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Fix & Roll
This course is self-study only. It does not make a student certified, licensed, insured, or qualified to take every repair. Brakes, steering, wheels, carbon parts, and e-bike batteries can create serious injury, fire, or liability risks. Torque and safety specs must come from the manufacturer, not memory or AI. Local business, tax, mobile, zoning, insurance, and waste rules must be verified from official sources before paid work.
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This is a free, 15-unit, workbook-first course for learning basic-to-intermediate bicycle repair and launching a small cash-smart bike repair operation in the United States. It includes plain-English lessons, safety boundaries, official-source compliance checks, downloadable unit notes, practice tasks, quizzes, service/pricing guidance, AI prompt guardrails, and a 30/60/90 launch path. Your progress saves automatically in this browser.
How to complete this course
- Work sequentially: Do the units in order — each unit builds on the last. Plan to spend about 10 hours per week (averaging one unit per week).
- Watch actively:If units contain videos, pause at every new term, write down a one-line definition in your own words, then resume. Tick “Mark watched” when done.
- Practice and test:Read “The big picture” and “Critical points,” complete safe practice tasks, then take the quiz — answering out loud before revealing.
- Organize your notes: Download the unit notes (a markdown summary file) and keep them in a digital or physical binder.
- Validate achievement: When you meet the “Done when” standard, hit Mark unit complete in the unit checklist. Safety quizzes require 100% — no exceptions.
The 9 Hard Stops (memorize before paid work)
- Brake and steering work gets checked twice and test-ridden before handoff.
- Torque specs come from the part or manufacturer manual. Do not guess, especially on carbon.
- Use the lowest applicable tire pressure limit from the tire, rim, tubeless or hookless system, and manufacturer guidance.
- Decline or refer suspected carbon damage, unsafe wheels, suspension internals, complex hydraulics, electronic shifting faults, and damaged e-bike batteries.
- Never charge, open, puncture, ship casually, or attempt cell repair on a swollen, hot, leaking, hissing, water-damaged, or crash-damaged lithium battery.
- Document the bike at intake with photos, pre-existing damage notes, customer approval, and a written estimate.
- Do not do paid customer work uninsured.
- Local rules win for licenses, sales tax, mobile work, home shops, waste, and battery disposal.
- AI drafts business materials only. It does not set torque, confirm compatibility, diagnose safety, or answer final legal/tax questions.
About the videos and sources
This course is workbook-first and does not require embedded videos. Technique references point to reputable repair education such as Park Tool, while safety, environmental, business, tax, and compliance topics point students to official sources first: CPSC, EPA, OSHA, IRS, SBA, and state or local agencies. Torque, compatibility, and procedures must be verified from the bike or component manufacturer. Local rules always win.