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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair, so I'm
looking for opinions since there are a plethora of them available. I'd like a book that covers older as well as newer bikes, so that I will be able to keep my new Cannondale in tune without having to leave it at the bike shop for a week or more for every little thing, but can also can help me in restoring/rebuilding one of those sweet vintage steel bikes. |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Michie wrote: I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair, so I'm looking for opinions since there are a plethora of them available. I'd like a book that covers older as well as newer bikes, so that I will be able to keep my new Cannondale in tune without having to leave it at the bike shop for a week or more for every little thing, but can also can help me in restoring/rebuilding one of those sweet vintage steel bikes. the park book and the zinn books are okay. they're adequately wordy and unafraid to go into depth to be viable for actually dealing with stuff, whereas a lot of books (the Bicycling one is a good example) take a more dumbed-down and useless approach. none of them are anywhere near perfect. sheldonbrown.com is a very valuable resource too. |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Michie wrote: I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair, so I'm looking for opinions since there are a plethora of them available. I'd like a book that covers older as well as newer bikes, so that I will be able to keep my new Cannondale in tune without having to leave it at the bike shop for a week or more for every little thing, but can also can help me in restoring/rebuilding one of those sweet vintage steel bikes. Michie, I would recommend the Haynes Bicycle Book, which has good reviews not only from me but from others too, as you'll see on amazon.com. Its not too verbose and highly detailed like the park books so I don't know what will disappoint you. Thanks. -.B.D |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Michie wrote: I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair, so I'm looking for opinions since there are a plethora of them available. I'd like a book that covers older as well as newer bikes, so that I will be able to keep my new Cannondale in tune without having to leave it at the bike shop for a week or more for every little thing, but can also can help me in restoring/rebuilding one of those sweet vintage steel bikes. The two Zinn books are good ones... |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Michie wrote: I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair ... Another endorsement for Zinn. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931382697/sr=1-1/qid=1156773540/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1842930-9756007?ie=UTF8&s=books Regards, Larry |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
This might seem like a dumb question for you, but it has been bothering me
for awhile. When someone says to turn the cable adjuster one half turn counter clockwise, how is the person oriented? If I am on my bike and reach down with my right hand and turn the adjuster counter clockwise, that's clockwise to someone standing in front of the bike. So, can you tell me which is it? Are those directions understood to be used by someone standing facing the front of the bike? Thanks, Pat in TX |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
In article , Pat in TX wrote:
This might seem like a dumb question for you, but it has been bothering me for awhile. When someone says to turn the cable adjuster one half turn counter clockwise, how is the person oriented? When in doubt, assume that the person is sitting on the bike seat. |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Pat in TX wrote:
This might seem like a dumb question for you, but it has been bothering me for awhile. When someone says to turn the cable adjuster one half turn counter clockwise, how is the person oriented? If I am on my bike and reach down with my right hand and turn the adjuster counter clockwise, that's clockwise to someone standing in front of the bike. So, can you tell me which is it? Are those directions understood to be used by someone standing facing the front of the bike? Thanks, Pat in TX Usually counter-clockwise and clockwise directions assume the (home) mechanic is facing the head of the screw or bolt. Where you are seated is irrelevant. In the case of the cable adjuster, the part that rotates is the bolt, so looking down at the top of the adjuster is where you would be turning it counter-clockwise per the instructions. This works because almost all screws and bolts go in clockwise. There are understandable exceptions like bottom brackets. -Collin |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Michie wrote in message oups.com... I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair, so I'm looking for opinions since there are a plethora of them available. I'd like a book that covers older as well as newer bikes, so that I will be able to keep my new Cannondale in tune without having to leave it at the bike shop for a week or more for every little thing, but can also can help me in restoring/rebuilding one of those sweet vintage steel bikes. What of the Sutherland Bicycle manual? is this any good? if the price is a reflection.....(?) |
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Best book for do-it-yourself bicycle repair
Michie wrote: I'm in the market for a practical guide to bicycle repair, so I'm looking for opinions since there are a plethora of them available. I'd like a book that covers older as well as newer bikes, so that I will be able to keep my new Cannondale in tune without having to leave it at the bike shop for a week or more for every little thing, but can also can help me in restoring/rebuilding one of those sweet vintage steel bikes. The Barnett Bicycle Institute makes their shop manual available for purchase. The CD version is $85. www.bbinstitute.com Previous versions of their manual are floating around the web for download. Tom |
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