Cytech Technical Three

About Cytech technical THREE

Cytech technical three is designed for advanced cycle mechanics with strong technical knowledge and experience working on high-end bicycles and equipment. Cytech technical three is the highest attainable qualification in professional cycle maintenance in the UK.

The Cytech technical three qualification is delivered in a modular format to allow businesses and candidates the option to choose specific training relevant to the products they are working on.

Technical three consists of five modules split into three core and two additional modules.

To obtain a full Cytech technical three qualification you need to complete all of the core modules plus one of the additional modules, however individual modules can be taken separately if required.

Cytech technical three
suspension is one of the core modules of the full Technical three course.

This module is aimed at individuals with a knowledge of mountain bikes, but who are new to suspension servicing and want a deeper understanding of forks, rear shocks and hydraulic dropper posts.

What does this module include?

This module lasts 2 days and covers the following:

Day one (suspension forks)

• Terminology, common problems and fault finding

• Lower leg removal and oil change

• The different types of coil and air spring systems commonly used in suspension forks, service procedures, adjustment and set-up

• The different types of dampers commonly used in suspension forks, service procedures and set-up

Full service completed on a front fork

Day two (rear shocks and seatposts)

• Air can servicing, oil change and hardware replacement

• Brand specific damper oil change procedures

• Full service completed on a brand specific rear shock

• Full strip down and rebuild of a brand specific hydraulic dropper post, including hydraulic remote lever bleed

Cytech technical three - advanced wheel building

Cytech technical three - advanced wheel building is one of the core modules of the full Technical three course.

This module is aimed at individuals who are familiar with basic three cross wheel lacing who are aware of the correct tensioning and truing procedures. It aims to build upon this knowledge by offering the opportunity to work on more complex, higher-end wheel builds that come in varying spoke patterns.

What does this module include?

This module lasts 1 day and covers the following:

• The different lace patterns employed by manufacturers and how they relate to basic Cytech technical two wheel builds (includes the importance of a spoke tension metre when working on an advanced wheel)

• Advanced wheel lacing tips

• Calculating spoke lengths for offset rims and frames (including fat bikes)

• A full advanced wheel build (either MTB or road)

Cytech technical three - electronic gear systems

Cytech technical three - electronic gear systems is one of the additional modules of the full Technical three course.

This module is aimed at individuals who are new to electronic gear systems looking to know how to set-up, maintain, adjust and fault diagnose modern day bicycle electronic gear systems.

What does this module include?

This module lasts 1 day and covers the following (for both MTB and road):

• An overview of the different electronic gear systems currently available

• Shimano Di2 mechanical installation procedures

• Shimano Di2 on bike set-up using a junction box

• Shimano Di2 set-up using a PC

• Shimano Di2 fault diagnostics

• Applying Shimano Di2 firmware updates

• Shimano Di2 set-up to rider preferences

• Full set-up (on bike and PC), fault diagnosis and set-up to rider preference on one electronic gear system

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