Customer Reviews

Mountain Bike Repair

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"This program covers bottom bracket, crankset, cables, tires, chain,
derailleurs and much more."

No, it doesn't. It also covers "wheels," which don't mean "much more"
in the way that wheels _and_ headset do.


Table of contents:

Brakes - 1:49
Avid Mechanical Disc - 1:54
Avid V-Brake - 4:30
Hayes Hydraulic Disc - 8:22
Shimano Hydraulic Disc - 10:25

Cables - 13:18
Replace Front Derailleur Cable - 13:24
Replace Rear Derailleur Cable - 18:21
Replace V-Brake Cable - 23:25

Chain and Lubrication - 27:40
Replace Chain on Trail - 27:46
Replace Chain - 29:42
Lubrication of Chain and Cables - 33:41

Crankset - 37:08
Replace Bottom Bracket - 37:14
Replace Crankset Sprocket - 43:10

Derailleurs - 46:33
Adjust Front Derailleur - 46:38
Adjust Rear Derailleur - 49:05

Wheel - 52:36
Repair Flat Tire on Trail - 52:41
Replace Cassette - 55:19
Replace Tire and Tube - 57:53
True Wheel - 1:03:24

Fade to Black - 1:07:03
End of Video - 1:18:16


The first two minutes are an FBI warning, a lame intro, and a plug for
version 2.0 of the video which is available on videobikerepair dot com and was released in September of 2005,
apparently.

So why does Unbox (which launched almost a year later) still hawking
this version 1.0?

And why are the last 11 minutes nothing but a black screen? Thanks for
filing up my hard drive with a whole lot of nothing. There aren't even
end credits, it just ends.

On the plus side, the picture and sound quality are good, and Jeff's
explanations are clear. I have no real complaints about the content
that's actually in this movie.

But you should just pony up a few more dollars and buy Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance. Or the 2.0 DVD (which doesn't seem to be on Amazon) directly from VideoBikeRepair.

I would definitely avoid renting this via Unbox, but purchasing it
isn't a terrible idea. Just keep in mind you could do better for only
$7 more.

It's over in Mountain Bike Repair.

Basically the video is light on content and bicyle repair isn't a one-shot thing, so you'd be better served by the DVD or a book.