From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, lennard zinns clearly illustrated guide makes every. Every rider should know the basics and have a solid understanding of emergency repairs. The book includes more than 650 handdrawn illustrations and exploded parts diagrams and shows how to repair new and old bicycles from top to bottom. By mike munk, ubi certified mechanic everyone understands the importance of regular preventative maintenance on an automobile, but many folks ignore this concept when it comes to their bicycle. Those who often ride in rain and mud, or who put on very high weekly mileage, will need to perform routine maintenance more often to keep their bikes in optimal. Zinn the art of road bike maintenance book by velopress pdf author. A daily, weekly, monthly and yearly bike maintenance checklist. The books twocolor interior is easy to readeven in a.
Its packed with indepth explanations and useful diagrams. Mountain bikes are made to take a beating, but theyre not bombproof. Not because the internet era had not matured yet, but because our bikes hadnt either. Lennard zinns expert advice makes quick work of taking care of every part of a road bike. Zinn explains every task you can think of, many of which i wasnt aware of or did not need to know about. When zinns first volume was published in 1996, the concept of a printed repair guide made perfect sense. Zinn and the art of road bike maintenance by lennard zinn. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes lennard zinns clearly illustrated guide makes every.
Zinns friendly stepbystep guide explains the tools youll need and how to know youve. Lennard zinns book might be the work that launched a 1,000 repair projects. Dont let the name fool you although this book focuses on road bikes and not cyclocross, 90% of the material covers your cross bike too. Most books cover all of the basic repairs so that makes it difficult to say which bike maintenance book is better than them all. Maintenance, the worlds most helpful and comprehensive guide to bicycle repair and maintenance. Zinn and the art of mountain bike maintenance book. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, zinn s clearly illustrated guide makes every bicycle repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Bike maintenance is a wideranging topic, so in this article we start with the basics. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, lennard zinn s clearly illustrated guide makes every bicycle repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Zinn and the art of road and mountain bike maintenance bicycle. This smartly organized and clearly illustrated guide to road bike repair and maintenancenow in 2 colors for easier referencecan make a mechanic out of anyone. This book essentially takes the place of a collection of several other books, component manufacturers assembly sheets, and the collective wisdom of years of hands on bicycle maintenance. All encompassing book that explains as well as illustrates steps for proper execution of bike maintenance.
Also, dont overlook regular maintenance by a bike mechanic. The worlds bestselling bicycle repair and maintenance guide at. There are a few books that break out road bikes and mountain bikes zinns books do this but, for the most part, theyre all about the same as far as content goes. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, lennard zinns clearly illustrated guide makes every bike repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. The fifth edition offers coverage of all the newest mountain bike tech without neglecting the bikes and components from the last decade. Velo press zinn and the art of road bike maintenance book. This smartly organized and clearly illustrated guide to road bike repair and maintenance can make a mechanic out of anyone. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, zinns clearly illustrated guide makes every bicycle repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Lennard zinns expert advice makes quick work of mountain bike repair. The book is complete with gripping case studies of elite and agegroup athletes from journalist chris caselike the scary condition that nearly killed cyclist and coauthor lennard zinnand includes a frank discussion of exercise addiction and the mental habits that prevent athletes from seeking medical help when they need it. If you ride regularly, bring your bike in for twice. Having a wellmaintained bike is step one in having fun cycling.
Velonews technical writer lennard zinn is a frame builder, a former u. This smartly organised and clearly illustrated guide now in two colours for easier reference can make a bike mechanic out of anyone. The book is a comprehensive overview on setting up and maintaining a road bike of course if youre a hybrid or mountain bike rider, its not for you. Zinns is the worlds bestselling repair and maintenance guide, constantly updated to keep up with the latest technologies. Books zinn and the art of road bike maintenance out of. This book can help you regardless of your ride, but if you use a road bike you can get alot more from reading zinn. This smartly organised and clearly illustrated guide to road bike repair and maintenance now with colour for easier reference can make a mechanic out of anyone.
His friendly stepbystep guide explains the tools youll need and how to know youve done the job right. Now a new version of the road bike book is out, bringing together all the classic road tech solutions with plenty of new standards as well, all with simple one color illustrations that make it easy to follow from the workshop. The fourth edition of the book is now available, with information on basic repairs through advanced overhauls. This wellorganized and illustrated guide, which incorporates the latest in component technology and. The books twocolor interior is easy to readeven in a dimlylit garage or. Jonathan vaughters is the author of oneway ticket 4. Big blue book of bicycle repair 3rd edition makworks. Zinn updates road bike maintenance book bicycle retailer. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, lennard zinn s clearly illustrated guide makes every bike repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Nearly everything you would ever need to know about maintaining nearly any bike you might encounter could be covered in a single book. The following list of necessary maintenance items and recommended frequency of maintenance is designed to give a recreational or club cyclist or a commuter an outline for a schedule.
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