Book suggestion

[Kimmyt]

Any feedback or likes/dislikes on either of those volumes?

[Triskeliongirl]

I really like the Lennard Zinn Books. I have both the cycling primer and road bike maintenance books. The cycling primer is nice, as it talks also a lot abou bike fit, caring for your body, and introduces you to maintenance. The maintenance book is for heavy duty maintenance. He has good diagrams, and with the second book I can tune my bike by myself, although I still bring it in to have major parts changed out (but could probably do more with the book if I chose to spend my time that way).

[KnottedYet]

I have the Bicycling Guide to Complete... and the Park Tool's Big Blue Book, too. Of the two I much prefer the BBB, mainly because it is so clear and straight forward and has pictures that really make sense for me.

I need very clear pics and simple instructions, because I have no clue in heck what I'm doing!

Also, if you need more in depth or a different approach, you can go to the Park Tool's website for more info on whatever you're trying to fix.