Product Description

Whether you bicycle for fun, fitness or transportation, you need this book! Whether you ride a road bike or a mountain bike, whether it's the latest carbon fibre model or a steel classic, keep it on the road for longer with this comprehensive guide to bicycle maintenance. If you need to service your suspension, bleed your hydraulics, adjust your gears, or true your wheels but don't know a headset from a bottom bracket, this book will take you through, step-by-step. It will even tell you how to keep oil off the carpet. Troubleshooting sections help quickly identify and correct common problems and the author offers a wealth of essential tips and tricks guaranteed to be useful for even the most seasoned cyclist. You will find knowing how to fix your bicycle will save time, money and possibly prevent injuries, too. Up-to-date, easy-to-follow and comprehensive, this is the ultimate bike mechanic's companion. Remember, the key to success lies not in knowing the answers to everything, but in knowing where to find them...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98643 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Todd Downs has more than 16 years' experience as a professional mechanic. He's built wheels and prepared bikes for professional competition and works with Volvo-Campagnolo Race Service. He also serves as an editor of MTBJournal.com.

Customer Reviews

A good book but at times boring
I like this book. It covers most aspects of bicycle maintenance. The troubleshooting sections were helpful. I liked the full page colour photographs of bikes in action. I think it would have been better to have used colour photographs to accompany the step by step instructions. There is a lot of text in this book, which at times I found dull and boring. I prefer The Bike Book which is a British book published by Haynes whereas this book is American.