The Big Blue Book ?

[Chess]

- of Bicycle repair by park tool.
Is it really the Bible of bike maintenance ?
Is it in your opinion worth the cost ?
My reason for asking is because I want to learn to do my own repairs and maintenance and this book has been highly praised and recommended to me by an ex cyclist.
But as always, I would defer to the wealth of knowledge from members of this great forum before releasing the moths from my wallet.
And as usual, thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Bikes aren't complicated things to diagnose, take apart or fix.

Should you need it there's plenty of free gen on their website - http://www.parktool.com/ - or elsewhere in the web, especially YouTube

Save your money and buy decent tools instead

 

[Gravity Aided]

YouTube, anymore. A few years ago I would have said Park Tool, or Zinns Manual would have been a good choice, but seeing the job done is also good, you get a better idea of what is involved, and how to go about it. RJ The Bike Guy is a good source, and there are many others.

 

[ianrauk]

An alternative book(s) are the Zinn and the Art of bike maintenance series.