Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance
by Lennard Zinn
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Author: Lennard ZinnBrand: Velopress
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-10
ISBN: 193138259X
Number of pages: 378
Model: MA3471
Publisher: VeloPress
Product features:
- Lennard Zinn explains and demonstrates how to completely and properly maintain every component of a mountain bike, including chains, derailleurs, shifters, wheels, brakes, cranks, bottom brackets, pedals, saddles, seatposts, suspension systems, handlebars, stems, headsets, forks, and frames
- Describes and rates every repair and counsels the novice bike mechanic how to decide whether or not to take the bike to a bike shop for professional attention
- Extensive line drawings show how parts fit together and illustrate the tools required for every type of bike
- Completely revised and updated to include the most recent information on state-of-the-art mountain bike components
- Explains emergency on-trail repair tricks
Book Reviews of Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance
Book Review: Unorganized
Summary: 2 Stars
I didn't like it. Unorganized, too much fluff, too much wasted space. It makes my eyes bleed.
Writing a tech book as if you are writing a novel typically isn't the best approach to take.
Summary of Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance
The most concise, well-organized, and clearly illustrated reference available, Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance gently guides the reader - regardless of mountain bike experience or mechanical prowess - through every aspect of maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting in a succinct and easy-to-read format and presents the latest technological advances and equipment in mountain bike components. Detailed diagrams and simple instructions explain everything from repairing a flat tire to building a wheel. The instructions are useful for anyone interested in mountain bikes, yet concise and complete enough to cover every state-of-the art technical concern facing today's mountain biker. This timely revision offers updated information on shock pump adaptors, master links, V-brakes, cleat mounting and pedal overhaul, oversize handlebars, carbon steering tubes, tubeless rims, and much more. Repairs are rated for degree of difficulty while line drawings illustrate how parts fit together and show the tools needed to keep bikes in top shape and pedaling smoothly both on and off the trail.Lennard Zinn explains that it doesn't take special skills to learn how to care for one's bike, only "a passion for spreading new grease on old parts." Clearly, his ambition is to share with newcomers the Zen-like joy of bike maintenance. But it's seasoned bike mechanics that should be tripping over each other for a copy of this comprehensive and ambitious manual. Zinn differs from other how-to books by guiding readers--with plain-speaking text--through almost every imaginable repair on almost every imaginable part. He covers everything from rebuilding hubs, to loosening seized stems, to installing six different types of bottom brackets. He even risks cycling blasphemy by walking mere mortals through the art of wheel building--an intimidating task that can take years to perfect. Although best suited for the old pros, his guide is user- friendly, funny, and essential to anyone willing to love their bike. --Ben Tiffany
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