The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair: For Road & Mountain Bikes

I've been a Cyclist (notice I didn't say biker) for more than 40 years. And there are many types nowadays. I am a rough rider. I also consider myself a decent Bike Wrench (mechanic) and can trouble shoot most problems. This being said, who can't learn more? Every enthusiast should have books on their favorite subjects, reference guides of some sort. Well, here it is! Whether you are an old pro or a newbee, this is the book you want. Read it cover to cover or just look through it when you need it. It will help you maintain that Iron Pony or Thorobred between your legs and when it's sick, you can bring it back to health. You can save some money by doing it yourself or maybe you just want an idea of what's wrong before you take it to the bike doc. Whatever your reason, you won't go wrong here. It's informative, has excellent pictures and illustrations and covers lots of info you should know. Todd has experience due to years of mastering what he does and shares his vast knowledge with you. From road to mountain bikes and those in between you're covered because the book is up to date. Thank You Todd!

This book is GREAT!! My husband has recently gotten into refurbishing vintage bikes and/or taking various parts from this bike and that bike and making hybrids. He has found this book to be insanely helpful - there are pix and clear directions to follow. It turns out that I'd mistakenly bought two of these books - the exact same one - so my husband sent the extra copy to the guy whose been mentoring him on this bike hobby... this man has been doing bikes for YEARS and said that this a wonderful book and even HE picked up a few pointers and some information and instruction. I don't honestly do the "bike thing", but these two guys, novice and expert, both say this is a wonderful book.

My story begins when my wife & I moved south for a warmer climate. Health issues seem to suggest riding a bicycle for therapy. After buying 2 cruisers, knee replacements made it difficult for my wife to get rolling or dismount when stopping. After a couple of spills, her Dr. suggested a three wheel adult trike. The search was on. Upon finding a used trike, one of the back wheels seemed to be bent and it wouldn't change gears. I'm a hands on person so I thought this can't be this difficult! Well, I took the wheel off and took it to a bike shop. Them being very helpful, they were going to have to order the wheel and when I told them about it not changing gears they suggested a tune-up? So, how much will that be?, and to my surprise more than I gave for the trike. WOW!!! My do it myself option was to research the problems online and even after reading some possible solutions I really didn't under-stand it. OH, what about an online manual that I might print off. Well, that didn,t work, however, as I continued my thought process it occurred that I just order the manual then I would have all the info I might ever need. This manual has been a great reference guide w/pictures. With its instructions I tightened the spokes on the wheel(truing) and adjusted the derailers(tuning-up)and the trike is doing fine.

It covers every bike part in detail. It tells you how every bike part works and how to service it, its history, the tools you need to service any part of the bike, it even gives you time intervals to do bike maintainance and to service some bike parts. I only wish that it had more pictures when explaining procedures to service the bike. But even then the book deserves five stars for being so informative.

Good book. I am getting started with in depth bicycle repair and conversions so I refer to this book a great deal. All the reference you need and more. Easy to follow, step by step instructions. Pictures are bigger and easier to follow than the Blue Book. Both are good. Wish these types of books addressed hard to remove parts from rust, a common problem for all who works on bikes. I would recommend this book.

The product(s) arrived on time, as described by Amazon & manufacturer, it was shipped without issue, arrived within prescribed estimates, the packaging was undamaged, and the product itself was unmolested and made with quality materials. Description, photograph, website presentation, and what arrived are the same-size, shape, color, and it matched my expectations. A comprehensive book detailing all of the normal issues one might have with a bicycle and the language, diagrams or pictures etc., they're set up and explained in common vernacular. A novice user or more experienced repairman would benefit from this book and I recommend it to anyone wanting to cut their costs when it comes to bicycle repair...it's getting as outrageous as a car!

Most people think you need different bikes for different tasks. For the everyday rider, this book helps you understand how to make your bike more useful. very well written, basic info that explains the components of a mt, hybrid and road bike. even if you are not in the middle of a fix or maint task, this book gives alot of background on why the components work the way they do and the various options you have. I find this book to be helpful in making me get the most out of my bikes.

Very nice book, many hints and knowledge. Sehr gutes Buch, man lernt viel !

the best and most comprehensive book I know of. It saves you lots of money by showing you how to do many smaller jobs yourself. Excellent book.

Très bon guide, complet. Mis à jour en 2010 pour couvrir les changements majeurs de l'industrie, mais les photos datent (1990-2000 pour certaines) ce qui est dommage et donne un aspect guide dépassé. Les standards changeant vite, ne vous attendez pas à y trouver tous les derniers en vogue. Malgré tout un très bon guide dont on ne pourrait se passer pour tout ce qui concerne la maintenance générale.

Has all the information needed to maintain your bike. Excellent reference.

Boa leitura, embora a versão kindle apresente problemas. As ilustrações não ajudam muito nesta versão. Fiquei curioso de ler o original em papel.