Book Description
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 shapeSince 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 workshopo Disc brakes, both cable-actuated and hydraulico Dialing in front and rear suspension shocks for comfortable rideso The latest crankset and bottom bracket designso Overhauling freewheels and cassettes for peak performanceo Specs on all the latest handlebar and headset sizeso Servicing clipless pedals for maximum safetyWith 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!
Customer Reviews:
Just getting started.......2007-09-30
Since I've just been getting started riding my bike again, I needed a quick review on keeping my bike in working order. The stuff in this book was laid out nicely and easily accessible even for an old fart like me... It came in really handy this summer as I kept getting flats.
Not that great.......2007-09-18
Pretty lame if you are planning to actually work on your bike opposed to reading about or thinking about doing it. Covers a lot of things in poor detail, so little detail that you could not do it with this book alone. Example: want to install some disk brakes? No way with this book. It also includes info on how to work on really old bikes and outdated equipment. I bet you are dying to know how to work on centerpull road bike brakes which were last made in like 1981! Your're in luck b/c that is covered pretty well. Save your $$ and buy another book.
Excellent book.......2007-09-12
Very useful, complete, lots of pics and understandable for anyone. If you need some help for your bike maintenance that's the book you need.
Excellent book!.......2007-08-14
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to service their own bike. There are many great pictures and it covers a wide variety of bikes.
Too early to tell, but it looks good........2007-08-09
I just received this book recently in the mail from the US, and have not had any need to use it. Without actually testing it out, I can only say that it looks good and has a lot of useful pictures. The price was reasonable, so I can't see why anyone would not want to add it to their repairbook collection.
Book Description
Fred Milson. Packed with practical information and handy tips covering almost every bike built over the last thirty years, Complete Bike Maintenance gives riders the confidence and knowledge required to tackle regular maintenance, repairs, or even a major overhaul.
Customer Reviews:
Very basic but great everyday book........2006-07-02
I definitely wouldn't say this is greatest bike maintenance book on the market. Far from it. But it is a great start for beginners and is probably all you need if you only want to do basic everyday tasks like making adjustments ect... I'd highly recommend this book to every family that has bikes.
Guideline to basic bicycle maintainance.......2006-03-10
This is a good reference for maintainance of bicycles. This book and a basic tool kit will keep you on the road.
Just not enough info..........2005-08-06
After having looked around some more at other bicycle repair manuals, I have re-evaluated my review of this book and decided, quite frankly, that it's not very good.
To be fair - the book does a decent job of explaining how to do "maintenance", but just not much in the way of repair. I was continually frustrated by the many jobs that are delegated to a "professional repair shop", particularly those involving headsets and wheels. True, these parts do require certain special tools to install and adjust properly, but it would have been nice if the author had made the effort to empower people a little more, and show them how to use the tools if they have them. After all, part of the reason someone buys a book like this is to save money by not taking the bike to a shop for every little thing that goes wrong.
The book does have a lot of decent color photography, but is still lacking in in-depth explanations and instruction. Rather than trying to be an in-depth resource, the book is more of a glorified owners manual for a bike, explaining the basics of most parts of the bike, but still not giving you enough info to inspire the confidence and guidance you need.
I think this bike is only really good for the novice bicyclist who only wants to do the bare minimum on his or her bike, and needs some pictures to help out. However, if you want to fully understand how your bicycle works, and the best ways to repair it, you need to look elsewhere.
V-brakes, linear pull brakes-mediocre information.......2005-06-16
Maybe it is old book, maybe author doesn't know much about V brakes and linear pull brakes, or maybe he just doesn't like them. There's not enough of clear information as to how adjust V and linear pull brakes. There is plenty of information with diagrams of cantilever and side pull brakes. V brakes on the other hand are shown in a black photographs (I mean pictures are colored but pictured brakes are black in color) so you don't see relevance as to what author is talking about. Also, author doesn't tell exactly as to how install new cables with V brakes he kind of refer you to another page where we reader became aware as to how install cables on side pull brakes. What is that???? Thus my verdict is this-if you want to install new V or linear pull brakes on your bike don't buy this book
Better than Zinn for most.......2004-08-02
While I think that the Zinn book (Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance) is pretty good, for most people this book will be much better. It is concise yet thorough, with plenty of detail, but not overly technical. And the book is filled with excellent color photographs -- hundreds of them.
I took a couple of bicycle repair classes last winter at a local bike shop. Then, many months later, I decided to put what I had learned to good use by adjusting my derailleurs. I grabbed the Zinn book I had purchased last year for a quick reminder of how to make that adjustment. It didn't make any sense. His procedure was too complicated, his description confusing, and he didn't even talk about the obvious trick to setting the low gear position on the rear derailleur. I set the book aside and fumbled my way through the procedure from what I could remember from the class. I was not satisfied with my results.
Then, while at a local bookstore recently, I saw "Complete Bike Maintenance" by Fred Milson sitting on the shelf. I took a gander to see if it had a better explanation of the adjustment procedure. As soon as I opened the book, I was grabbed by the beautiful color photography. I located the sections on adjusting derailleurs. Mr. Milson has described the adjustment in a few simple steps, and his description was very similar to what I remember from the class.
I immediately bought the book and readjusted my gears the following weekend. They came out great! My only complaint is that there should have been one more photograph for the rear derailleur setup -- one showing a view from the rear with the two jockey wheels lined up with the smallest sprocket. The written description gets you there just fine, but there was room on the page for one more picture.
All of the other chapters appear to be just as good -- great pictures, easy to understand text. I can't believe I'm the first person to write a review for this excellent repair manual.
I'll hang on the the Zinn book for reference (you can't own too many reference books), but Complete Bike Maintenance will be the first book I will grab when heading out to work on my bike.
Amazon.com
Your local bike mechanic might have you thinking that "wrenching" is right up there with rocket science. But the truth is, anyone can master the ins and outs of bicycle maintenance if he or she has a good teacher. In lieu of a professor, the editors of Bicycling and Mountain Bike magazines have created a shop companion, which they refer to as "another tool for working on your bike." They guide you from the basics of your preride checklist to tuning your derailleurs and overhauling your hubs. And they offer updated info on maintaining front shocks and even a handful of rear suspensions. What's more, they can walk you through the arduous task of rebuilding ancient parts that some shop mechanics haven't even heard of. If you've ever tried to work on your own car, you've undoubtedly developed a healthy fear of automobile shop manuals. But unlike the cryptic list of part numbers and equations you'll find at Pep Boys, this guide is written by people who want you to see just how rewarding bike maintenance can be. --Ben Tiffany
Book Description
With over 300 photos and lots of illustrations, this guide to the repair of bicycles covers everything from basic road bikes to highly sophisticated mountain bikes with multiple gear systems.
Customer Reviews:
Not very helpful.......2005-04-13
I bought this book a while ago and am now trying to use it as a reference as I build my own bike starting with just a frameset. The authors obviously know their stuff but I find the presentation of the information in this book somewhat inadequate. They could use more pictures, diagrams, labeling of pictures, etc. Also, obviously the book is very much outdated. I was in the bookstore the other day and glanced thru what I believe is the updated version and it appears to be pretty much the same. I even found the exact same paragraphs and pictures in the updated version. I think this book is okay but I seriously doubt it could serve as your only reference.
Not "Complete" by a long shot........2001-08-28
Maybe I should have known that a book of this limited volume could not possibly have presented a complete treatment of bicycle maintenance and repair, especially for road bikes "AND" mountain bikes. But, what "is" in the book should at least be well presented. It is not. Instead, it appears that this book is written as a reminder for people who already know what the author(s) are talking about and who have done it before, not for Joe Blow / Never done it Before consumer. If you are a rank beginner then the section on changing tires will be of help, but anything else out of this book will leave you frustrated with the sketchy, incomplete, and poorly communicated explanations. Save your money on this book and a work stand and just take the bike to a bike mechanic; or, perhaps look into "Barnett's Manual" or "Sutherland's Handbook for Bicycle Mechanics".
Comprehensive bicycle repair manual in need of update.......1999-06-10
Well written, comprehensive guide with B&W photos and line drawings but the absence of labelling on photographs is a serious oversight. Unfortunately it is overdue for a new edition. A lot has changed since 1994 when this book was published. I hope the editors break information down into smaller, 'easier to bite' sections with future editions.
Good basic but outdated information.......1999-03-03
This is a good book to get started with, but don't expect to see an explanation about your components if you purchased your bike after 1995.
A good introduction to the basics.......1999-01-20
I have to object to the negative reviews posted here--this book is not meant to be a guide to state of the art equipment. And while it might have been useful to include diagnostics, the truth is if you familiarize yourself with the principles of bicycle mechanics and repair elucidated here you should have a good headstart on figuring out any problems which might arise. Copiously illustrated and easy-to-follow, this book is aimed at people (like me) who never thought to take bicycle repair into their own hands. My grease-stained copy will guide me for years to come--if it helps me keep my '91 Trek 830 running as smoothly as it does now I won't need to worry about the latest innovations.
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Bike Maintenance and Repair provides recreational cyclists with the "do-it-yourself" means to maintain and service their own bikes without having to pay someone else to do the dirty work. Rather than spanning the entire field of bicycling, this book focuses on those things readers need to know in order to keep their bikes safe and trouble-free-- including, bike basics, workings, maintenance before and after riding, tools and accessories and common repairs.
Customer Reviews:
Not enough substance or details.......2003-05-19
This book is a general introduction to bikes and bike maintenace, not a book that will guide you through difficult repairs or even many routine adjustments. The book's breezy, informal tone is friendly at first but becomes annoying when using the book as a repair guide.
A Good Intro Book........2002-10-30
If you need a repair manual that explain simple repairs and doesn't go to far into complex repairs this is a good book, It has some good diagrams and instructions but it also has alot of useless information. There are definately better bike manuals out there but for the average person this book is sufficient.
Good text, knowledgable author, but no useful illustrations!.......2001-07-09
I bought a bike 11 days ago (and, as this and other authors [who all run bike shops, it seems] say, is a disdainful "department store" bike - but I'm starting cheap to see if I stay with it.) I bought this book the next day. On the way to the post office on my third or fourth trip out, a tire goes flat. Having read most of this book, I walked into the local bike shop for the first time and confidently asked for tire levers and a patch kit. The helpful saleswoman immediately went and got them for me, and as I was checking out, having incorrectly identified me as an experienced biker, she began to talk to me of problems with a customer's bike they were looking at in back and of the Tour de France.
This book seems to have done the trick.
I was wanting a more general book than one only on maintenance, and I wanted the maintenance sections to cover all bikes. There are several books available just on road bikes or just on moutain bikes. This book does what I want, and began with an interesting history of bicycles. In usual Idiot's Guide style, the book is easy to read, has a personable style and interesting margin notes defining terminology, giving some related, interesting facts, or giving notes of warning. The author seems to be very qualified and knowledgable to write such a book. I thought the sections on on-the-road emergencies, buying a bike, and riding a bike were particularly helpful, and were nice additions.
However, this book has one major flaw. Almost all of the figures were supplied by Park Tool and Campagnolo. If the author had one of these illustrations that demonstrated the subject of the text, he inserted it, but often there was no figure, or the figure didn't quite illustrate the text. In a book on maintenance, good figures showing the procedures are a must - especially for a book aimed at beginners as this is (It IS an "idiot's guide," after all). Figures are also needed to simply show what items look like. I could probably find several examples on every page, but how about a diagram of a butted tube, or of a quill pedal, or of the different brake systems?
Although this book meets its goal somewhat painfully (you may need to sit in front of a bike to figure out what it is trying to describe in words), a much better book is Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair for Road and Mountain Bikes. Its authors have not skimped on the figures as those of the Idiot's Guide have, including clear step-by-step black-and-white photos of all procedures. For those wanting some color, and don't mind that mountain bikes and road bikes are covered in separate books, you may want to examine the books by Zinn and Van der Plas, which I've seen but have not read.
Customer Reviews:
A classic, still excellent for roadies........1999-01-24
I bought Frank's book in 1989. Then, it was the *only* source of detailed independent advice on bicycle componentry. It covers all the moving parts of a bike and includes saddles, seatposts and information about frame design, geometry, sizing. The only missing bits are headsets, handlebars and stems. Franks years of wisdom shine through in his writing and advice.
A lot of the components have clearly changed in the last decade, though there are still a number of products still in production in upgraded form. The descriptions of the design of the parts and important features are invaluable. Frank's book came before the time of mountain bikes, so there isn't anything specific to them, but the chapter on gearing is still worth reading.
Since the technology of road bikes hasn't changed a great deal, I think roadies would find the book much more useful than mountain bikers.
In 1988, *****. In 1999 for roadies, ****. For others in 1999, **, but still worth borrowing to read.
1988 book tells how to upgrade road bikes........1998-11-19
I wrote this book in 1988 when I was Engineering Editor of Bicycling magazine. 25,000 copies were sold. It is a unique "How To" book for upgrading road bikes. There is nothing on mountain bikes. The chapters on, bicycle selection, gear trains, chains, pedals, wheels, tires and tubes, brakes, saddles, and seatposts contain good information that is still useful today. The chapters on cranksets, freewheels, shift levers, and derailleurs describe the state of the art components in 1988. I still have 15 copies.
Book Description
Covering everything from setting up your bike and honing your riding skills to maintenance and repair, this is the ultimate guide for any bicycle enthusiast.
Customer Reviews:
Good book for a newbie.......2007-04-06
if you know nothing about bikes and you are looking for a simple book which have some decent information about bikes here is the one .. but if you are professional rider i think this book is very basic for you.
Not so complete.......2003-08-26
The Complete Bike Book falls short of the book's title. The book is lavishly illustrated with color photos on virtually every page. As an informal treatment on the subject of bicycling, it does an average job. While the book tries to cover everything from road biking to mountain biking, the information is scarce and only provides thumbnail glimpses of each topic that is covered. Most of the photographs seem rather dark and underexposed. This may be a result of the publisher not keeping an eye out on quality control. This book is rather expensive and thin. For the price of this book, you would probably do better to purchase "Richard's 21st Century Bike Book" which does a much better job of covering bicycling.
An expensive "Coffee Table" book.......2003-08-18
This book has lots and lots of pictures but is more of a coffee table book than a serious bicycle book. It tries to cover all sorts of topics about biking but in doing so, it dilutes each subject that it covers. The Complete Bike Book is well illustrated but low on indepth information. If you like nice picture books, this may be a good purchase, but considering the price and the rather skimpy content, I would seriously consider another book about bicycles.
Surprisingly good!.......2003-06-22
This is one of those flashy books full of bright color photos on every page. The subject matter is divided into about 100 topics. Each is covered in a two-page spread, no more, no less. (All the news that fits, we print.) Surprisingly, the rigid structure works. The author has brief, quality content on each topic. He addresses selection among the different types of bicycles, basic techniques for off-road and on, health and fitness issues, racing skills, maintainance, et al. If you are looking for breadth, not depth, this is a good introductory/intermediate level book.
Customer Reviews:
Unless You Have A Brand New Bike..........2004-08-06
Luckily, I got this book from the library before buying it. I own a bike that is about 4 years old (2000 model). This book is dedicated to all brand-new top of the line parts and bikes. When I bought my bike, it was still in the $800-$900 range. Not completely top of the line, but good components. Nothing in this book helped me with the maintenance of them.
Bottom line... if you have a brand new bike that has top of the line components, buy this book. If you are like most people who can't afford $2000+ bikes and want to do their own maintenance, buy "Zinn and The Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance" by Lennard Zinn. You won't regret it!
For any dedicated mountain biker.......2004-03-07
Mountain Bike Maintenance And Repair by Thomas Roegner is a comprehensive and up-to-date instructional to keeping a mountain bike and equipment in tip-top shape for long trips. A meticulous text is decidedly enhanced by full-color photographs which demonstrate everything from basic cleaning and preventive maintenance; to repairs on the trail side; and overhauls to exact maximum performance from one's equipment. Covering just about every piece of biking equipment imaginable, Mountain Bike Maintenance And Repair is an absolute "must-have" instructional and reference for any dedicated mountain biker.
Book Description
Mel Allwood covers every area of bike maintenance and repair using step-by-step photos and detailed text, to provide a clear, thorough manual for beginner and expert cyclists alike. Instructions are broken down into each mechanical area of the bike, offering assistance and trouble-shooting ideas for any problem that you may encounter — from the simple to complex, such as the tools you need for emergency on-the-road repair, overhauling troublesome pedals, and more. Useful short cuts and hints for all kinds of repairs will equip you with the know-how to prevent expensive and time-consuming trips to bike shops.
The Complete Do-It-Yourself Bike Book provides you with practical information to help you save money and get the most out of your bike, plus other advice that will make you feel safer and surer on the road, including:
• choosing the right bike and gear for your kind of riding
• security and safety
• riding tips for touring and traveling
• cycling with kids
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Grime Time: The Complete Guide to Mountain Bike Maintenance and Repair
Paul Smith
Manufacturer: Motorbooks Intl
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Average customer rating:
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Motorcycle Restorer's Workshop Companion: The Complete Guide to Techniques and Tools for Bike Restoration and Repair
Geoff Purnell
Manufacturer: Motorbooks International
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Customer Reviews:
Very informative,British terminology ,broad range.......1998-12-27
A bit mis-leading with a motorcycle on the cover, this book deals with tools ,shop procedures, etc., similar to a condensed version of "The Machinists Handbook" Unless you're familier with words like"parifin, spanner, G-clamp" etc.the british terminology can be a bit confusing.Very little motorcycle mechanics exist inside.
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