Basic Maintenance and Repair - Softcover

Bicycling Magazine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878579028 ISBN 13: 9780878579020

Publisher: Rodale Press, 1990

Synopsis

Recommends tools and weekly maintenance routines, explains how to make repairs on tires, wheels, brakes, gears, and bearings, and covers mountain bikes, detailing, and emergency repairs

About this title

From the Back Cover

Bicycling Magazine's
Basic Maintenance and Repair
Simple Techniques to Make Your Bike Ride Better and Last Longer

Here's how to get your machine in top shape for maximum time on the roads and trails. In this easy-to-use handbook, you'll find everything you need to make repairs, maintain your bike, and keep it running year after year.

Discover how to:
- Design a unique yet practical home repair shop.
- Silence mysterious bike noises.
- Maintain and repair caliper, cantilever, and parallel-pull brakes.
- Keep your mountain bike in great shape for all types of terrain.
- Expertly handle the newest suspension forks.
- Inspect and repair your bike after crashes.
- Quickly fix roadside breakdowns.
- Tune up front and rear derailleurs.
- Overhaul bottom brackets and hubs.
- Service cartridge cranksets.

ABOUT THE EDITOR
Ed Pavelka has been riding bicycles for fun, fitness, and competition since the mid-1970's. His professional writing career includes 20 cycling books. He was Bicycling magazine's executive editor for 10 years and served as the magazine's director of new ventures.

About the Author

Ed Pavelka has been riding bicycles for fun, fitness, and competition since the mid-1970's. His professional writing career includes 20 cycling books. He was Bicycling magazine's executive editor for 10 years and served as the magazine's director of new ventures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rodale Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878579028
• ISBN 13: 9780878579020
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Onopa Sally
• Number of pages: 122