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I like Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance. A few different people recommended it to me, and I've found it easy to follow/understand...and I haven't messed up anything on my bikes yet.
I'm trying to build up a bike on my own right now. We'll see if my record for not messing up anything holds up. Heh.
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08-31-2008, 09:20 PM #1
And your point??
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Bike maintenance and repair book suggestions
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I was thinking that I would really like to learn more about bike maintance and repair. Can anyone recommend what books would be good to read? I have no desire to tackle anything major but it would be nice to be able to do simple things myslef and not have to always take my bike to the LBS to get things done.
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08-31-2008, 10:11 PM #2
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09-01-2008, 08:29 AM #3
Don't whine
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I've got the Park Tool Big Blue Book of Bike Repair. Best thing about it for me is that it has *lots* of clear, large pictures.
I like pictures...
The written instructions are succinct.
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09-01-2008, 09:22 AM #4
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You can always go to the Park Tool website ( http://www.parktool.com/repair/ ) and look thing up online too - they have online instructions available for just about everything.
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09-01-2008, 10:40 AM #5
Back at it!
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We have the Bicycling Magazine Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair. It covers all types of bikes and has pic rather than drawings, which I've found helpful.
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09-01-2008, 08:37 PM #6
And your point??
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Awesome, Thanks!
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09-01-2008, 09:43 PM #7
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All I can do is change my tires and lube my chain. Everything else I take it to the bike shop but I have the books and some good online sorces I'm just scared that I would really mess something up.
On the other hand I can honestly say other than a spoke breaking I've not had any problems with my bike. Regular tune ups at the LBS and she's good to go another several hundred miles. In between times I lube the chain and clean her up really purdy.
Good on you for wanting to learn how to fix your bike, I used to love to do mechanical stuff and get my hands greasy but I also usually had a brother or two right with me showing me how to wrench, don't have that opition any longer, sigh. Have fun and please share what you've learned!Life is like a 10 speed bike, we all have gears we never use.
Charles Schultz
"The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community." — Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895
