Roadside Guide to Bike Repairs - second edition

by Dennis Coello

Overview

If you wince at the thought of a flat tire or dread the day you're faced with putting a chain back on its derailleur, this is your kind of repair book. The Roadside Guide to Bike Repairs is exactly what its name implies - an easy to use and easy to carry guide to repair problems that can suddenly confront any biker. 



Clear, detailed drawings and simple instructions help you pinpoint your problem and show you how to solve it, step-by-step. There's a list of tools you should carry, a set of instruction on how to use them and discussion on how not to use them, the author even includes a section on catalogues and mail order suppliers and tells you how to get the best possible equipment for the least amount of money.

Table of Contents

1 - TOOLS

2 - SADDLE
Height
Tilt
Forward & Backward Movement
Side-To-Side Movement

3 - HANDLEBARS AND HEADSETS
Loose Bars
Loose Brake Lever
New Bar Tape
Bars Difficult To Turn From Side To Side
Raising And Lowering The Bars

4 - WHEELS
Flats Wheel Alignment
Broken Spokes
Wheel Bearing Maintenance
Freewheel Removal

5 - CRANK ASSEMBLIES
Cotterless
Cotterpin

6 - PEDALS

7- BRAKES
Cable Adjustment
Cable Replacement
Brake Pads

8 - DERAILLEURS
Rear Derailleur
Front Derailleur

9 - CHAINS

10 - ACCESSORY ATTACHMENTS
Fenders
Racks
Flag
Generator Light
Toe Clips And Straps
Kickstand
Water Bottles
Appendix
Bicycle Mail Order Catalogues

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780894960314
Publisher:	Ross Books
Publication date:	10/06/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	108
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dennis Coello is the author of numerous bike books and videos. He writes for major bike magazines, conducts bike clinics across the USA and has literally traveled around the world on nothing but a bicycle. Dennis owned no car, at thetime he wrote this book, and lived his life entirely on a bike.