Best maintenance book.

kiwimagic64
kiwimagic64 Posts: 9
edited December 2012 in Workshop
Can anyone out there please tell me what the best road bike maintenance book there is to buy .I would like to start maintaining my comute bike. Although im no expert,i would like it to be more than just basic. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Kiwimagic64

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  • dodgerdog
    dodgerdog Posts: 292
    Park Tools blue book is my bible.
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  • kiwimagic64
    kiwimagic64 Posts: 9
    Thanks very much for help,will look that up right now. :D
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    save your money and use the links in my sig and the makers sites for anything special.
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  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    Park Tools Blue Book is excellent.

    So s Zinn and The Art of Road Bike Maintenance.

    Both of these are fine books. I own both but given a choice I prefer Zinn for its sheer readability.
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  • kiwimagic64
    kiwimagic64 Posts: 9
    Thanks alot guys, i appreciate everyones feedback. :D
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    Park Tools Blue Book is excellent.

    So s Zinn and The Art of Road Bike Maintenance.

    Both of these are fine books. I own both but given a choice I prefer Zinn for its sheer readability.
    i own neither but did buy Zinns MTB book and it was out out of date by such a long way.

    i would only recommend paper if you have an old bike where you may not find the info you need. But Sheldon covers most of that.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • migrantwing
    migrantwing Posts: 385
    I have the Park Tools Blue Book (2nd edition) and will be buying the Zinn book next year as there's a new and updated edition coming out then.
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  • williamac
    williamac Posts: 71
    Hi

    Have to note a personal interest here (I know the author :D ), but the new Bike Book from Haynes (M Storey author) covers just about everything you should need to know

    Regards

    William
  • nathancom
    nathancom Posts: 1,567
    Youtube
  • philvantwo
    philvantwo Posts: 85
    The park tools book is probably the best one but it's good to watch things actually being done on you tube. When I was an apprentice carpenter I worked with a chappie who always said 'observe and learn'!!!!

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