The Malaysian Foldie issue 04 December 2013 | Page 37

FOLDIES AT LARGE

Happenings and activities

Basic bike recovery workshop

The Malaysian Foldie Forums holds its first skills workshop for members on how to recover from a flat tire and ways to mend a puncture...

A request..

Sometime back, a couple of newcomers had requested for an informal training session where they can learn on how to recover their bikes after a puncture.

Lately, there are a lot of beginners on the scene who are totally new to bicycling. Most don't even know how to inspect their tire in case of a puncture.

I met a father-and-son team in Putrajaya last month. The elder guy, Mr Fong had requested for a basic workshop which I obliged.

I didn't expect a lot of people to attend as it is really basic.

So, after announcing it on the Malaysian Foldies Forums and on its Facebook page, the response was encouraging.

I also a received a box of tire levers and patch kit from the generous Joshua Leong of Conticomponents in Singapore for the purpose of conducting training.

Danny Teo of Schwalbe Malaysia (under Le Run Industries) whom I had formed a really good professional working relationship had agreed to offer a 10% discount voucher for those who attend the workshop.