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2009-07-01 11:08 AM

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Subject: Book recommendation for bike (road) repair

I wanted to ask if anybody would be able to recommend a book that details both general and advanced road bike maintiance and repair. I feel like a total schmuck taking my bike in to get the derailleur adjusted or have other relatively minor repairs made. Plus, I'd like to get to know my bike better and be able to learn how to do everything from changing the break pads to putting in a new crank (eventhough Daremo did put together an awesome thread on that). 

 

Thanks for any recommendations!

2009-07-01 11:15 AM
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I do all my own maintenance and use this book
Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance by Lennard Zinn
good illustrations and easy to follow
2009-07-01 11:16 AM
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2009-07-01 11:49 AM
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+1 for Zinn.

 

Parktools has a good book called the Big Blue Book of bike repair.

http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=19&item=BBB-2

2009-07-01 11:49 AM
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Park Tools publishes a really good resource as well. I haven't ever looked through the Zinn publication, but that is mostly because any of the maintenance and repair that I am comfortable with doing myself is covered in the Park Tools book...

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2009-07-01 12:46 PM
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Mirg - 2009-07-01 9:08 AM

I wanted to ask if anybody would be able to recommend a book that details both general and advanced road bike maintiance and repair. I feel like a total schmuck taking my bike in to get the derailleur adjusted or have other relatively minor repairs made. Plus, I'd like to get to know my bike better and be able to learn how to do everything from changing the break pads to putting in a new crank (eventhough Daremo did put together an awesome thread on that). 

 

Thanks for any recommendations!



Zinn and the park tools website.

I've got Zinn/Triathlon bike if you want to borrow it, no tools so I'm not using it at the moment. You can read through it and see if you like it.

John

2009-07-01 8:01 PM
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Zinn's mountain bike book is pretty awesome, his books seem to be the DIY bibles. 
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