Recommend me a maintenance book

[Tin Pot]

Hi All,

Dad's day is coming up and I think I'd like a book, hardback, on bicycle maintenance and set up - preferably including veloce rather than shim-specific.

I know there's a load of free stuff on YouTube, but that's not the point.

Are there any recognised standards?

Cheers,

TP

 

[ianrauk]

Any one of the Zinn And The Art Of Bike Maintenance.
Covers all the bases, Shim, Sram, Campag etc

 

[helston90]

^ this one over the Haines book which I found to be a tad on the basic side (depending on where his skill set currently is).

 

[Profpointy]

park tools blue book. Confusingly it's listed as " volume 2" when it's really "2nd edition" - there isn't a volume 2. I preferred it to Zinn's book

 

[robgul]

I'd go for the Park book as being (apart from Park!) fairly brand neutral .. and very good illustrations making everything pretty obvious... and Amazon usually has it at a good price.

Rob

 

[Tin Pot]

Thanks guys - my google searches can't find a hardback version of either. Am I out of luck on the front?

 

[ianrauk]

The Zinn books are large (vinyl cover) paperbacks.

 

[adamhearn]

park tools blue book. Confusingly it's listed as " volume 2" when it's really "2nd edition" - there isn't a volume 2. I preferred it to Zinn's book

Just an FYI, the book is now in its 3rd iteration covering recent stuff like DI2 and 11 speed drivetrains.

 

[Profpointy]

Just an FYI, the book is now in its 3rd iteration covering recent stuff like DI2 and 11 speed drivetrains.

have they called it volume 3 by chance?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

have they called it volume 3 by chance?

No, 3rd Edition. It's the most expensive book I've ever bought, being supplied as part of the Cytech 2 course. Very useful though.

 

[Tin Pot]

No, 3rd Edition. It's the most expensive book I've ever bought, being supplied as part of the Cytech 2 course. Very useful though.

Nope, it's Vol.3 (according to CRC!)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CN3OgPbzgMYCFQQUwwodsSwArg&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Nope, it's Vol.3 (according to CRC!)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CN3OgPbzgMYCFQQUwwodsSwArg&gclsrc=aw.ds

You saying I can't read? :

 

[Tin Pot]

Thanks guys I've "placed an order" for the Zinn book.

And a stand from a previous thread
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00H3OC4GE/ref=pd_aw_sbs_200_1?refRID=0BNGXSC4NFC9B9W340WN

 

[bpsmith]

If the Park Tool website help is anything to go by, the book must be awesome. Still tempted to buy it myself, as sometimes easier to read a book than scroll on my iPhone or iPad.