Maintenance Guidance

kmcd21

Anyone got pointers on good books or websites that can give clear advice on attempting routine tasks from indexing gears to servicing suspension and bottom bracket removal ? Looking to learn how to do my own repairs and servicing.

nicklouse

My Sig, and the makers of whatever part.

kmcd21

Are those websites ?

cooldad

If you click on them you'll see.

kmcd21

I feel I'm missing something here..
There is no hyperlink on 'my sig' ?

cooldad

One says Parktools and one says Sheldon Brown.

I can see them. Parktools link in my sig as well.

Barnymeinhoff

I have been using youtube for most instructionals, there are a couple of good books on the market and I will prob treat myself to one at xmass but so far youtube has done the trick.

kmcd21

I see... Thanks !
The links are very helpful.

I am eager to track down a good book as internet access isn't always possible. So far Amazon appears to have some interesting books which I will study the descriptions and reviews...

cooldad

Problem with Youtube is that the person could be a random idiot (obviously there are some good feeds), and books are outdated before they are published.
OK for generic stuff, but that is simple enough to read and then do anyway.

nicklouse

kmcd21 wrote:

I see... Thanks !
The links are very helpful.

I am eager to track down a good book as internet access isn't always possible. So far Amazon appears to have some interesting books which I will study the descriptions and reviews...

then download the manuals for the parts you want to work on.

simples.

nothing better than the makers info.

kmcd21

Cool ! heaps of info to trawl through, cheers!!

Angus Young

WH Smith are currently carrying The Complete Guide To Bike Repair And Maintenance (well, that's not the actual title, but it's something like that). It's a sort of bumper 'how to' which is a collection of quick guides culled from some magazine or other. It's quite good as a quick primer.