Cycling book for beginners

[RyanMcGrath]

I've read somewhere on here that there's a good bike book to buy for beginners to learn how to adjust things etc. I can't find where it is so if any of you could recommend a book cheers

 

[ianrauk]

Zinn and the art of roadbike maintenance (or MTB)

 

[Steady]

The one mentioned above I think is the one that comes most recommended, I'm planning on getting it myself eventually.

For now though I have " Complete Road bike maintaince" by Guy Andrews. It's straight forward to read, but I only got that one because I could stick it on Google Books.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Zinn and the art of roadbike maintenance (or MTB)

I second that . There are of course various web pages, too, such as:

• http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help
• http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

 

[StuAff]

Also, the Haynes Bike Book- not as in depth as Zinn's volumes though.

 

[Steven martin]

I got the haynes one in Costco, not too bad but could go into detail a bit more

 

[Easytigers]

With everyone else...It's Zinn all the way!

 

[Profpointy]

I second that . There are of course various web pages, too, such as:

• http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help
• http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

I was a bit underwhelmed by Zinn but rather liked the Park Tools Blue book - confusingly listed as volume 2 in some places - it's actually 2nd edition, rather than 2nd volume.

Zinn's by no means bad to be fair - and has a great title.

 

[dickyknees]

I also like Park's Blue Book
It seems the 3rd edition is out now.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-big-blue-book-of-bicycle-repair-vol-3/rp-prod109887

 

[sreten]

Hi,

Unless your bike is full of the latest technology look for cheap
earlier editions of the above on amazon used, they will cover
everything you need to know (and sometimes better) than
the latest edition do.

A general book and your bike type specific book is a good idea.

rgds, sreten.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Get a cheap clunker

Fix it yourself and realise that you did it all wrong
Once you know the wrong way to do it, it follows that you will then know the right way to do it.

Well, that's kind of the path I took

 

[HB_Dude]

I've read somewhere on here that there's a good bike book to buy for beginners to learn how to adjust things etc. I can't find where it is so if any of you could recommend a book cheers

Try this...... http://tikimt.com/pdf/Bicycle Repair & Maintenance.pdf