Were you the Fastest Wrench?
Posted on in Cycles News
The London Bike Show 2015 saw the highly anticipated return of Cytech's Fastest Wrench competition, and had an influx of both trade and public entrants across the three day show.
The Cytech Fastest Wrench competition is a regular feature at the London Bike Show, giving visitors the opportunity to put their skills to the test and see who could change an inner tube in the quickest time to be crowned the Fastest Wrench 2015.
From under a minute to almost eight minutes, the times varied massively but it was close at the top with just seconds separating those who made it on to the Leaderboard.
The 2015 competition welcomed back last year's winner, Adam Gajecki, an ex-mechanic who only managed third place this year with a time of 1 minute and 2 seconds.
The fastest time at the end of the show was 51 seconds (the same winning time as last year) secured by Jay Hunt, a Cytech Level 3 qualified mechanic from Lewisham who took fourth place last year, demonstrating that practice makes perfect!
The Fastest ever time recorded by a Fastest Wrench entrant still remains at an impressive 44.62 seconds. Will you be the one to beat it next year?!
There were even more prizes on offer this year for the most impressive competitors - including Digital Telegraph subscriptions for the ten runners up, Park Tool Kits for the second place competitors and GoPro's for the two fastest from trade and public.
The top three from trade and public are featured below and will be receiving their prizes once we've been in touch.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the competition. If you missed us at the show, start practising now in time for next year and you could be the new champion!
All the photos from the show can be seen over on the Cytech facebook page
You've put your skills to the test... now get qualified
The stand was also offering information and advice on Cytech courses with staff from ATG Training - the leading Cytech training facility in the UK - on hand throughout.
Cytech theory one offers all staff - not just bicycle technicians - a chance to learn more about the cycle trade, gain confidence and feel valued in their job role and achieve an industry recognised qualification. Get your staff qualified today.
Visit the Register page and log in using your existing ActSmart details to access the trade prices (as stated in the table below). If you cannot remember your login details then please contact us. From here you can register multiple candidates for Theory one, all at the discounted rate.
Once candidates are logged in they will find study notes to read through before proceeding to some multiple choice questions. As they work through the questions they will also have the opportunity to view the study notes again if required.
Course prices
Discounted prices available to all ActSmart subscribers - see price list below.
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My ActSmart | Public |
| Standard Price (inc.VAT) | £60.00 | £75.00 | £87.00 | £99.00 | £150.00 |
To join today click here. If you are already a subscriber click here to login and upgrade.
Once you have completed Cytech Technical One Theory you can easily upgrade to the full Cytech Technical One qualification by completing a short practical training course or assessment with a Cytech training provider.
With eight modules covering a variety of workshop skills, Cytech theory one offers all staff - not just bicycle technicians - a chance to learn more about the cycle trade, gain confidence and feel valued in their job role and achieve an industry recognised qualification. If you're keen to get your staff qualified but aren't sure whether the online course is the ideal route, why not try a module for free? You can register an unlimited number of staff on the free demo. Click the button below to begin.
