Author: Zinn, Lennard
Brand: VeloPress
Edition: Fourth Edition, New edition
Features:
- ZINN & ART OF RD BIKE MAINT 4E
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 520
Release Date: 01-02-2013
Details: Product Description Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is the world's best-selling guide to bicycle repair and maintenance. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, Zinn's clearly illustrated guide makes every bicycle repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Zinn's friendly step-by-step guide explains the tools you'll need and how to know you've done the job right. The two-color interior is easy to read—even in a dimly-lit garage or workshop. Hundreds of hand-drawn illustrations and exploded parts diagrams show just the right level of detail to lead you through every bicycle repair task. This smartly organized guide shows how to repair new and old bicycles from top to bottom. In 520 pages, Zinn's guide includes simple instructions for hundreds of bike maintenance and repair jobs: • Basics: How to fix a flat tire, lube a bicycle chain, adjust the brakes • Emergency repairs: How to fix a broken chain, tighten loose spokes, repair a bent derailleur • Easy shifting: How to clean, lube, and adjust shifters and cables for smooth shifting • Wheels: How to install a new tire, change a cassette, true a wheel, replace broken spokes, build your own wheels • Overhauls: How to repair pedals, chains and chainrings, saddles, handlebars, stems, headsets, forks • New tech: How to maintain 11-speed systems, electronic shifters, disc brakes • Cyclocross: How to set up a ‘cross bike for racing, select the right components, and make quick repairs • Troubleshooting: How to figure out what's wrong with any bike and fix it Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance makes bicycle repair and maintenance easy, quick, affordable, and fun. With Zinn at your side, you'll know how to keep your bicycling running smoothly for years. Review "Lennard Zinn's book is packed with in-depth explanations and useful diagrams." Velo magazine "Lennard Zinn is a veritable cycling Einstein, and as a naturally gifted teacher he has the unique ability to explain even the most difficult mechanical task. So unless you currently ride on a high-profile pro team with your own mechanic (and maybe even then), Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is an absolute ‘must-have' book.” —Davis Phinney, Olympic medalist, U.S. Pro champion, and Tour de France stage winner "Lennard Zinn is an institution in the bicycle world—a legend. Legions of cyclists have learned to repair bikes from him, ridden bicycles he's built, or used his advice as guidance on how to better enjoy the world on two wheels." Bicycle Times magazine "Today's bicycles are complicated machines that can be expensive to maintain and repair. Zinn has written this book to help both the leisure bike rider and expert mechanic handle almost any problem associated with road bikes." Library Journal " Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance has instructions on anything an aspiring wrench would want to know. What impresses most is Lennard's overall approach of simplifying a task and reminding us how rewarding it is to perform our own service." Podium Café "Lennard Zinn really is the world's most helpful and comprehensive human when it comes to bicycle repair and maintenance." Bike magazine "When you read Zinn's books, it's like he's sharing secrets from the pro ranks with you… The illustrations in this book are as informative as they are enjoyable to look at. This is a super helpful manual that belongs on every roadie's workbench." RoadBikeRider.com " Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is simple, easy to follow and the illustrations are magnificent…If you are looking for a bicycle repair manual, get this book." Cycloculture "Lennard Zinn's book might be the work that launched a 1,000 repair projects. Or, at least, it placated many home mechanics when they started cursing skipped shifts or loose headsets." Canadian Cycling magazine "If ever there was a classic text on bike maintenance, this
Package Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
Languages: English