DIY Books

[phillc]

Are there any good bike maintenance books that you would recommend to a newbie who would like to keep his bike up together with his own hands if possible.

safe and happy cycling
phill

 

[ianrauk]

Zinn and the Art of bike maintenence books are great.

However, everything you need is able to be found on the electrical intraweb. (You Tube etc)

 

[phillc]

Thanks for the reply ian, I just find it easier to have a book next to me on the workbench, that I can glance at it I try to work on the bike.

safe & happy cycling
phill

 

[youngoldbloke]

Print out the appropriate page/s from the Park Tool website, then it doesn't matter if they get covered with oil/grease. Otherwise the Haynes Manual is a good general introduction. Make sure you get the latest edition however.

 

[Chris S]

Get a copy of the Haynes Bike Book:

http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/...kView?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

They're about £15 new from Halfords, or you can get a used on of Ebay for a pound or two. The used ones are usually earlier editions but they still contain the basics of everything that you need to know.

 

[Barbelier]

Hi Phill
I used the Haynes Manual when I first started tinkering with the bikes, knowing next to nothing.
This is a good general maintenance book. However, I do supplement this with looking at videos online since there's no substitue for seeing someone actually doing a tricky/fiddy task.
This has seen me through most jobs, along with a lot of trial and error!

 

[numbnuts]

Why buy a book when you can have this for free
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help

 

[youngoldbloke]

Why buy a book when you can have this for free
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help

Do I hear an echo? Haynes Bike Book from Amazon £11.49 latest edition.

 

[phillc]

Thank you all for your replies, will get the Haynes and supplement it with parktool.

safe & happy cycling
phill

 

[Wester]

Most Libraies have Haynes Bike Book in stock so if you are a member of a Library you can get it on loan for a couple of months each time

 

[BSRU]

You can buy the Park Tools blue book, very useful for confirming what I thought without going back into the house and turning on the pc or I was too lazy to print the instructions off the internet or I did print the instructions but cannot find them after someone else tidied up .

 

[Blue Hills]

+1 for the Park book and the haynes. A book is always better I think - fiddling online with greasy hands doesn't strike me as a good idea. And not being a techie genius I always think it's best to check and check again, particularly if doing a job for the first time. Best to do it with a book. The Park book in particular will probably pay for itself the first time you use it.

 

[phillc]

Thats how l feel about it Blue Hills.
Thanks for all your advice.

safe & happy cycling
phill