Bike Repair Books

The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and Revised 5th Edition)

Todd Downs

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 60 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

This revised, updated, expanded fifth edition is indispensable-with all the latest models, parts, and repair techniques, and terrific money-saving tips to keep any ride in tip-top shape
Since its first publication, Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair has sold over 400,000 copies. The fifth edition is guaranteed to remain the category killer. This long-overdue update is a must-have for weekend riders and serious cyclists alike.

Whether they own the latest model or a classic with thousands of miles on it, beginners and experienced cyclists alike can depend on this book to get their bikes out of the shop faster and keep them on the road longer. They'll discover information on:
o Building a dream bike workshop
o Disc brakes, both cable-actuated and hydraulic
o Dialing in front and rear suspension shocks for
comfortable rides
o The latest crankset and bottom bracket designs
o Overhauling freewheels and cassettes for peak
performance
o Specs on all the latest handlebar and headset sizes
o Servicing clipless pedals for maximum safety

With troubleshooting sections to quickly identify and correct common problems, 450 photographs and 40 drawings to clarify all the step-by-step directions so even the complete neophyte can get repairs right the first time, and Web sites and phone numbers of bicycle and parts manufacturers, this is truly the ultimate bicycle repair and maintenance manual-now better than ever in its fifth edition!

Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance (2nd Edition)

Lennard Zinn

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Features:

• Paperback
• More than 300 illustrations

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Just ok. 3 out of 5 stars.
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Not enough detailed information. Needs more pictures, more examples. Otherwise the info is good and all aspects of what you need to know are covered. Just be prepared to be frustrated when you can't figure things out by the limited picture drawings. This book needs a serious overhaul.

Good Buy 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book offers a great deal of information to someone like me who is just now getting in to cycling and is not familiar with the terms and would just like to get a better sense of their bike. It lays out a very helpful maintenance guide that tells you the general amount of time needed between cleanings and replacements.

Generally Comprehensive & Detailed 5 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this book and Down's (more popular) book at the same time. Both books have good illustrations, but this book is by far the more detailed and helpful. Down's book is VERY basic and leaves out detail needed to really tune anything to any extent.

Having said that, this book does a decent job of showing how to tune a number of bike features, as well as doing routine maintanence/repairs. However, if you are a gear-head, you probably won't be happy with less than Barnett's painfully exhaustive 4 volume set--which is likely overly detailed for anyone short of a professional shop-set.

Though a complete novice can use this book, it seems geared more to people who have at least a common sense knowledge of bikes & tools when they are looking at them right in front of them. [Down's book spends time describing things that should be obvious at a gance, while leaving out detail you need to fix something.]

Definitely a recommended buy from me....very useful.

Editorial Review:

A senior technical writer for VeloNews and Inside Triathlon, Lennard Zinn shares his experience and insight. Each chapter is devoted to a specific part of the bicycle, maintenance and emergency on-the-road repairs.

Training and Racing with a Power Meter

Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Power meters are rapidly becoming an invaluable part of training and racing among professional cyclists and triathletes, amateurs looking for a competitive edge, and gear fiends. For coaches and athletes, these devices offer enormous potential for targeting and timing training to realize a rider's goals. Yet few athletes or coaches understand how to interpret the data for optimal results, and few cycling resources do more than mention the possibility of wattage training. Training and Racing with a Power Meter decrypts the layers of information and explains how to begin a program that effectively integrates power. Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan have conducted extensive research and consulted with manufacturers to deliver the most sophisticated and scientific approach to training on the market, allowing riders to tap every last watt of power. The book includes cogent case studies, sample power workouts, and a chapter on the future of training and racing with these soon-to-be indispensable devices.

Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance

Lennard Zinn

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Total reviews: 48 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The Bible of Mountain Bike Maintenance 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book was recommended by a friend of mine to facilitate my Padawan ways of bike maintenance. I'm very impressed, and the illustrations are excellent. Everything is broken down into the most basic steps when making a repair/modification. It's so much easier to maintain and repair your own bike, than to have your LBS do it. Don't be a tool, buy the book.

Editorial Review:

Lennard Zinn explains that it doesn't take special skills to learn how to care for one's bike, only "a passion for spreading new grease on old parts." Clearly, his ambition is to share with newcomers the Zen-like joy of bike maintenance. But it's seasoned bike mechanics that should be tripping over each other for a copy of this comprehensive and ambitious manual. Zinn differs from other how-to books by guiding readers--with plain-speaking text--through almost every imaginable repair on almost every imaginable part. He covers everything from rebuilding hubs, to loosening seized stems, to installing six different types of bottom brackets. He even risks cycling blasphemy by walking mere mortals through the art of wheel building--an intimidating task that can take years to perfect. Although best suited for the old pros, his guide is user- friendly, funny, and essential to anyone willing to love their bike. --Ben Tiffany

Atomic Zombie's Bicycle Builder's Bonanza

Brad Graham, Kathy McGowan

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Total reviews: 35 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great book for the hobbiest! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Fantastic book!! It has a permenent home on the coffie table. I'm already collecting enough old bikes to urk the misses! The book is realy worth the money and you'll read it all the way through in the first sitting, I did!I hope there's a second edition in the works too!!!

Great Book, lots of fun projects 4 out of 5 stars.
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Really fun book. Full of projects and enough information to get you started on them. My only warning: The book won't really teach you to weld, and you won't be able to do any of the projects if you can't weld.

Informative, but dissapointing 3 out of 5 stars.
0 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This has a lot of cool ideas but isn't as cool as it looks.

Maybe for Sanford and Son 2 out of 5 stars.
0 of 5 people found this review helpful.

It's a fun book but I had higher expectations hoping it would bring bicycling to the level of Jesse James and choppers. But it's nothing more than welding scrap (crap) together.

Editorial Review:

* Provides detailed, step-by-step instruction showing how to build your own customized bicyles on a shoe-string budget

* Thoroughly illustrated--includes 50 blueprints and 200 photos

* Includes ideas, techniques, advice, and practical tips for the creative builder

* One of the author's creations will be included in the Guinness Book of World Records for the tallest bicycle

Bike, Scooter, and Chopper Projects for the Evil Genius

Brad Graham, Kathy McGowan

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

CREATE RADICAL NEW RIDES WITH THESE OUTLANDISH PROJECTS!,/p>

Want to take your evil talents on the road? Bike, Scooter, and Chopper Projects for the Evil Genius has everything you need to morph your old, unwanted wheels into fabulous, fully functional vehicles. Now you can fuel your artistic side, conserve energy, and get where you need to go with serious attitude!

Dozens of pictures throughout the building process help you create these rad rides, some that you power yourself and some that will propel you for extensive distances with just the push of a button, running on inexpensive power obtained from a wall socket or the sun. Each project can be modified, mixed together, and customized, enabling you to create literally hundreds of new devices-the only limit is your imagination!

• Features illustrated instructions and plans for more than 13 highly detailed projects, all of which can be built using easily available parts and a few basic tools.
• Shows you how to completely dismantle a standard bicycle in order to twist it into something much more evil.
• Gives you alternative design ideas that leave room for you to mix or change the projects to suit your own evil agenda.
• Learn new skills and look cool - this book is for everyone with a desire to chop and create. Garage hackers unite!

Regardless of your skill level, Bike, Scooter, and Chopper Projects for the Evil Genius will arm you with the skills you need in order to churn out your very own evil rides. Have a look at what is on our Evil Genius drawing board…

Attitude and Style

• Gladiator Chopper Trike
• Old Skool Attitude
• The Whipper Snapper

  Speed and Comfort

  • StreetFox Tadpole Trike
  • DeltaWolf Racing Trike
  • Little Warrior Trike

  Alternative Transportation

  • Ucan2 HandCycle
  • SpinCycle Vortex
  • SkyStyle Tallbike

  Electric Power

  • Sparky MiniBike
  • LongRanger Bike
  • Silent Speedster
  • Kids Electric Trike

Zinn and the Art of Triathlon Bikes: Aerodynamics, Bike Fit, Speed Tuning, and Maintenance

Lennard Zinn

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• Zinn and the Art of Triathlon Bikes VeloPres Book MA3491
• Includes hundreds of detailed illustrations and exploded diagrams.
• Newcomers and experienced mechanics alike will benefit from this book.
• Illustrations, exploded views of components, and practical tips on how to properly maintain Tri Bike
• Written by Lennard Zinn.

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Great Book 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

If you are looking for a no nonsense approach to your bike, this book is for you. Everything you would want to know and great for the novice to teh experienced rider. Excellent!!!

A must have for triathletes 5 out of 5 stars.
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As an avid runner, I started doing triathlons last year. The first thing that I noticed is although I was able to pick up on how to ride a bike, I did not know much about the maintenance and precision of triathlon bikes. This book helped me understand the differences between road bikes and tri-specific bikes. It also gave me a good idea on how to maintain my bike and prepare it for races. The book also gets into fitting and does a thorough job of identifying and detailing all aspects and parts of a bike. A must have for any triathlete, regardless of skill level.

Editorial Review:

Zinn and the Art of Triathlon Bikes VeloPres Book MA3491 Newcomers and experienced mechanics alike will benefit from the clear illustrations, exploded views of components, and practical tips on how to completely and properly maintain all aspects of their tri bikes in order to ensure hours of trouble-free riding. Written by Lennard Zinn.

Bicycling Magazine's New Cyclist Handbook

Ben Hewitt

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

EVERYONE needs a little help every now and then! 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 11 people found this review helpful.

VERY informative little book, I must say. While some of the instructions go a little "over the top", length-wise,(changing a flat tire), it is always feasible to be too"wordy", than not"wordy" enough. Basic maintenance is crucial to enjoying a bike, and to think nothing is going to happen to your bike while riding, is asking for trouble. This book should be standard reading for all bike enthusiasts....mountain AND road. It answers most of the beginning cyclist's questions with easy to read text. Even seasoned "veterans" will appreciate the full spectrum of subjects included in this paperback.

Editorial Review:

Proven wisdom and techniques to help new cyclists get on the road to better fitness and safe, skilled riding.

Now completely revised and updated with the latest advances in the sport, this comprehensive handbook will help any new cyclist ride with confidence and avoid common pitfalls. Learn how to choose the right bike, ride safely in traffic, treat and prevent injuries, train for a century, and perform basic maintenance. Packed with quick tips from the pros at Bicycling magazine, this volume provides everything the new cyclist needs to achieve optimum cycling performance.

Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook: A Worldwide Cycling Route & Planning Guide

Stephen Lord

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Every cyclist dreams of making the Big Trip, the Grand Cycle Tour abroad. The Adventure Cycling Handbook is the comprehensive manual that will make that dream a reality whether it's riding the Karakoram Highway, cycling in Tibet or pedaling from Patagonia to Alaska. So whether cyclists are planning their own Big Trip or just enjoy reading about other people's adventures, the handbook is guaranteed to illuminate, entertain and above all, inspire.

>Which bike to take -- top ten internationally-available bikes
>Preparing a bike for long-range touring -- load carrying, tools, spares, and repairs
>Clothing, camping gear, health, and survival
>Air-freighting a bike
>Transcontinental route outlines -- across Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America
>Tales from the saddle -- firsthand accounts of spoke-bending biking adventures worldwide; battling against the elements on epic journeys: Kyrgyzstan, India, The Road to Everest, Travels on a Recumbent, Costa Rica, Siberia, Crossing Europe in 1929, Californian Wine Tour

Mountain Bike Maintenance

Guy Andrews

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

From tools and workshop equipment to avoiding problems which lead to maintenance needs 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Both beginners and experienced mountain bike users will benefit from a survey of how to keep the bike in peak condition - and with its specific focus on the mountain bike apart from others, no better home reference can be had than MOUNTAIN BIKE MAINTENANCE. From tools and workshop equipment to avoiding problems which lead to maintenance needs, chapters cover all part of a bike, including on-trail repair tips, and come from an experienced bicycling magazine editor who has worked for a number of major cycling publications.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

Get this book 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This is a super book and pretty much all you really need to maintain your mtn bike. I'm so turned off by the thousand page manual books on bike repair. This book does it in only few hundred pages and in full color. Foreword by Gary Fisher, the father of mtn biking, lets you know this book is the real deal!

very good maintenance book 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book has plenty of color pictures and the text has enough information to perform most of the maintenance or repairs in a mountain Bike. I found this book very useful, being a self taught weekend "mechanic". Overall I recommend this book, I also have the Big Blue Book that is a little less graphic, I think its a good idea to have (and read)at least these two books if you want to do bike maintenance specially in models with newer components.