WELCOME TO ACTIVATE CYCLE ACADEMY
Proudly training cycle mechanics since 2001
Activate Cycle Academy is the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry.
We are a team of highly experienced and renowned trainers, enthused with the passion and dedication to help inspire and challenge the next generation of professional cycle technicians and aspiring home bike mechanics.
We deliver Cytech training, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians, and a range of additional specialist and bespoke short training courses across our dedicated training centres and workshops. We also deliver an 18-month, apprenticeship in bicycle mechanics for trainee cycle technicians in England.
Our years of training expertise has led us to become the preferred training partner to deliver ‘Train-The-Trainer’ courses to other leading training companies looking to become Cytech approved training providers around the world.
PROFESSIONAL & TRADE COURSES
Our range of professional training courses are designed for cycle trades people looking to learn new skills and become accredited with internationally recognised qualifications or, for people wanting to begin a career within the cycle trade.
We offer the most comprehensive range of cycle maintenance training courses available in the UK. As the leading training organisation authorised by the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) to deliver their range of Cytech technical training courses, we have become the largest and most respected training provider to the UK cycle trade.
In addition to the range of Cytech maintenance courses, we offer other training courses for people looking to enhance their professional development within the cycle industry.
These specialist, bespoke short courses are aimed at individuals or businesses looking to broaden the skills and services that they offer. They will help drive performance, inspire change and boost revenue streams.
LEISURE & ENTHUSIAST COURSES
The cycle maintenance training that we offer is not only just for cycle trade professionals, but encompasses courses for all types of cyclist, from total beginners through to professional athletes. From needing to learn how to fix a puncture to fully maintaining your bike yourself, our comprehensive range of bike maintenance courses are designed to give you all the skills to competently look after your own bike at home and to tackle everyday maintenance jobs that would otherwise be handled by a local bike shop.
Come and learn the art of maintaining your bike from the people who train the UK’s professional cycle mechanics. Take inspiration from our professionally equipped workshops in Oxford, Stafford, Guildford and Darlington that provide the ideal environment for you to learn and practice new skills in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
ACADEMY COURSES
Our dedicated range of Activate Cycle Academy short courses
In addition to our standard Cytech courses, Activate Cycle Academy offers a dedicated range of short, cycle mechanic training courses. Running from 1 to 3 days, these training courses are designed to fit both the needs of professionals working in the cycle trade, who are looking to broaden the skills and services that they offer, to the casual enthusiast who would like to learn more about how to maintain their own bike from home or out on a ride.
2 Day Course
Leisure & Enthusiast
Our Home Mechanic PLUS (Road) course is an extension to our standard Cytech Home Mechanic course. It offers a deeper dive into the more complicated maintenance tasks specific to road bikes.
2 Day Course
Leisure & Enthusiast
Our Home Mechanic PLUS (MTB) course is an extension to our standard Cytech Home Mechanic course. It offers a deeper dive into the more complicated maintenance tasks specific to mountain bikes.
3 Day Course
Professional & Trade
Working in association with Velogicfit, our BikeFit course offers an introduction to the anatomical and biomechanical sciences related to correctly positioning a rider on their bicycle.
UPCOMING ACADEMY COURSES
State Of The Art Training Facilities
Oxford, Stafford, Guildford & Darlington
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OUR PARTNERS
Activate Cycle Academy would like to thank our business partners for their continued support and expertise. Without them our course provision would not be at the industry leading level that it currently is.
OUR CLIENTS
Our cycle training caters for all types of people, from individual, private candidates; stand-alone, small businesses through to large corporate industry giants such as: British Cycling, Raleigh, Brompton, Madison, Center Parcs, Decathlon, Evans Cycles, GO Outdoors, Serco.
According to recent findings by Cycling Industry News, 43% of UK bike shops and workshops are seeing workshop revenues increase by an incredible 10-25%!
In today’s bicycle retail market, it’s clear that workshops are becoming an essential part of any successful business. A well organised, professionally managed workshop gives you a real competitive advantage - helping attract both new and existing customers into your store and setting you apart from your competitors.
Whereas consumers can compare bike prices instantly online, they can’t compare trust, expertise, or service quality. That’s why any local bike shop with an excellent workshop reputation can really benefit.
Building that reputation can take a little time, but it starts with the right foundations. A highly skilled, well trained team of technicians ensures efficient, profitable turnaround on every type of repair, ultimately driving customer loyalty and long term business growth.
Modern bikes are more advanced than ever — hydraulic braking systems, sophisticated suspension designs, electronic shifting, integrated components, and e-bike motor diagnostics. This level of complexity demands skilled technicians and ongoing technical training.
Workshop service should no longer be seen as an optional extra; it should be your true competitive differentiator. Customers come back not just for the product, but because they trust the workshop behind it. Fast, skilled, and reliable service builds long-term loyalty and helps protect profit margins in a market where price competition is fierce.
Give your workshop team the skills they need to thrive - and build a workshop your customers can trust. As the UK’s leading cycle maintenance and technical training provider, we can give you all the tools you need to upskill, support and train your technicians - we offer the full range of Cytech courses, as well as a government funded bicycle mechanics apprenticeship programme. ... See MoreSee Less
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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a group of cycle technicians who had travelled down from the Scottish Highlands to attend a Cytech e-bike course at our Stafford workshop.
Supported through The Scottish Government funded People and Place Programme, managed by HITRANS, to increase walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport for everyday journeys.
HITRANS run a regional Hi-Bike system that offers e-bikes to residents and visitors to the area. As a result of this training course, they will be expanding the scheme across more towns and villages in the community, to encourage more people to travel sustainably within the region.
We would like to wish the group all the best with this initiative as they continue to provide the infrastructure, facilities and information to encourage more active travel and cycling across the Highlands. ... See MoreSee Less
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Just a few days to go until Cycling Industry News Live 2025 (trade only event).
If you’re going, please drop by stand A8 for a catch up and to enter our exciting competition for your chance to win a Cytech course voucher!
📅 Date: September 14-15, 2025
📍 Location: NAEC, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2LZ
🗺️ Stand: A8
See you there….
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👏 Huge congratulations to Matthew, Robert, Daniel, and Steve for successfully passing Cytech Level 3, a fantastic achievement and a big step forward in their careers!
We’d like to extend a massive thank you to @zyrofisher for their continued support. Your partnership plays a key role in making opportunities like this possible. We’re proud to work alongside you and look forward to what’s next. 🙌
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Well, that’s The Malverns Classic Festival done and dusted for another year (and it was certainly dusty)!
What an incredible weekend of fun, frolics and mountain bike racing – a true showcase of top-quality competition, events and the legendary MTB community spirit.
A massive thank you to Si Paton and his wonderful team for their warm hospitality and flawless organisation (again).
We had a great time too – our stand was constantly busy throughout the weekend, delivering technical advice, maintenance tips, information about our Cytech courses and careers advice with our bicycle mechanics apprenticeship. We also managed to sort out a few emergency repairs to help keep the wheels turning safely.
See you next year… ... See MoreSee Less
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