How an Ashland school trains bike mechanics for a changing industry

How an Ashland school trains bike mechanics for a changing industry

At the United Bicycle Institute campus in Ashland, students are hunched over their work tables, closely examining the spokes of bike wheels. Instructor Zach Wood moves among stations, grading the final projects of a two-week course in bike mechanics.“Skewer orientation, hub orientation are correct,” Wood said while examining one student’s work. “The hot patch is centered over the valve, so that’s just exactly what we’re after.”UBI has attracted …