BIKE 1033 - Bicycle Drivetrain Systems

Description
This course covers, in-depth, bicycle drivetrains. Students will learn the theory and practice of bicycle drivetrains. Students will use knowledge of various cycling disciplines and apply them to drivetrain design, selection and repair. Students will work hands on to diagnose and repair drivetrain components.

BIKE 1003 and BIKE 1013 are pre-requisites but can also be taken co-requisitely with BIKE 1023, 1033, and 1043. Only BIKE 1023 and 1033 must be taken co-requisitely. It is recommended that 1000 BIKE classes are taken before BIKE 2000 level.

Pre-Requisite
BIKE 1003 and BIKE 1013

Co-Requisite
BIKE 1023

Cross Listed Course
N/A

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
30 lecture and 30 lab contact hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:
• Choose appropriate drivetrain combinations for major cycling activity types.

• Determine appropriate replacement parts for repair of all components of drivetrain.

• Select, install, and adjust the following parts: Chain ring, cassette, freewheel, front and rear derailleur, shifters, cables and housing.

• Recognize, diagnose, and solve common drivetrain problems.

• Update firmware and components of an electronic drivetrain.

BIEA (Bicycle Industry Employers’ Association) Program Outcomes Supported:
• Assemble and repair all types of bicycles currently in use.
• Apply foundational skills and knowledge to continuing professional development in response to changes in bicycle technology.
• Apply knowledge of systems and measures to find solutions to novel repair situations.
• Provide solutions that balance business, customer, and professional goals.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct in all job and personal cycling activities that maintains an image appropriate for the profession.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students employ active reading strategies to extract and construct meaning and educational value from texts and media.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, substantially free of errors.
Students develop effective oral communication skills.
Students will demonstrate technological fluency.
Students develop information literacy.

Standard Practices
Topics List:

• Drivetrain History and Development
• Drivetrain Component Selection and Compatibility
• Drivetrain Component Installation
• Diagnosis and Repair of Common Drivetrain Problems
• Special Considerations for Electronic Drivetrains

Learning activities
• Courses must, at a minimum, cover the core learning outcomes for each topic. Faculty may add to these outcomes, but may not omit any of them.
• Laboratory exercises should average between 2-3 hours each week and include all applicable elements of the Barnett’s Bicycle Industry Manual modules for the lesson and outcome for assessment.
• Lab safety and equipment orientation and enforcement of safety protocols is the responsibility of each faculty. A standard lab safety PowerPoint will be provided to faculty for training. Scoring 100% on a mandatory department-provided lab safety quiz is required before students may participate in lab.
• Since all general education outcomes are supported by specific course and program outcomes, all instructors should include learning activities that develop these outcomes in their courses and identify them in course syllabi. Instructors should describe how these activities will be evaluated in their course syllabi and/or reflected in their gradebooks.

Assessments
Written exams, quizzes, and class assignments; class participation; lab-based performance profiles and competency-based demonstration of mastery, and digital work including, but not limited to, group work, discussion, and projects done in virtual environment and/or college’s LMS.
Grading guidelines
• Students will score 80% for ‘Satisfactory’ or higher on a rubric scoring essays on selecting drivetrain properties.
• Students will correctly identify 75% or more of the correct replacement parts on a multiple-choice exam.
• Students will score 80% ‘Satisfactory’ or higher on rubric concerning physical demonstration of drivetrain component installation.
• Students will score 80% ‘Satisfactory’ or higher on rubric evaluating problem solving in drivetrain repair.
• Students will score 80% ‘Satisfactory’ or higher on rubric concerning physical demonstration of computer-drivetrain interfaces.