Best DIY Bike Manual

malglass
malglass Posts: 19
edited May 2011 in Road beginners
Hi

Was looking at getting a "repair" manual, there appear to be a few:

The DK Bicycle Repair Manual
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bicycle-Repair- ... 0756602955

The Haynes Manual
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bike-Book-Fred- ... pd_sim_b_2

Do you have any recommendations based on your experiances??

Thanks for your help

Comments

  • winel0rd
    winel0rd Posts: 9
    Lennard Zinn

    I've got Zinn & The Art Of Road Bike Maintenance and I've found it invaluable.

    I've also got the Haynes Manual and, at best, it's an overview for people buying their first bike.

    The Park Tools Blue Books always get good reviews.
  • winterdancer
    winterdancer Posts: 42
    +1 for the Zinn books - both for the Road and Mountain bike. Wouldn't be without mine.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    The internet.

    Constantly updated, and nearly always able to find a video of some helpful chap doing the job you're contemplating. Park Tools website is very handy, as is Bicycle Tutor.

    And since you have the pc running you can also order the tool you just found you'll be needing, or a replacement for the component you've just broken / stripped / lost somewhere on the garage floor.

    I got loads of books 15 years ago when I returned to cycling, and apart from fixing punctures they are now completely out of date!
  • malglass
    malglass Posts: 19
    I have been using the interwb, however in the garage my oily/greesy fingers get my iphone dirty!!

    Was thinking of trying to go old school hence the books.

    Cheers so far
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    keef66 wrote:
    The internet.

    Constantly updated, and nearly always able to find a video of some helpful chap doing the job you're contemplating. Park Tools website is very handy, as is Bicycle Tutor.

    And since you have the pc running you can also order the tool you just found you'll be needing, or a replacement for the component you've just broken / stripped / lost somewhere on the garage floor.

    I got loads of books 15 years ago when I returned to cycling, and apart from fixing punctures they are now completely out of date!

    +1

    just for fun I got Zinn and Haynes mmm they look pretty.
    Parktools and Sheldon and the makers webbys. (download your info from the makers as they may not have it when they update for the next year.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Chris87
    Chris87 Posts: 224
    I've been using a combination of "The Big Blue book of bicycle repair" by Park tools and also this site

    http://bicycletutor.com/

    It has loads of step by step tutorials accompanied by clear and easy to follow videos.

    as a complete newb to a road bike the park tools book made adjusting my gears really easy
  • Chris87
    Chris87 Posts: 224
    I've been using a combination of "The Big Blue book of bicycle repair" by Park tools and also this site

    http://bicycletutor.com/

    It has loads of step by step tutorials accompanied by clear and easy to follow videos.

    as a complete newb to a road bike the park tools book made adjusting my gears really easy
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    @Nicklouse:

    Shit! I thought you already knew everything!

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