Bicycling

Author: Todd Downs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405087889
Category : Bicycles
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book 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...

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance

Author: Lennard Zinn
Publisher: VeloPress
ISBN: 9781934030424
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From shifters to derailleurs, pedals to handlebars, this book covers every component of a road bike, lists the tools bike owners need to tackle simple and advanced projects, and demonstrates with 295 detailed illustrations how to work on each part.

Bicycling Magazine's Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills

Author: Ed Pavelka
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780875964867
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Provides advice on equipment and skills, including tips on how to prevent injury and convert a mountain bike into a road bike

The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair

Author: Todd Downs
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605294519
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
The fully revised and updated sixth edition of the best-selling guide to bike maintenance from the world's leading authority on cycling Whether they own the latest model or a classic with thousands of miles on it, beginner and experienced cyclists alike need a guide that will help them get their bikes out of the shop faster and keep them on the road longer. For more than 20 years, The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair has done just that. 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 websites and phone numbers of bicycle and parts manufacturers, this is truly the ultimate bicycle repair and maintenance manual. Now better than ever, the newest edition contains the latest information on component kits and carbon fork specifications.

The Chainbreaker Bike Book

Author: Ethan Clark
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
ISBN: 9780977055739
Category : Bicycles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hand-illustrated and accessible introduction to the world of bike repair. The first half of this book is a complete repair manual to get you started on choosing, fixing, and riding your bike. The second half reprints all four issues of Chainbreakerzine, whose originals were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. From publisher description.

Mountain Bike Maintenance

Author: Mel Allwood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781842228074
Category : Mountain bikes
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Mountain Bike Maintenance is a complete guide to keeping your bike healthy. Every area of bike maintenance and repair is covered, using step-by-step photos and accompanying text, to create an easy-to-understand manual that will prove invaluable to any mountain bike enthusiast. The book is broken down into each mechanical area of the bike, providing assistance, tips and trouble-shooting ideas for every problem that may arise. The book covers the simple to the more complex, from the tools needed to emergency off-road repair, from over-hauling troublesome pedals to wheel building. Whatever the symptom, Mountain Bike Maintenance provides the solution to the problem, aided by 'how-to' sequences that provide visual direction to the task at hand.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bike Maintenance and Repair

Author: Terry Meany
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028641393
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Describes the parts of a bicycle and how they work, basic maintenance procedures, the proper tools to use, and how to handle roadside emergencies and repairs.

Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance

Author: Lennard Zinn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
This classic reference guide to mountain bike repair and maintenance has been updated to include the most recent information on state-of-the-art mountain bike components. 150 illustrations.

Bicycle Repair Manual

Author: Chris Sidwells
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756662206
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
From mountain bikes and road racers to hybrids, the Bicycle Repair Manual helps riders keep their bikes in peak condition. Perfect for beginners and dedicated cyclists alike, this updated guide to bicycle repair includes the latest technological advances in cycling, troubleshooting charts, hints and tips for diagnosing and problem, and servicing schedules.

The Big Book of Bicycling

Author: Emily Furia
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 160961304X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
The world's authority on cycling provides a comprehensive guide to the sport for cyclists of all levels The sport of cycling has experienced an exciting boom in popularity fueled by Lance Armstrong's success and recent comeback, the popularity of triathlons, rising gas prices, and the need to find a sport that lets people have some fun while they get fit. No one knows more about this boom than the pros at Bicycling magazine. For nearly 50 years, Bicycling has brought its readers the most up-to-date advice on everything from training and gear to nutrition and stories of cycling's greatest stars. Now, for the first time, Bicycling gathers its best advice in The Big Book of Bicycling, a must-have book that cyclists of all levels can refer to again and again for answers to all of their cycling questions. Senior editor Emily Furia and her colleagues have gathered the latest, most useful information on getting started, buying gear, maintaining both road and mountain bikes, training for speed, racing techniques, understanding the rules of the road, and much more. This evergreen book is an invaluable resource for any cyclist who wants to ride their best.