training mechanics, we have
been testing mechanics.
Although certification is new to
the bike industry, its not at all
new to us. In fact, we have been
closely associated with every
movement to initiate industrysanctioned certification since
the mid 80s. The original BBI
Certification is now known as
BSE Certification.
TOP INSTRUCTORS
IN THE INDUSTRY
All of BBIs instructors are
certified by the Colorado
Department of Higher Education,
Private Occupational School
Board. Additionally, all of the
instructors are BSE
certified mechanics.
Founder and director John
Barnett has worked in the
TOP QUALITY
TOOLS
BBI has invested the money to equip every bench with a full selection
of the most expensive tools, such as milling tools, frame and fork
alignment tools, specialized suspension tools, tension meters, digital
calipers, and multiple torque wrenches.
More importantly, BBI has an extremely close relationship with major
tool manufacturers, and regularly consults with these manufacturers
during their development of prototypes. Our students get a discount on
tool purchases from United Bicycle Supply company.
And when we dont think anyone makes the right tool for the job, we
produce it!
We are proud to
receive tool support
from Park Tool
Company, J.A. Stein,
United Bicycle Supply,
and Shimano.
LATEST MODEL
Our graduates
report a 94%
satisfaction
rating with the
bikes and lab
materials used
in class.
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
Bicycle Assembly & Maintenance (BAM)
This forty-hour program provides skill training for the purpose of
assembling and adjusting new bicycles, plus basic maintenance
procedures that expands the suitability of this program to include those
who do basic repairs in a shop, fleet maintenance, and home mechanics.
This course is popular with professionals and enthusiasts alike, and is
the place to start if you have little or no experience. If you want to
achieve the highest level of training, take this program as a preparation
for Bicycle Repair & Overhaul, which follows after a few-day break.
Interested in wheel building? This course can be expanded by taking the Spoked
Wheel Lacing (SWL) supplement.
Our committment
to help you learn
after leaving the
classroom is
unmatched.
PRACTICAL
BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Effective Sales of Service (ESS)
This is a one and a half-hour training program in the specialized skills
it takes to be effective at selling repair work to customers. It is only
offered as a supplement to Bicycle Repair & Overhaul, and cannot be
enrolled in by itself. Learn the techniques needed to optimize customer
satisfaction and shop profits in a detailed tutorial.
Managing the Service Department (MSD)
This is a seven-hour program about setting up
and managing a bicycle shop service
department for optimum efficiency, quality, and
profitability. It is only offered as a supplement to
Bicycle Repair & Overhaul, and cannot be
enrolled in by itself. This program is based on
using computerized management tools for pricing
labor, managing mechanics productivity,
scheduling mechanics, managing mechanics
quality, and managing tool inventories.
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
BSE Level 1
This is a half-day hands-on exam that tests an
individuals skill at assembling bicycles and
performing everyday repairs and adjustments.
Three months of verifiable professional
experience is required for acceptance into
this program.
BSE Level 2
This is a seven-hour exam of the practical skills and knowledge that are
required to be a bicycle mechanic. It consists of a three-hour written
exam and a four-hour hands-on exam. Six months of verifiable
professional experience is required for acceptance into this program.
Our instructors
are all certified
by the Colorado
Department of
Higher Education,
Private Occupational
School Board.
MOTEL? DORMITORY?
NO, IT'S MUCH MORE!
BBI-Lodge (located in the same
complex as BBI) has the comfort,
amenities, and single-occupancy
privacy associated with quality
motels. At BBI we know that
standard motel living for an
extended stay lacks the livability,
community and convenience that
a dormitory offers, and we know
that dormitories sacrifice too
much privacy and comfort for the
sake of economy. You wont have
a room mate at BBI-Lodge, but
the rooms can accommodate a
guest or family member. Through
an exclusive partnership, we are
able to offer our students the best
of motel and dormitory living
combined, and custom features
that go beyond either!
BBI-Lodge features private rooms
and baths; communal rooms for
cooking, dining, and studying;
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CALIPER INSTALLATION
& ALIGNMENT
NOTE: At this time, hose should be
routed and secured along frame/
fork, and bleeding should be
completed. If hose needs shortening, go to HOSE SERVICE now.
If bleeding not completed, go to
FILLING AND BLEEDING now.
INSTALLATION
E
1. Install flat washer (A), concave
CPS washer (B), and convex CPS
washer (C) to each caliper bolt.
2.
Treat caliper-bolt threads with
Loctite 242. NOTE: Use 41mm
3.
and 46mm bolts for 185mm
holes or post holes with addipost-mount rotor adapter (bolts
tional pairs of CPS washers (E)
come with adapter)!
between caliper and posts/
bracket, then engage bolts.
Maintenance services
Lever rebuild
Caliper rebuild
COURSEBOOK
Every student also receives a coursebook. Depending on the program
being taken, the coursebook includes up to 400 pages of detailed
step-by-step lab worksheets and independent-study materials. These
materials include: guidelines for additional reading to expand on each
days classroom topics; self assessment and evaluation forms that help
you gauge your learning progress; hundreds of troubleshooting and
compatibility questions to help you to explore the depths of your
resources; and guides for your independent study of the hundreds of
equipment samples we have at BBI that cover such things
as common types of wear and damage, unusual types of
wear and damage, and special equipment configurations.
DIGITAL INSTRUCTION
Workbenches at BBI are computerized. You see a procedure
first when a live instructor demonstrates it, then you see
it again during the following lab work by means of a
digital instructor on an overhead computer monitor.
And, of course, live lab supervisors are right there to assist
you whenever you need extra guidance or feedback.
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WHERE ARE
OUR GRADUATES?*
Working back home or in bike shops in the United
States, but also from Bhutan, India, Thailand,
Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, New Zealand, South
Korea, Guam, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Africa,
Ukraine, Turkey, Latvia, Greece, Poland, Netherlands,
Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland,
France, England, Ireland, Spain, Chile, Brazil, Senegal,
Ecuador, Columbia, Netherlands Antilles, French
Antilles, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Bermuda, the
Bahamas, Barbados, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico,
and Canada.
Design engineer at Park Tool Company.
Product engineer for Brunswick Bicycles.
Equipment Director at USA Cycling (formerly USCF).
Mechanic at USA Cycling.
Director of Competition for NORBA.
"As I hope you could tell, the class clearly exceeded my expectations. I have
been to a lot of training courses in my life and this was the most effective course I
have ever taken, for a number of reasons.
It is time to take
the plunge into your
BETTER FUTURE.
Call our helpful
counselors today!
BA R NE T T BI C YC L E
I N S T I T U T E
bbinstitute.com
Phone: 719.632.5173
Fax: 719.632.4607