Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance
The most concise, well-organized, and clearly illustrated reference available, Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance gently guides the reader — regardless of mountain bike experience or mechanical prowess — through every aspect of maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting in a succinct and easy-to-read format and presents the latest technological advances and equipment in mountain bike components. Detailed diagrams and simple instructions explain everything from repairing a flat tire to building a wheel. The instructions are useful for anyone interested in mountain bikes, yet concise and complete enough to cover every state-of-the art technical concern facing today's mountain biker. This timely revision offers updated information on shock pump adaptors, master links, V-brakes, cleat mounting and pedal overhaul, oversize handlebars, carbon steering tubes, tubeless rims, and much more. Repairs are rated for degree of difficulty while line drawings illustrate how parts fit together and show the tools needed to keep bikes in top shape and pedaling smoothly both on and off the trail.
Lennard Zinn explains that it doesn't take special skills to learn how to care for one's bike, only "a passion for spreading new grease on old parts." Clearly, his ambition is to share with newcomers the Zen-like joy of bike maintenance. But it's seasoned bike mechanics that should be tripping over each other for a copy of this comprehensive and ambitious manual. Zinn differs from other how-to books by guiding readers--with plain-speaking text--through almost every imaginable repair on almost every imaginable part. He covers everything from rebuilding hubs, to loosening seized stems, to installing six different types of bottom brackets. He even risks cycling blasphemy by walking mere mortals through the art of wheel building--an intimidating task that can take years to perfect. Although best suited for the old pros, his guide is user- friendly, funny, and essential to anyone willing to love their bike. --Ben Tiffany
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49 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good but...
Overall, I think this is a solid book but I would have liked to see more pictures. Although he includes a few images to illustrate what he is talking about, a more visual guide would have been helpful. Still, the instructions are fairly clear and...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 06, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great Book
I bought this book for my husband who is a mountain biking nutter. He just loves it, can't get his head out of it. We would definately recommend this book to anyone who is interested in repairing/maintaining your mountain bike.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great book for MTB's!
The Good
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
what every old biker needs
With all the advances in Bicycles over the years I needed this book and all the information inside. It is very easy to understand and provides the useful information I needed.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Excelent content
Excellent book full of information about MTB parts including differences from one brand to another. Full of drawings that helps understand how things should be done.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
The Bible of Mountain Bike Maintenance
This book was recommended by a friend of mine to facilitate my Padawan ways of bike maintenance. I'm very impressed, and the illustrations are excellent. Everything is broken down into the most basic steps when making a repair/modification. It's...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
This is the bible of Mountain Biking
Now although I ride alot, I'm not really big on reading Mountain bike books from cover to cover. And I actually refer to the companion Mountain Biking DVD-Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance DVD more often. This one, on the other hand...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
great books on bike maintenance
zinns book is right up to date on keeping your hi tech bike in good
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
Everything you need to know to.....
If you are overwhelmed by all the moving parts or are just looking for a reference, this book is for you.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 30, 2007 Type: User Review |
Where are the step-by-step photos?
This is not a bad book. It is huge and quite comprehensive and probably has a solution for every problem. But where are the step-by-step photos that is much needed in a how-to book esp in the realm of bike repair! There are not even photos in...
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 2.00/5 |
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