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My local bike shop has just started doing bike mechanic courses.
The prices start from £85.00 and are really worthwile.
I used to be the sort of person who dropped his broken bike off, pay a wedge to collect to fixed bike.
This course taught me loads form changing a shifter cable to changing the barings on a headset.
The website is
http://www.lifecyclesmtbinstruction.co.uk/

This is not a shameless plug for my local shop so I can demand a bigger discount, but an idea I had for other people to put their own bike shops innovative ideas.
By passing on ideas to other shops throughtout the country, we can raise the game, which should be good for all of us.

Thanks Whyte Man,
I am looking for mechanics and skills courses in the south.
Bolton is a bit far.
Know anywhere in the South?
London, Portsmouth, Bracknell or Brighton?

Buster

Hi Buster,
I have found some courses out which are in the south (ish), not too sure how far from you they are, but a bit closer than Bolton

http://www.getmountainbiking.co.uk/mtb-courses.html

http://www.treatme.net/experiences/?experienceID=643

http://www.mountain-bike-guiding.co.uk/ mountain_bike_skills_training.htm

http://www.downlandcycles.co.uk/courses.htm

Hope this is of help.

I think the best course you can get is your own. Just start working on your bike. If you not sure of something you've got the biggest ever mine of knowledge - the internet. When I've started with bikes no one even heard about the internet So at that time every biker could only relay on themselves or share and exchange the single-track wisdom with others. You guys better save that money and ask yourselves a question "How you learned to walk? On your own or someone explained it to you? If you not going to start working on your own bikes there is no course that will make you a bike mechanic. Know how is already here on the internet so you better get yourself something new to your bike for that money and fit it yourself, or if you prefer go for a pint And share the knowledge between each other.

I would even suggest organising some kind of weekend workshop where we could meet up share what we know. You buying some new part or would like to adjust something or gat an advice let’s say once a month in some place. Everyone takes tools they have got and we’re working on our bikes for a few hours asking questions each other and helping each other. To take it even further during the workshops we can record a video tutorials.

Looks like On-One are doing some bike maintenance and wheel-building courses, but they are split between Gloucester and Doncaster! More details here.

Greg.