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I didn't want to use this a a platform to promote classes where I teach. Yes, I feel like learning how to do things properly is a very good thing to do, and when I have time I always teach people at my shop how to do the simpler things on their bikes. This is not something I would bank on your local mechanic always having the time to do.
Day bike maintenance class: £70 plus you need to want to learn.
Getting a bike checked over and set up at a bike shop:£30-£50
@ Omar,
Look, maybe I'm coming across badly at this, but from what the OP has said, it sounds like they have very little knowledge of bikes.
I've seen a lot of very, very poorly set up bikes come into the shops where I've worked over the years, and although I am all for people learning how to do things properly, So often people don't spend the time to learn properly, plus it's not that easy to figure out how to think in bike if you haven't had to do this before.
Start from a place where your bike works perfectly, where you know it's safe (remember, as much as we love bikes they are primarily for transport and need to be road worthy). As things need doing, learn how to do them. Get excited about small triumphs of learning how to fix a puncture and how to replace brake pads when the need arises, but give your self a chance to learn what your bike feels like when it works properly so that you know when it isn't.