[Registration open] Common Cycle's Spring 2026 Maintenance Course
Shannon Lau
Hello Common Cycle!
We’re excited to announce the application for our Spring 2026 maintenance course.
This course teaches basic bicycle repair through hands-on learning, including diagnosing common issues, brake and shifting adjustments, and wheel truing. A basic overview of the syllabus can be found on our website.
If you’d like to participate, please read the information and apply at the link below. We typically receive more applications than available spots, and will accept 12 participants this season to help ensure enough time and space for a positive learning environment.
The course is intended to help train current and future volunteers as well as community members who want to learn how to fix bikes and assist people who visit our co-op. Current volunteers will be given priority. No knowledge of bike repair is required - just an interest in learning more and helping others.
Spring 2026 Maintenance Course Logistics
Mondays, 6:30–8:30 pm
April 6 - April 27 (4 consecutive weeks)
May 4 (Optional Volunteer Orientation)
Location: Common Cycle Co-op, 416 W Huron St Suite #11, Ann Arbor, MI
Although this is a low/no-cost course, we ask you to respect both the high demand for this opportunity and the large amount of volunteer work that goes into coordinating and teaching the course. Specifically:
We expect you to attend all four sessions or make clear in your application that you will not be able to attend all sessions.
If selected, we expect participants complete at least one of the following:
Volunteer at least once a month over the next 4 months (these can be while you're enrolled in the class to complement your learning), OR
Donate $25 (no one is turned away for lack of funds), OR
Write a 250-word essay on why you’d like to take the course.
Apply here: Spring 2026 Maintenance Course Application
Registration closes Friday, March 20 at 11:59 pm
Please direct any questions to in...@commoncycle.org.
Ride well,
Shannon