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The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and Revised 5th Edition) Paperback – March 16, 2005

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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 shape
Since 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 workshop
o Disc brakes, both cable-actuated and hydraulic
o Dialing in front and rear suspension shocks for
comfortable rides
o The latest crankset and bottom bracket designs
o Overhauling freewheels and cassettes for peak
performance
o Specs on all the latest handlebar and headset sizes
o Servicing clipless pedals for maximum safety

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 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!

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March 16, 2005
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Todd Downs is a self-taught, full-time wrench since 1989. He's built wheels that were raced in the 2003 UCI Cyclocross World Championships and prepared a bike for an Olympic hopeful's trip to the 2004 Summer Olympic Trials. Downs has been published in DirtRag magazine and serves as an editor of MTBJournal.com. He currently resides in the Boston area.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Books; Revised, Expanded edition (March 16, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1579548830
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1579548834
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.96 x 10.88 inches

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TheWiseOne

Now I can too

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2012

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I searched through many bicycle maintenance books on Amazon before settling on this one. I thumbed through the book as soon as I received it. The following day found me in the garage giving my bike an overhaul. This book paid for itself on the second day of owning it. I love the format of this book. It breaks down each part of the bicycle into sections. Each section gives you several pages of information including instructions on how to check and repair components, along with the tools you will need to do so. At the end of each section you find the step by step instruction again, only this time much more concise, along with pictures to use as reference for each step. For someone like me who knows nothing about bicycles other than how much fun they are to ride, this book is invaluable. I now feel confident in almost all aspects of bicycle maintenance. This book even takes you through the process of building a wheel, not that I feel the need to do such a thing, but hey...you never know, maybe some day.

I would like to highlight that I saved 50 bucks on day 2 of owning this book by doing the light overhaul myself. Also, armed with this book and the vast amount of information within, I was able to determine that my hubs needed some attention. (I did not do this myself because I dont have cone wrenches (dont know what those are? Neither did I until a few days ago) I took my wheels down to the local bike shop intending to buy the wrenches, ball bearings, and grease that I would need to repair my hubs. The guy at the bike shop informed me that my hubs no longer exist on the market. Then he took them apart, slapped in some new bearings and grease, and sent me on my way. Awesome.

Had I not known what to check for, my hubs would have crapped out on me in the middle of an upcoming cycle tour i plan to do.

Awesome book. Well worth the money. (really if you think about it, every time I maintenance my bike, its like I get paid with the money i used to pay someone else to do it for me. And...its so much fun to do it yourself.

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Easy to understand & well written.

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2008

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This is a good book for the beginner; it has a lot of drawings, pictures to help you understand different styles of bikes and the parts that make them a bike.

I found that it had a little too much on the older bikes but perhaps this is good as I have taken a real liking to bicycles and hope to build my own this winter; Todd does not waste words, the book is well written and precise; it is nice to have when learning as it does provide a good understanding of how bikes parts work together to make a bicycle.

It does have all but the latest shifters and such; in reality bikes are made of many brands and models of parts making it impossible for any single book to have all you need to know about all bikes; for the latest specifications most bike component manufactures have web sites where you can download your model of derailleur, fork for the manufactures specifications.

I gave this 4 stars because of the dated information the negative and 4 for the positive comprehensive coverage of so many possible items he coverers so well.

This is a good book for the beginner, gives a comprehensive illustrated example of how bikes work.

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JR

Needed this review since Bicycles changed since I last used them

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2010

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This is a good book to read, but not as detailed as I would have wished. Maybe I am expecting more than can be included in a bicycle repair book... I have been unable to adjust a front Dérailleur on a new Bicycle... Could be the fault of the Dérailleur as installed on the inexpensive bike from a big box store, but trying to adjust its movement it is impossible to use the instructions on page 195-205...

I also had rear brake problems, not enough adjustment or clearance with any spring stiffness in the brakes at the rim... Using the book and looking at a lot more bikes, there seems to be a great variety in the cable length and spring rates... The book did provided me with the knowledge to adjust the rear braking, I had to add another spacer, and now have the ability to almost stop the bicycle applying only the rear brakes lever...

Overall the book as proved to be very educational and I would recommend this book to others... It has allowed me to make a inexpensive Big Box Store bicycle safe to ride, in my opinion the Store was negligent in assembling the Bike...

JR

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Canadian Majar

Good but not great

Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2015

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Seems decent ... although not as deep as I had hoped.

あまのじゃく

たいへんわかりやすい

Reviewed in Japan on November 11, 2009

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　英語であることを除けばたいへんわかりやすい本だと思います。英文自体もそれほど難しくないので、必要に応じて辞書を片手に目を通すようにしています。ある事柄について、最初から最後まで懇切丁寧に解説されています。日本語の自転車メンテナンス本は山ほどありますがここまで詳しいものはおそらくないと思います。全部で370ページ余りあり、かなりボリュームがあってお値段も手ごろです。写真も多く載せてありますので、写真を眺めるだけでもおおよその作業内容は分かると思います。ただし、表紙以外はすべて白黒です。シマノ、カンパニョーロなどおもなメーカーの製品について網羅されています。お勧めです。

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Hugo L. Shepherd

Bicycle Maintenance and Repair Manual

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2009

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Bicycle Maintenance and Repair This product is superb for sheer detail and although it is an American publication, bicycles are the same the world over and share the same parts that make up a bicycle. This book together with my Haynes Bike Book, are my guiding hand to maintaining my bicycle (a Mountain Bike (MTB) with oversize frame). My Mountain Bike has lasted seven years with careful maintenance but with this book, it will last (hopefully) a further seven years with careful maintenance using Bicycle Maintenance and Repair by Todd Downes. A real bargain.

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