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Rediscovery Centre Opens First Cytech Training Facility in Ireland

The Rediscovery Centre, the National Centre for the Circular Economy in Ireland, today announced its partnership with Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for...

15 Apr 2024, more…

Talk the torque in the Cytech Tech Forum

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians, has launched a new Facebook group - the Cytech Tech Forum –...

11 Mar 2024, more…

BikeBiz editor gets hands on with Cytech technical one

Daniel Blackham, editor of industry magazine BikeBiz, has been writing about his experience of completing the Cytech technical one qualification at training provider Spokes People in Milton...

8 Mar 2024, more…

JE James Cycles to open first Barnsley store

ACT member and Cytech-accredited retailer JE James Cycles – one of the largest independent cycle retailers in Europe – is to open a new 7,874 sq ft store shop in Barnsley town...

7 Mar 2024, more…

Activate Cycle Academy welcomes British Cycling to Cytech technical one training course

Cytech partner Activate Cycle Academy, the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry, recently welcomed a...

6 Mar 2024, more…

Local Bike Shop Day 2024 confirmed for Saturday May 4th.

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.

29 Feb 2024, more…

ACT tells Parliamentary Committee of the need for urgent systemic change to the Cycle to Work scheme.

With more than 500 cycle businesses having now signed up to its campaign for change to the Cycle to Work scheme, a delegation from the Association of Cycle Traders has met with All Party...

25 Jan 2024, more…

OPSS takes enforcement action over dangerous e-bike battery.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a brand of e-bike battery – UPP – that has been linked to a number of...

24 Jan 2024, more…

Cytech training to help Go Outdoors boost number of cycle mechanics by offering apprenticeships to store staff.

Go Outdoors, which operates 75 stores across the UK, has announced an apprenticeship scheme involving Cytech training with the aim of addressing what it terms a nationwide shortage of...

15 Jan 2024, more…

Cytech Scotland training provider launches Young Bike Mechanic Programme to empower Glasgow’s youth.

Bike for Good, the Glasgow-based cycling charity and social enterprise, which delivers Cytech training in Scotland, has announced a Young Bike Mechanic Programme designed to create opportunities...

3 Jan 2024, more…

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Up to 20% off Cytech training this December

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Up to 20% off Cytech training this December

Posted on 29 Nov 2016

Give your staff the gift of Cytech training this Christmas - with up to 20% discount when you book a course this December.

With an extra 10% off usual course prices with ATG Training you can afford to treat your staff to the training they want, reaping the rewards of better trained and motivated staff for yourself and your business in 2017!

There's no better time to book onto a Cytech course as ATG Training are offering 10% off any Cytech technical two or Technical three courses booked between 1st and 23rd December. Plus, ACT members benefit from an additional 10% discount as standard - 20% in total - saving you up to £300 per candidate when you book in December.

With course dates available from December until March, contact ATG Training today to book your space.

Cytech technical two

Cytech Technical two is the international benchmark in bicycle maintenance

Cytech technical two provides full practical training and assessment in the core area of assembly, set-up and ongoing servicing and maintenance. The ten day course includes Intensive training and an assessment covering the following topics:

  • Health & Safety in the workshop
  • Headsets, gears, brakes, hubs & bearings
  • Internal hub gears
  • Wheel truing & spoke replacement
  • Wheel building

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.

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.

Core modules:

  • Hydraulics (brakes)
  • Suspension 
  • Advanced wheel building

Additional modules:

  • Electronic gear systems
  • Tubular and tubeless tyre installation


Call ATG Training on 01296 737 800 for advice and to take advantage of this offer.

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