The Everything Bicycle Book; A Freewheeling Collection of Bike Know-How-From Buying and Maintaining to Exercising and Touring [Paperback]

Roni Sarig (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything Series | Publication Date: May 1998

The Ultimate Source Book for the Bicycle Enthusiast!

Whether you're thinking about buying your first bike, or considering whether to enter the Tour de France, The Everything Bicycle Book has all the information you need to steer you right! You'll learn about the different types of bicycles and how to choose one that's right for you; simple maintenance techniques to keep your bike ship-shape; repair safely; as well as the latest in bike lingo and style tips to keep you as hip as the neighborhood kids.

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About the Author

Roni Sarig is a bicycle enthusiast and professional writer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp; 1st edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155850706X
• ISBN-13: 978-1558507067
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,754,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For the person who in newly interested in bicycling, July 27, 1998

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This review is from: The Everything Bicycle Book; A Freewheeling Collection of Bike Know-How-From Buying and Maintaining to Exercising and Touring (Paperback)

The Everything Bicycle Book is well written and contains lots of useful information on ALL aspects of cycling. Its a good starter book.

The avid cyclist or someone who has been riding and commuting for a while will probably already know most of the information in this book.

The person new to cycling or someone who wants to know more about the ins and outs and the proper ways to use a bicycle and get greater pleasure from it will find the book full of info.

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Basic, January 14, 2012

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This review is from: The Everything Bicycle Book; A Freewheeling Collection of Bike Know-How-From Buying and Maintaining to Exercising and Touring (Paperback)

Good basic book for beginning cyclists. Somewhat dated, ten years old, many more resources on the Internet since publishing. Doesn't have a lot of detail but covers the basics pretty well. I got it for $8.95 and free shipping, it was worth that. Probably will not look at it again. Couldn't find a better beginner's book.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Primer for Non-bikers, August 15, 2003

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This review is from: The Everything Bicycle Book; A Freewheeling Collection of Bike Know-How-From Buying and Maintaining to Exercising and Touring (Paperback)

This is a well written, general book about everything related to bicycles.
You will find it interesting if you know absolutely nothing about bikes.
Lots of side issue discussions on diet, racing, clothing, nice places to tour and other non-bike topics of interest to a bicycle user.
No specifics about bikes, general discussions of brakes, transmissions, etc.
Very little on maintenance.
The bicycle manufacturers sites will provide more technical information about bikes in general and their products in particular in the form of .pdf user manuals you can download, biking tips, and model specific equipment, including some specific care and maintenance data.
This book will help you decide if you really want to get into biking, and does a good job of just that.