I'd agree with Haynes, having spent some time searching. It includes all the "new" technologies such
a vee-brakes, suspension etc which weren't covered by my oil-engrained Richard's Bicycle Book. It's
a shame the latter was never updated :-(
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Cheers, Mark Enderby
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> "casm85" <
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> > Hi
> >
> > ..can anyone recomend a good maintenace book. I've been riding
> seriously
> > for just over a year now and feel it's about time I learned the
important
> > stuff.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance.
> >
> I started with Haynes' "The Bike Book". It's clear, comprehensive, well illustrated and assumes
> little prior knowledge. I'm more likely to use Sheldon Brown's website or the Park Tools site now
> (and post any
conflicting
> advice to the learned urc panel for adjudication) but sometimes I just prefer to use a book rather
> than a screen.
Occasionally
> the Haynes book is not detailed enough or advises without giving reasons behind advice, but,
> before I discovered websites, newsgroups etc., I did
all
> my regular maintenance and even a complete winter overhaul using only it. tony R.